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Public Speaking
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
values
right and wrong
claims
2. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
Common ground
internal preview
pattern
good example
3. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
compile
impromptu
internal summaries
organized audience
4. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
facts and statistics
inductive reasoning
5. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
diminished ending
purpose statement
impromptu
self-esteem
6. Call to action
policy
problem solution
persuasive conclusion
informative conclusion
7. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
selective audience
symbol
internal summaries
extemporaneous
8. Explain or describe what something is
literacy
internal summaries
definitions
Rhetoric
9. Make a solid first...
passive audience
impression
attention-getter
visualization
10. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
causal audience
conclusion
Rhetoric
passive audience
11. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
impressive sources
thinking over the future
examples
internal preview
12. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
causal audience
organizes a speech's content
visual
13. 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
informative speaking
spatial
lighter
fields of experience
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
unusual places
selective audience
value
self-actualization
15. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
selective audience
causal audience
spatial
problem solution
16. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
relying on humor so the audience will like you
selective audience
intrapersonal appeal
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
17. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
dying
narrative
backyard appeal
18. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
attention-getter
inform
diminished ending
19. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
inductive reasoning
self-actualization
you were giving the speech before an audience
20. A serious speaking problem
organizes a speech's content
love/belonging
inductive reasoning
stage fright
21. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
physiological
informative conclusion
informative speaking
purpose statement
22. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
literacy
attention-getter
inform - persuade - and entertain
more than half
23. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
internal preview
physiological
target audience
personal
24. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
definitions
compile
good example
reasoning
25. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
impromptu
they think of a speech as a performance
intrapersonal appeal
facts and statistics
26. End with something from beginning
target audience
literacy
unusual places
circular ending
27. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
extemporaneous
analogical reasoning
facts and statistics
28. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
purpose statement
lead clearly
Confidence
Heart rate
29. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
spatial
attention
thinking over the future
intrapersonal appeal
30. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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31. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
personal
stage fright
chronological
values
32. A good speaker...
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33. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
passive audience
impressive sources
backyard appeal
target audience
34. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
relying on humor so the audience will like you
evidence
pattern
bandwagon appeal
35. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
physiological
conclusion
Heart rate
36. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
deductive reasoning
audience's attitudes
facts and statistics
pattern
37. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
causal
diminished ending
backyard appeal
introductions
38. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
lead clearly
pattern
three
39. Stands for an idea
symbol
reasoning
backyard appeal
topical
40. Many have stage fright because...
impromptu
persuasive conclusion
internal preview
they think of a speech as a performance
41. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
relying on humor so the audience will like you
backyard appeal
intrapersonal appeal
deductive reasoning
42. Some of the most effective quotations are...
backyard appeal
lighter
crescendo ending
Common ground
43. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
self-actualization
impromptu
informative speaking
44. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
extemporaneous
stage fright
Rhetoric
interpersonal
45. 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.
narratives
inductive reasoning
internal summaries
testimony
46. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
bandwagon appeal
lead clearly
testimony
satisfaction
47. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
Rhetoric
problem solution
transition order
chronological
48. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
good example
visual
evidence
concerted audience
49. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
selective audience
impressive sources
causal reasoning
50. Group of people a speech is directed towards
target audience
satisfaction
dying
introductions
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