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Public Speaking
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
definitions
they think of a speech as a performance
demographic information
2. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
persuasive conclusion
impressive sources
claims
introductions
3. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
lead clearly
informative speaking
policy
problem solution
4. A serious speaking problem
purpose statement
internal preview
passive audience
stage fright
5. Group of people a speech is directed towards
inform
diminished ending
target audience
bandwagon appeal
6. Call to action
inductive reasoning
persuasive conclusion
intrapersonal appeal
definitions
7. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
satisfaction
testimony
causal
chronological
8. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
nonverbal communication
visual
bandwagon appeal
9. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
inform
value
action
more than half
10. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
physiological
testimony
safety
Chest
11. Explain or describe what something is
personal
topical
claims
definitions
12. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
stage fright
conclusion
internal summaries
safety
13. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
chronological
claims
Rhetoric
testimony
14. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
spatial
compile
introductions
15. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
causal reasoning
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
relying on humor so the audience will like you
more than half
16. Which is communication apprehension?
more than half
Afraid to speak in public situations
claims
visualization
17. Some of the most effective quotations are...
persuasive conclusion
narratives
lighter
circular ending
18. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
they think of a speech as a performance
self-actualization
compile
selective audience
19. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
evidence
thinking over the future
purpose statement
transition order
20. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
jog your memory
thinking over the future
psychographic information
symbol
21. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
verbally
personal
impromptu
visualization
22. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
self-actualization
symbol
psychographic information
23. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
symbol
chronological
more than half
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
24. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
problem solution
need
inductive reasoning
target audience
25. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
causal
purpose statement
self-esteem
spatial
26. Stands for an idea
inform
Afraid to speak in public situations
topical
symbol
27. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
bandwagon appeal
Confidence
nonverbal communication
pattern
28. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
lighter
evidence
satisfaction
impression
29. 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.
passive audience
attention-getter
values
internal summaries
30. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
chronological
action
narrative
backyard appeal
31. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
inform - persuade - and entertain
self-actualization
Confidence
32. 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
value
compile
attention-getter
transition order
33. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
policy
lead clearly
concerted audience
backyard appeal
34. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
facts and statistics
Rhetoric
passive audience
Confidence
35. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
love/belonging
crescendo ending
narratives
personal
36. Make a solid first...
out loud
impression
problem solution
evidence
37. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
visualization
reasoning
stereotyping
38. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
verbally
examples
dying
informative speaking
39. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
out loud
organizes a speech's content
psychographic information
40. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
pauses
extemporaneous
problem solution
spatial
41. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
you were giving the speech before an audience
internal preview
safety
introductions
42. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
good example
facts and statistics
satisfaction
purpose statement
43. A good speaker...
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44. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
conclusion
out loud
they think of a speech as a performance
love/belonging
45. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
transition order
verbally
Afraid to speak in public situations
visual
46. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
target audience
psychographic information
purpose statement
47. 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
psychographic information
more than half
narrative
spatial
48. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
impressive sources
chronological
internal summaries
49. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
literacy
facts and statistics
unusual places
diminished ending
50. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
topical
compile
visualization
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