Question: Which of the following is an example of possible noise in public speaking:
Options:
a. members of the audience coughing or moving about in their seats
b. a malfunctioning microphone making the speaker difficult to hear
c. a member of the audience losing interest and daydreaming about her upcoming vacation
d. All of the above are examples of noise in public speaking.
Answer: The correct answer is option A. members of the audience coughing or moving about in their seats.
Explanation: The act of coughing or moving in one's seat, creates noise, but a malfunctioning microphone makes the speaker difficult to hear, however it does not cause a noise. A member of the audience losing interest and daydreaming about her upcoming vacation does not mean that she or he is making noise. This person is simply caught in a daydream, lost in her or his own thoughts and fantasy’s. The only sentence that expresses noise is letter A, because it mentions two noisy actions: Coughing and moving.
