2.28.2020 Name :…………………………………………………… Registration number :…………………………….. Course Title : Public Speaking and Debating EXAM (questions and answers) A-How Approhensive Are You in Public Speaking ? This questionnaire is composed of six statements concerning your feelings about public speaking. In the space provided, indicate the degree to which each Statement applies to you by marking whather you : 1 = strongly agree 2 = agree 3 = are undecided 4 = disagree 5 = strongly disagree There are no right or wrong answers. Many of the statements are similar to other statements ; don't be concerned about this. Work quickly ; record your first impression. l. I have no fear of giving a speech. 2. Certain parts of my body feel very tense and rigid while giving a speech. 3. I feel relaxed while giving a speech. 4. My thoughts become conFUSed and jumbled when l am giving a Speech. 5. l face the prospect of giving a speech with confidence6. While giving a speech, I get so nervous that I forget locts I really know. Compute your score as follows : 1. Begin with the number l 8 ; this is just used as a base so that you won't wind up with negative numbers. 2. To 18, add your scores lor items 1, 3, and 5. 3. Subtract your scores for items 2, 4, and 6 from your Step 2 total. . 4. The result (which should be somewhere between 6 and 30) IS your apprehensron Score For interpersonal conversations. Any score above l8 indicates some degree of apprehension. Most people score above 18 on this test, so it you scared relatively high, you're among the vast motorin at people. An apprehension test tor conversations is presented on page 45 and one For group discussions and meetings appears in Unit 25, "Speaking in Small group" you may want to take these tests now and compare your scores. it you're like most people, your apprehension score will be highest for public speaking, lowest for conversation. and somewhere betWeen these tor group discussions or meetings. What is there about public speaking that makes it an experience most people fear ? B-How Approhensive Are You in Conversations ? This questionnaire is composed of six statements concerning your feelings about communication with other people. In the space provided, indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you by marking whether you : 1 = strongly agree 2 = agree 3 = are undecided 4 = disagree 5 = strongly disagree There are no right or wrong answers. Some of the statements are similar to other statements ; don't be concerned about this. Work quickly ; record your first impression. 1. While participating in a conversation with a new acquaintance, leel very nervous. 2. l have no fear of speaking up in conversations. 3. Ordinarily i am very tense and nervous in conversations. 4. Ordinarily I am very calm and relaxed in conversations. 5. While conversing with a new acquaintance, | feel very relaxed. 6. l'm afraid to speak up in conversations. Compute your score as follows : 1. Begin with the number 18. 2. to 18, add your scores For items 2, 4, and 5. 3. Subtract your scores for items 1, 3, and 6 from your Step 2 total. 4. The result (which should be somewhere between 6 and 30) is your apprehension score for interpersonal conversations. The higher the score, the greater your apprehension. A score above 18 indicates some degree at apprehension. Can you distinguish the conversations in which you're highly apprehensive from those in which you experience little to no apprehension ? How Good a listener Are You ? Respond to each question using the following scale : 1= always 2=frequently 3= sometimes 4= seldom 5= never l. I consider listening and hearing to be essentially the some, so I listen by simply keeping my ears open. 2. I allow my mind to wanderaway from what the speaker is talking about. 3. l simplify messages l hear by omitting details. 4. I locus on a particular detail of what the speaker is saying instead of the general meanings the speaker wishes to communicate. 5. I allow my attitudes toward the topic Or speaker to influence my evaluation Of the message. 6. l assume that what i expect to hear is what is actually said. 7. I stop listening when the speaker attacks my personal beliefs. 8. I listen to what others say but I don't feel What they are feeling. 9. I judge and evaluate what the speaker is saying before I fully understand the meanings intended. 10. I rehearse my questions and responses While the speaker is speaking. Add up the scores for all l0 statements. Your score should be somewhere between to and 50. Since alt statements describe ineffectiVe listening tendencies, high scores reflect effective listening and low scores reflect ineffective listening. If you scored significantly highert han 30, then you probably have better-than-average listening skills. Scares significantly be-low 30 represent Iawerthanaverage listening skills. Regardless of your score, however, most people can significantly improve their listening skills. As you read this unit try to think of specific instances where your ineffective listening got you into trouble.