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Public Speaking

Subject : 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. An example of intrapersonal communication is...






2. What are the purposes for communicating?






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






4. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic






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






6. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed






7. Explain or describe what something is






8. Call to action






9. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow






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






11. End with something from beginning






12. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...






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






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






15. The art or study of public speaking






16. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.






17. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.






18. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions






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






20. A good speech has _____ main parts.






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






22. Which is communication apprehension?






23. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally






24. The communication process does not need...






25. A sneer is an example of...






26. Group of people a speech is directed towards






27. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...






28. A serious speaking problem






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






30. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...






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






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






33. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)






34. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race






35. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






36. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech


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






38. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure






39. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action






40. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.






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






42. Stands for an idea






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






44. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.






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






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






47. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






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






49. A good speaker...


50. Comparing 2 things that share similarities