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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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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...
pattern
target audience
concerted audience
internal summaries
2. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
examples
organizes a speech's content
purpose statement
3. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
organized audience
pauses
chronological
personal
4. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
causal
internal preview
personal
5. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
right and wrong
circular ending
causal audience
personal
6. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
relying on humor so the audience will like you
unusual places
fields of experience
Chest
7. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
physiological
introductions
testimony
internal summaries
8. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
audience's attitudes
right and wrong
more than half
selective audience
9. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
reasoning
evidence
thinking over the future
unusual places
10. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
facts and statistics
love/belonging
Common ground
selective audience
11. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
self-esteem
internal preview
love/belonging
12. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
Chest
safety
impromptu
13. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
jog your memory
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
diminished ending
passive audience
14. A good speaker...
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15. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
verbally
stereotyping
values
deductive reasoning
16. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
crescendo ending
visualization
purpose statement
relying on humor so the audience will like you
17. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
self-actualization
nonverbal communication
target audience
Common ground
18. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
satisfaction
they think of a speech as a performance
organizes a speech's content
thinking over the future
19. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
vocal process
self-esteem
thinking over the future
20. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
more than half
inductive reasoning
personal
Confidence
21. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
visual
literacy
narrative
chronological
22. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
claims
self-esteem
diminished ending
23. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
problem solution
attention
organized audience
Common ground
24. Which is communication apprehension?
compile
introductions
Afraid to speak in public situations
Rhetoric
25. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
conclusion
relying on humor so the audience will like you
topical
attention
26. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
psychographic information
lead clearly
lighter
facts and statistics
27. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
introductions
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
out loud
action
28. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
right and wrong
Heart rate
pauses
more than half
29. The power source for a speaker is the...
relying on humor so the audience will like you
vocal process
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
transition order
30. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
pauses
psychographic information
deductive reasoning
need
31. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
attention-getter
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
compile
extemporaneous
32. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
compile
examples
organizes a speech's content
pauses
33. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
physiological
organizes a speech's content
right and wrong
circular ending
34. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
inductive reasoning
action
narratives
attention
35. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
self-esteem
organized audience
concerted audience
persuasive conclusion
36. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
definitions
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
narrative
37. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
purpose statement
satisfaction
out loud
38. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
stage fright
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inductive reasoning
relying on humor so the audience will like you
39. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
stage fright
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
persuasive conclusion
40. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
audience's attitudes
stage fright
informative speaking
41. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
symbol
reasoning
persuasive conclusion
interpersonal
42. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
impression
dying
reasoning
self-actualization
43. 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
spatial
informative conclusion
Confidence
inform - persuade - and entertain
44. Arguing that something caused something else
psychographic information
causal reasoning
backyard appeal
selective audience
45. End with something from beginning
unusual places
persuasive conclusion
circular ending
safety
46. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
diminished ending
backyard appeal
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
lead clearly
47. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
spatial
physiological
self-esteem
diminished ending
48. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
intrapersonal appeal
three
inform - persuade - and entertain
love/belonging
49. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
impression
attention-getter
compile
Chest
50. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
definitions
demographic information
introductions
causal