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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.
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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. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
compile
lead clearly
organized audience
evidence
2. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
passive audience
jog your memory
self-actualization
introductions
3. 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
reasoning
you were giving the speech before an audience
need
4. Call to action
attention
three
persuasive conclusion
extemporaneous
5. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
satisfaction
verbally
literacy
diminished ending
6. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
self-esteem
good example
reasoning
informative speaking
7. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
policy
visual
selective audience
claims
8. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
crescendo ending
organized audience
three
right and wrong
9. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
facts and statistics
thinking over the future
need
10. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
impression
visualization
literacy
self-esteem
11. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
deductive reasoning
unusual places
visual
passive audience
12. Use a notecard as a security net to...
interpersonal
satisfaction
jog your memory
more than half
13. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
inform
three
interpersonal
pauses
14. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
narrative
selective audience
demographic information
target audience
15. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
psychographic information
analogical reasoning
satisfaction
crescendo ending
16. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
informative speaking
nonverbal communication
stage fright
chronological
17. A good speaker...
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18. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
love/belonging
psychographic information
more than half
thinking over the future
19. A sneer is an example of...
symbol
examples
pattern
nonverbal communication
20. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
inform
personal
problem solution
claims
21. The art or study of public speaking
you were giving the speech before an audience
verbally
Rhetoric
values
22. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
Afraid to speak in public situations
visual
audience's attitudes
23. Arguing that something caused something else
audience's attitudes
satisfaction
causal reasoning
extemporaneous
24. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
facts and statistics
physiological
relying on humor so the audience will like you
Confidence
25. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
visualization
examples
narratives
causal
26. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
causal audience
inductive reasoning
verbally
bandwagon appeal
27. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
visual
claims
stage fright
crescendo ending
28. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
visual
unusual places
backyard appeal
spatial
29. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
extemporaneous
right and wrong
causal audience
internal preview
30. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
safety
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inform - persuade - and entertain
lighter
31. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
policy
love/belonging
need
verbally
32. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
purpose statement
reasoning
33. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
thinking over the future
need
34. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
internal preview
narratives
out loud
35. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
thinking over the future
inform
conclusion
circular ending
36. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
literacy
informative speaking
impression
attention-getter
37. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
value
causal audience
causal reasoning
selective audience
38. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
topical
conclusion
you were giving the speech before an audience
symbol
39. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
testimony
concerted audience
safety
out loud
40. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
Afraid to speak in public situations
intrapersonal appeal
out loud
literacy
41. What are the purposes for communicating?
attention-getter
values
inform - persuade - and entertain
facts and statistics
42. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
impression
circular ending
conclusion
need
43. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
crescendo ending
unusual places
introductions
good example
44. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
visualization
need
Chest
topical
45. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
interpersonal
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
lighter
safety
46. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
value
topical
informative speaking
lead clearly
47. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
they think of a speech as a performance
thinking over the future
examples
lighter
48. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
visualization
vocal process
selective audience
purpose statement
49. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
out loud
values
circular ending
more than half
50. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
extemporaneous
circular ending
spatial