Employers are seeking new hires that demonstrate ______________.
ability in oral and written communication
In a twenty-year study of Stanford MBA graduates, the most defining characteristic of the most successful graduates was ______________.
the ability to communicate
A clearly defined ______________ helps the speaker maintain a clear focus.
thesis
The three main parts of a ______________ are the Introduction, the Body, and the Conclusion.
speech
Which part of the speech contains the main points and supporting material?
Body
Choosing a topic is the ________ step in speech preparation.
second
The three general speech purposes are to inform, to persuade, and to ______________.
mark a special occasion
A coordinate point is
main ideas at the same level of importance that support a central theme or thesis, helping to organize a speech for clarity and balance
In public speaking, subordinate points are
minor ideas, facts, examples, or evidence that support and provide detail for a main idea
Public speaking anxiety is also called ______________.
public speaking anxiety
Anxiety that attacks during the introduction of a speech is called ______________.
performance anxiety
A method for reducing speech anxiety by mentally picturing successful performance is called ______________.
visualization
The process of communication between two people is called ______________.
The process of interpreting or making sense of a received message is called ______________.
Decoding
Information returned to the sender indicating understanding or response is called ______________.
Feedback
Audience analysis helps you determine how ______________ the audience will be toward the topic
receptive
Coordinate points in a speech outline are points that are ______________.
parallel in alignment and at the same level
Subordinate points in a speech outline are ______________ points that support the higher-level points
indented
Anxiety that attacks during the introduction of a speech is called ______________.
performance anxiety
A method for reducing speech anxiety by mentally picturing successful performance is called ______________.
visualization
