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Chapter 1

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Sven is anxious because he doesn't know how to create a speech. He has
process anxiety
George is fearful about presenting a speech poorly. He is experiencing
performance anxiety.
The principles that help you analyze your audience, select an appropriate topic, gather evidence, and develop reasonable and logical arguments are found in the canon of
invention
The principles that help you organize your speech make up the canon of
disposition or arrangement.
The "lost canon" is
the canon of memory
The style of delivery that is called upon by most classroom and workplace settings is
extemporaneous delivery
Peter's instructor has advised him to try visualization. He should
rehearse using his imagination to envision successful completion of his speech
When you identify negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones you are performing which of the following?
Cognitive modification
Which of the following is NOT one of the five canons of rhetoric?
Mastery
Public speaking anxiety can also be called stage fright.
True
To minimize or counteract physical signs of anxiety before public speaking, you should avoid engaging in any form of physical exercise before speaking.
False
Physiological anxiety is your mental worry, stress, or anxiety because of a feared event.
False
The suggested process for mental strategizing, or visualization includes seeing yourself back in the audience, delighted to be done with the speech.
True
The fight or flight mechanism is a rush of adrenaline that prepares you to run away and then do battle in a situation.
False
Words or phrases that link your ideas with one another are called connectives.
True
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