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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. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
pattern
conclusion
psychographic information
2. Use a notecard as a security net to...
symbol
jog your memory
nonverbal communication
internal summaries
3. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
chronological
evidence
attention-getter
transition order
4. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
chronological
thinking over the future
you were giving the speech before an audience
analogical reasoning
5. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
causal audience
deductive reasoning
unusual places
lead clearly
6. A sneer is an example of...
visualization
problem solution
nonverbal communication
jog your memory
7. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
nonverbal communication
need
inform
organized audience
8. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
impression
organizes a speech's content
jog your memory
9. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
thinking over the future
personal
topical
selective audience
10. End with something from beginning
topical
narratives
Confidence
circular ending
11. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
verbally
thinking over the future
inform - persuade - and entertain
inform
12. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
bandwagon appeal
out loud
examples
inform - persuade - and entertain
13. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
more than half
bandwagon appeal
problem solution
14. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
spatial
internal summaries
literacy
informative speaking
15. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
fields of experience
diminished ending
chronological
verbally
16. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
fields of experience
attention-getter
impressive sources
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
17. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
analogical reasoning
facts and statistics
testimony
visual
18. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
psychographic information
causal reasoning
transition order
impromptu
19. 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.
vocal process
love/belonging
internal summaries
compile
20. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
informative conclusion
right and wrong
lead clearly
backyard appeal
21. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
self-esteem
safety
inform
causal
22. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
Common ground
claims
narratives
definitions
23. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
impromptu
concerted audience
out loud
passive audience
24. Some of the most effective quotations are...
purpose statement
attention
chronological
lighter
25. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
lighter
stereotyping
symbol
26. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
attention
satisfaction
physiological
pattern
27. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
impression
vocal process
circular ending
28. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
satisfaction
stage fright
impromptu
interpersonal
29. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
deductive reasoning
self-esteem
dying
impressive sources
30. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
values
Heart rate
intrapersonal appeal
nonverbal communication
31. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
symbol
satisfaction
verbally
informative speaking
32. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
love/belonging
informative speaking
lighter
values
33. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
crescendo ending
selective audience
bandwagon appeal
Common ground
34. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
Rhetoric
demographic information
facts and statistics
inform
35. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
passive audience
Common ground
impressive sources
organized audience
36. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
Rhetoric
Common ground
circular ending
impressive sources
37. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Chest
organized audience
three
38. 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
inductive reasoning
spatial
conclusion
informative speaking
39. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
evidence
interpersonal
deductive reasoning
intrapersonal appeal
40. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
purpose statement
value
Confidence
informative conclusion
41. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
informative speaking
out loud
Common ground
42. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
stage fright
inform - persuade - and entertain
values
attention-getter
43. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
internal summaries
attention-getter
backyard appeal
44. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
verbally
internal preview
deductive reasoning
45. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
transition order
deductive reasoning
fields of experience
46. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
passive audience
Rhetoric
intrapersonal appeal
evidence
47. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
vocal process
policy
pauses
psychographic information
48. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
physiological
concerted audience
love/belonging
audience's attitudes
49. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
relying on humor so the audience will like you
they think of a speech as a performance
good example
target audience
50. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
informative conclusion
internal preview
causal reasoning
three