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Public Speaking

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...






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






3. The communication process does not need...






4. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information






5. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...






6. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






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






8. The art or study of public speaking






9. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance






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






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






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






13. End with something from beginning






14. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem






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






16. One way to close a speech is to return to your...






17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?






18. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.






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






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






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






22. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.






23. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim






24. Make a solid first...






25. 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






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






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






28. 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.






29. A sneer is an example of...






30. Which is communication apprehension?






31. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.






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






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






34. A good speaker...

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






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






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






38. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case






39. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.






40. 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






41. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






42. Reiterate main points of speech






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






44. Arguing that something caused something else






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






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






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






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






49. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?






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