“Short” Response (Answer in no more than 2-3 sentences): How can anxiety help you as a speaker?

Tara’s campus organization has invited several travel agents to speak to the group about their best deals on trips for spring break. As Tara listens, she is deciding which travel package is the best one for her. During the presentations, she is engaged in which form of listening?

A__________ graph is best suited to illustrating the relationship among parts of a whole.

One of the major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute.

Even when we are listening carefully, we usually grasp only about__________ percent of what we hear.

Bonus “Long” Response (Answer in a paragraph of 4-5 sentences, up to 4 points): Over the course of this term, what kinds of anxiety management strategies did you use to try to manage your emotions?     If not, is there a strategy you plan to try in the future or anything you’ve learned that you think might help with your speech anxiety?

Max is smiling and nodding his head as he listens to a toast at a friend’s wedding. According to your textbook, Max is engaged in__________ listening.

Xiaodan plans to show a video of an explosion in her speech. According to your textbook, she should

“Short” Response (Answer in 2-3 sentences): Why is manuscript speaking usually a poor way to prepare for speeches?

“Short” Response (Answer in 2-3 sentences): Why is memorization usually a poor way to prepare for a speech? Does it have any advantages?