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Public Speaking

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...






2. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family






3. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience






4. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?






5. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?






6. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.






7. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow






8. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






9. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...






10. A sneer is an example of...






11. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot






12. A serious speaking problem






13. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills






14. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.






15. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion






16. End with something from beginning






17. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...






18. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.






19. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?






20. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






21. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally






22. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...






23. Stands for an idea






24. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






25. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed






26. The communication process does not need...






27. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech

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28. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?






29. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)






30. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.






31. An example of intrapersonal communication is...






32. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...






33. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep






34. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...






35. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...






36. 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






37. Ethics involoves one's sense of...






38. Arguing that something caused something else






39. The power source for a speaker is the...






40. Group of people a speech is directed towards






41. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim






42. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)






43. One way to close a speech is to return to your...






44. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...






45. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.






46. A good speech has _____ main parts.






47. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.






48. Not a way to build a speech with solid content






49. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.






50. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion