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






2. A good speaker...

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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






4. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. End with something from beginning






12. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion






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






14. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.






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






16. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution






17. A good speech has _____ main parts.






18. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent






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






26. Make a solid first...






27. A serious speaking problem






28. An example of intrapersonal communication is...






29. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences






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






31. The art or study of public speaking






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






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






34. Use a notecard as a security net to...






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






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






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






38. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






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






40. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.






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






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






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






44. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race






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






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






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






48. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case






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






50. 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