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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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1. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
Confidence
concerted audience
intrapersonal appeal
bandwagon appeal
2. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
analogical reasoning
symbol
introductions
persuasive conclusion
3. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
lead clearly
bandwagon appeal
reasoning
dying
4. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
thinking over the future
jog your memory
internal summaries
examples
5. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
vocal process
impromptu
stereotyping
backyard appeal
6. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Common ground
7. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
Common ground
narratives
Confidence
thinking over the future
8. 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
three
value
fields of experience
extemporaneous
9. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
impression
organized audience
Confidence
self-esteem
10. End with something from beginning
Afraid to speak in public situations
narratives
symbol
circular ending
11. What are the purposes for communicating?
analogical reasoning
causal
introductions
inform - persuade - and entertain
12. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
self-actualization
target audience
impromptu
13. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
crescendo ending
attention-getter
dying
problem solution
14. Group of people a speech is directed towards
target audience
conclusion
organized audience
reasoning
15. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
narrative
satisfaction
symbol
causal
16. Arguing that something caused something else
Chest
demographic information
causal reasoning
three
17. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
values
self-esteem
attention
problem solution
18. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
examples
personal
demographic information
stage fright
19. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
dying
concerted audience
interpersonal
symbol
20. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
topical
causal
informative speaking
21. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
evidence
inform
target audience
unusual places
22. A serious speaking problem
literacy
stage fright
verbally
bandwagon appeal
23. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
verbally
Common ground
values
organized audience
24. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
symbol
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
jog your memory
lead clearly
25. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
informative conclusion
interpersonal
narratives
attention
26. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
value
psychographic information
values
more than half
27. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
Rhetoric
inductive reasoning
Common ground
bandwagon appeal
28. Make a solid first...
they think of a speech as a performance
pauses
informative speaking
impression
29. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
satisfaction
literacy
bandwagon appeal
inform
30. The power source for a speaker is the...
policy
organized audience
deductive reasoning
vocal process
31. 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.
spatial
deductive reasoning
internal summaries
audience's attitudes
32. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
physiological
organized audience
pattern
informative speaking
33. This speech pattern describes or explain the physical arrangement of a place - scene - event - or object - useful for describing an object - a place - or how something is - provides your audience with a sense of how a topic unfolds over time
Common ground
attention
jog your memory
spatial
34. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
backyard appeal
you were giving the speech before an audience
safety
out loud
35. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
causal
relying on humor so the audience will like you
visual
symbol
36. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
concerted audience
inform - persuade - and entertain
causal audience
persuasive conclusion
37. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
literacy
psychographic information
visual
internal preview
38. A good speaker...
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39. Many have stage fright because...
organized audience
Common ground
they think of a speech as a performance
persuasive conclusion
40. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
Heart rate
satisfaction
chronological
good example
41. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
self-actualization
internal preview
Chest
conclusion
42. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
Rhetoric
symbol
compile
43. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
informative conclusion
inform - persuade - and entertain
interpersonal
diminished ending
44. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
lead clearly
love/belonging
internal preview
good example
45. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
good example
internal summaries
chronological
problem solution
46. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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47. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
pattern
good example
compile
internal summaries
48. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
transition order
diminished ending
dying
49. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
problem solution
internal summaries
claims
fields of experience
50. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
pattern
out loud
you were giving the speech before an audience