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Public Speaking
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
definitions
good example
stage fright
need
2. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
psychographic information
verbally
Afraid to speak in public situations
lead clearly
3. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
impression
informative conclusion
they think of a speech as a performance
4. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
love/belonging
vocal process
physiological
verbally
5. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
Heart rate
dying
examples
you were giving the speech before an audience
6. Reiterate main points of speech
extemporaneous
circular ending
informative conclusion
target audience
7. Call to action
evidence
more than half
persuasive conclusion
inform - persuade - and entertain
8. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
impression
narratives
Confidence
9. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
intrapersonal appeal
verbally
organized audience
thinking over the future
10. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
conclusion
purpose statement
inductive reasoning
good example
11. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
spatial
love/belonging
right and wrong
12. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
intrapersonal appeal
organizes a speech's content
inform
thinking over the future
13. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
pattern
narratives
claims
Rhetoric
14. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
persuasive conclusion
three
impressive sources
informative conclusion
15. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
deductive reasoning
right and wrong
backyard appeal
diminished ending
16. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
internal summaries
impromptu
persuasive conclusion
more than half
17. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
safety
pattern
value
causal reasoning
18. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
persuasive conclusion
lead clearly
Chest
need
19. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
crescendo ending
extemporaneous
facts and statistics
lead clearly
20. End with something from beginning
target audience
inform - persuade - and entertain
circular ending
Common ground
21. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
claims
internal preview
purpose statement
22. Professional examples - gives a specific importance to a claim - giving quality (good vs. bad). Addresses individual opinions and cultural beliefs rather than proving something is true or false
satisfaction
safety
pauses
value
23. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
causal
Chest
they think of a speech as a performance
relying on humor so the audience will like you
24. A sneer is an example of...
psychographic information
vocal process
pauses
nonverbal communication
25. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
organizes a speech's content
need
impromptu
target audience
26. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
visualization
impressive sources
demographic information
narratives
27. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
passive audience
right and wrong
fields of experience
internal summaries
28. Longer transitions that also help listeners move from one main point to the next. Reminds listeners of previously presented information so that they have a solid grasp of those ideas before you move onto the next point.
internal summaries
thinking over the future
nonverbal communication
topical
29. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
action
topical
stage fright
visual
30. A good speech has _____ main parts.
visualization
audience's attitudes
three
stage fright
31. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
demographic information
lighter
intrapersonal appeal
nonverbal communication
32. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
they think of a speech as a performance
informative conclusion
love/belonging
33. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
internal preview
interpersonal
pattern
unusual places
34. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
policy
evidence
Heart rate
three
35. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
satisfaction
self-esteem
they think of a speech as a performance
purpose statement
36. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
vocal process
deductive reasoning
Common ground
need
37. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
persuasive conclusion
deductive reasoning
organizes a speech's content
out loud
38. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
passive audience
organized audience
verbally
love/belonging
39. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
unusual places
concerted audience
selective audience
bandwagon appeal
40. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
value
intrapersonal appeal
examples
extemporaneous
41. Arguing that something caused something else
causal reasoning
topical
pattern
three
42. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
more than half
conclusion
Chest
diminished ending
43. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
dying
passive audience
pauses
audience's attitudes
44. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
45. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
bandwagon appeal
they think of a speech as a performance
inform
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
46. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
crescendo ending
intrapersonal appeal
visual
internal summaries
47. The communication process does not need...
causal
pattern
stereotyping
spatial
48. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
organized audience
safety
spatial
49. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
informative speaking
right and wrong
inform - persuade - and entertain
50. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
transition order
backyard appeal
values
topical