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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. The communication process does not need...






2. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...






3. Some of the most effective quotations are...






4. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed






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






6. Explain or describe what something is






7. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance






8. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.






9. Reiterate main points of speech






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






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

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






13. Comparing 2 things that share similarities






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






15. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






16. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.






17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?






18. End with something from beginning






19. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim






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






21. An example of intrapersonal communication is...






22. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure






23. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem






24. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.






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






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






27. Stands for an idea






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'






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






36. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented






37. What are the purposes for communicating?






38. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...






45. The art or study of public speaking






46. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.






47. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






48. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure






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






50. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case