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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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1. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
passive audience
stage fright
concerted audience
2. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
examples
policy
fields of experience
stage fright
3. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
causal audience
satisfaction
chronological
Afraid to speak in public situations
4. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
organized audience
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
out loud
selective audience
5. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
three
inform - persuade - and entertain
unusual places
Confidence
6. Many have stage fright because...
deductive reasoning
they think of a speech as a performance
extemporaneous
definitions
7. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
Heart rate
circular ending
reasoning
they think of a speech as a performance
8. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
informative conclusion
testimony
action
more than half
9. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
value
chronological
more than half
narrative
10. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
internal preview
right and wrong
reasoning
attention-getter
11. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
pauses
compile
evidence
self-esteem
12. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
intrapersonal appeal
they think of a speech as a performance
chronological
compile
13. What are the purposes for communicating?
satisfaction
analogical reasoning
inform - persuade - and entertain
physiological
14. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
claims
you were giving the speech before an audience
values
selective audience
15. End with something from beginning
circular ending
relying on humor so the audience will like you
safety
you were giving the speech before an audience
16. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
spatial
selective audience
action
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
17. The communication process does not need...
Rhetoric
examples
conclusion
stereotyping
18. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
unusual places
deductive reasoning
attention-getter
visualization
19. 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
value
internal preview
causal reasoning
introductions
20. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Chest
demographic information
causal
21. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
bandwagon appeal
action
unusual places
22. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
self-esteem
lighter
fields of experience
crescendo ending
23. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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24. 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.
conclusion
relying on humor so the audience will like you
internal summaries
organized audience
25. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
crescendo ending
symbol
good example
satisfaction
26. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
out loud
selective audience
inform
claims
27. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
backyard appeal
policy
passive audience
problem solution
28. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
organizes a speech's content
causal reasoning
action
more than half
29. Stands for an idea
symbol
dying
personal
impromptu
30. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
pauses
self-esteem
crescendo ending
31. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
symbol
satisfaction
lead clearly
transition order
32. Group of people a speech is directed towards
target audience
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
introductions
33. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
satisfaction
diminished ending
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
introductions
34. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
attention-getter
crescendo ending
policy
internal summaries
35. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
extemporaneous
backyard appeal
narrative
36. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
dying
Heart rate
policy
right and wrong
37. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
concerted audience
action
extemporaneous
causal audience
38. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
thinking over the future
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
inform
attention
39. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
thinking over the future
evidence
crescendo ending
need
40. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
interpersonal
visual
organized audience
pattern
41. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
topical
personal
pauses
three
42. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
jog your memory
reasoning
value
43. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
more than half
Confidence
inform
impressive sources
44. A good speaker...
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45. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
spatial
examples
introductions
Rhetoric
46. 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
bandwagon appeal
informative conclusion
spatial
lighter
47. Reiterate main points of speech
interpersonal
informative conclusion
introductions
bandwagon appeal
48. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
stereotyping
Common ground
causal audience
49. Explain or describe what something is
bandwagon appeal
causal audience
informative conclusion
definitions
50. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
visualization
action
demographic information
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos