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






2. A sneer is an example of...






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






4. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?






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






6. Which is communication apprehension?






7. A note card is often used in __________ speaking






8. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things






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






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






18. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






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






20. Stands for an idea






21. A serious speaking problem






22. Group of people a speech is directed towards






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






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

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






26. What are the purposes for communicating?






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






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






29. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches






30. The art or study of public speaking






31. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience






32. Many have stage fright because...






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






34. The communication process does not need...






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






36. A good speaker...

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37. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic






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






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






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






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






42. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...






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






44. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.






45. Reiterate main points of speech






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






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






48. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic






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






50. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions