Download Advanced Public Speaking Exam 1 Study Guide and more Exams English Philology in PDF only on Docsity! Advanced Public Speaking Exam 1 Examination Study Guide Latest Updated 2024/2025 Situational Anxiety - ansRefers to the specific factors in a given speaking situation that causes nervousness Trait Anxiety - ansOne has a severe form of anxiety and negative image (negative past speaking experiences, subordinate to others, more nervous than others) Positive Imagery - ansProgramming your mind to mentally visualize a successful confident speech. Involves replacing negative words with positive ones, picturing yourself doing a good job, set goals. Uses positive statements such as "I will have good eye contact." Systematic Desensitization - ansFocuses on relaxing and staying relaxed as one thinks about participating in anxiety producing public speaking situations. This method uses relaxation and positive imagery as one visualizes mastering the public speaking situation from beginning to end. Cognitive Restructuring - ansIdentifying irrational thoughts one holds towards the public speaking situations and using relaxation exercises and positive imagery to overcome the anxiety Rhetoritherapy - ansThis method doesn't employ positive imagery but uses sill acquisition to slowly acclimate one to public speaking situations. One might start out speaking a small group and progress to larger audiences as they master public speaking skills and confidence. The 5 Stages of Listening - ansSensing, Interpreting, Evaluating, Responding, Remembering Advanced Public Speaking Exam 1 Examination Study Guide Latest Updated 2024/2025 Barriers of Listening: Sensing - ansReceiving or hearing the sounds from the environment. Barrier: Making the conscious choice to select or ignore the incoming stimuli. Barriers of Listening: Interpreting - ansSupplying meanings for the messages received. Barrier: Frame of reference. Meanings are people, not words. Barriers of Listening: Evaluating - ansConsidering the message and making value judgements. Barrier: Listeners avoid persuasion by criticizing the speaker, doubting credibility, misinterpreting ideas, thinking of something else Barriers of Listening: Responding - ansListeners giving feedback. Any discernible reaction to a message, including verbal and nonverbal messages. Barriers of Listening: Remembering - ansRetaining the messages received. Barrier: We remember 10 percent of what we read, 20 percent of what we hear, 30 percent of what we see, 50 percent of what we see and hear, 70 percent of what we say and write, 90 percent of what we say and do Overcoming Listening Barriers: Sensing - ansExternal Stimuli: attention getter, movement, audience participation, vocal variety Internal Stimuli: motivation, benefits Overcoming Listening Barriers: Interpretation - ansAudience analysis, frequent repetition and restatement, visual delivery and
