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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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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. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
lead clearly
topical
problem solution
evidence
2. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
informative conclusion
diminished ending
testimony
3. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
values
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
crescendo ending
4. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
problem solution
backyard appeal
out loud
Afraid to speak in public situations
5. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
informative conclusion
physiological
love/belonging
they think of a speech as a performance
6. A good speaker...
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7. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
intrapersonal appeal
personal
pattern
jog your memory
8. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
right and wrong
love/belonging
analogical reasoning
concerted audience
9. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
psychographic information
Rhetoric
dying
verbally
10. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
impression
demographic information
stage fright
safety
11. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
inductive reasoning
values
analogical reasoning
passive audience
12. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
purpose statement
more than half
self-actualization
causal audience
13. Explain or describe what something is
causal reasoning
definitions
action
compile
14. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
definitions
attention
attention-getter
demographic information
15. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
inform - persuade - and entertain
you were giving the speech before an audience
bandwagon appeal
causal audience
16. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
lead clearly
pauses
you were giving the speech before an audience
testimony
17. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
self-esteem
facts and statistics
Afraid to speak in public situations
selective audience
18. 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
pattern
unusual places
value
conclusion
19. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
impromptu
love/belonging
topical
causal
20. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
narratives
Heart rate
they think of a speech as a performance
problem solution
21. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
visualization
bandwagon appeal
reasoning
organizes a speech's content
22. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
evidence
backyard appeal
facts and statistics
literacy
23. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
selective audience
action
jog your memory
organized audience
24. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
you were giving the speech before an audience
inform - persuade - and entertain
concerted audience
self-actualization
25. A sneer is an example of...
introductions
nonverbal communication
testimony
analogical reasoning
26. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
policy
pattern
Chest
right and wrong
27. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
pattern
circular ending
concerted audience
28. Stands for an idea
attention-getter
spatial
symbol
topical
29. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
relying on humor so the audience will like you
audience's attitudes
policy
introductions
30. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
claims
transition order
conclusion
31. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
nonverbal communication
deductive reasoning
organized audience
crescendo ending
32. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
narrative
compile
narratives
33. Some of the most effective quotations are...
audience's attitudes
spatial
lighter
conclusion
34. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Afraid to speak in public situations
bandwagon appeal
causal reasoning
35. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
intrapersonal appeal
transition order
Afraid to speak in public situations
relying on humor so the audience will like you
36. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
narratives
introductions
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
you were giving the speech before an audience
37. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
pauses
vocal process
impromptu
38. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
safety
internal summaries
pattern
informative conclusion
39. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
stereotyping
compile
jog your memory
need
40. Many have stage fright because...
informative conclusion
values
problem solution
they think of a speech as a performance
41. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
passive audience
organizes a speech's content
conclusion
love/belonging
42. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
deductive reasoning
introductions
Common ground
evidence
43. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
verbally
spatial
organizes a speech's content
introductions
44. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
examples
extemporaneous
three
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
45. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
definitions
love/belonging
demographic information
attention-getter
46. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
stereotyping
visual
nonverbal communication
crescendo ending
47. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
conclusion
values
personal
48. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
problem solution
inductive reasoning
narratives
informative conclusion
49. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
narratives
analogical reasoning
visual
thinking over the future
50. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
satisfaction
thinking over the future
pattern
facts and statistics