Speaking and Listening Answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a form of communication?

Taking notes is likely to increase your _____.

You should write down everything a speaker says when you take notes.

If you don’t understand a point made by a speaker, it is okay to _____.

It is important for a speaker to understand the needs of the audience because _____.

If a speaker sounds angry or confused when they talk, they are using _____.

In order to make sure that audiences can correctly identify which words you are using, it is necessary to make sure you have correct _____.

When you are HEARING speech, it means that _____.

Whether speech is going to be delivered before one or one hundred people, the speaker should:

Walt is asked to give a speech to his coworkers, and he decides to try to use a speech written by the great speaker President John F Kennedy. Walt is unlikely to succeed in his speech because _____.

Choose the best defense of the following statement: “A great communicator will practice speaking often.”

Communication is an interaction between a sender and receiver involving a transfer of _____.

The key to effective communication is ______.

Dennis is going to be talking to his boss about wanting a raise. The purpose of his communication is to ______.

A speaker should aim to be simple, rather than complex.