Marley was nervous about giving their presentation, but they thought of a surefire way to get started: “A nun, a rabbi, and a monk walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and say, ‘What is this, some kind of a joke?” But seriously folks, let’s talk about why we’re here: to address the death rate from infant brain tumors. . . .” What advice did Marley ignore for starting a presentation?

Standing in front of an audience, slouched, hands in pockets, cap pulled over your head, reading notes, and mumbling, “My name is ……..and I am going to tell you about …” is an effective method of getting the audience’s attention and interest when starting a speech.

You should always practice out loud.

A thesis is the central idea of the outline and speech.

Ethical public speaking is a process that begins the moment you start brainstorming a topic for your speech.

One of the weaknesses of using the manuscript method when delivering a speech is that speakers may be tempted to read the entire speech because they didn’t practice enough.

Communication apprehension is a fear or anxiety experienced by a person due to real or perceived communication with another person or persons.

Nonverbal language has a huge impact on the delivery of a speech.

Miriam is being asked to give a speech to her college history class on a time period she has never researched before. The anxiety she is experiencing is most closely related to which category?

Shelley stands before the class and communicates a  __________________________ with the audience.