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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. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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2. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
out loud
personal
more than half
unusual places
3. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
facts and statistics
spatial
self-esteem
4. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
facts and statistics
intrapersonal appeal
chronological
demographic information
5. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
analogical reasoning
selective audience
good example
6. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
need
value
self-actualization
7. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
internal summaries
dying
psychographic information
inform - persuade - and entertain
8. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
definitions
relying on humor so the audience will like you
evidence
purpose statement
9. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
organizes a speech's content
causal audience
visualization
backyard appeal
10. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
psychographic information
narratives
claims
right and wrong
11. Reiterate main points of speech
reasoning
love/belonging
verbally
informative conclusion
12. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
selective audience
lead clearly
persuasive conclusion
Afraid to speak in public situations
13. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
internal preview
narrative
three
14. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
facts and statistics
inform
purpose statement
Confidence
15. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
organizes a speech's content
need
bandwagon appeal
pauses
16. A good speaker...
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17. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
reasoning
satisfaction
need
18. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
Afraid to speak in public situations
narrative
conclusion
passive audience
19. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
informative conclusion
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Common ground
attention
20. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
crescendo ending
bandwagon appeal
extemporaneous
21. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
action
Chest
literacy
22. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
interpersonal
conclusion
selective audience
internal preview
23. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
persuasive conclusion
jog your memory
lead clearly
problem solution
24. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
dying
facts and statistics
topical
25. Call to action
persuasive conclusion
visual
stage fright
jog your memory
26. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
compile
self-esteem
transition order
nonverbal communication
27. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
action
Heart rate
three
diminished ending
28. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
transition order
internal summaries
chronological
29. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
verbally
literacy
love/belonging
diminished ending
30. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
symbol
testimony
bandwagon appeal
literacy
31. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
Heart rate
self-esteem
impromptu
need
32. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
causal reasoning
evidence
introductions
persuasive conclusion
33. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
attention
evidence
visualization
you were giving the speech before an audience
34. A good speech has _____ main parts.
values
three
narratives
symbol
35. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
crescendo ending
examples
satisfaction
love/belonging
36. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
lead clearly
stereotyping
right and wrong
demographic information
37. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
bandwagon appeal
compile
psychographic information
38. Arguing that something caused something else
right and wrong
Afraid to speak in public situations
causal reasoning
impression
39. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
internal preview
causal
impromptu
psychographic information
40. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
unusual places
deductive reasoning
impressive sources
introductions
41. Use a notecard as a security net to...
Heart rate
jog your memory
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
impression
42. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
Heart rate
diminished ending
self-esteem
visualization
43. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
examples
more than half
impression
lighter
44. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
literacy
chronological
fields of experience
internal summaries
45. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
action
causal reasoning
impression
46. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
Chest
introductions
Heart rate
informative speaking
47. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
impressive sources
backyard appeal
analogical reasoning
topical
48. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
physiological
love/belonging
intrapersonal appeal
vocal process
49. Make a solid first...
narrative
narratives
safety
impression
50. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
lead clearly
need
impromptu
psychographic information