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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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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. 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.
internal summaries
informative speaking
value
satisfaction
2. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
safety
visual
interpersonal
Chest
3. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
fields of experience
out loud
policy
definitions
4. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
values
problem solution
physiological
jog your memory
5. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
symbol
definitions
circular ending
6. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
analogical reasoning
symbol
attention-getter
7. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
more than half
Afraid to speak in public situations
relying on humor so the audience will like you
audience's attitudes
8. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
verbally
Chest
introductions
stereotyping
9. Use a notecard as a security net to...
attention-getter
jog your memory
need
satisfaction
10. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
values
impromptu
interpersonal
causal
11. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
attention
relying on humor so the audience will like you
topical
12. Stands for an idea
analogical reasoning
symbol
values
personal
13. Explain or describe what something is
spatial
definitions
relying on humor so the audience will like you
safety
14. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
self-actualization
conclusion
testimony
Afraid to speak in public situations
15. Some of the most effective quotations are...
fields of experience
more than half
pauses
lighter
16. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
internal summaries
pattern
introductions
informative speaking
17. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
Heart rate
satisfaction
claims
facts and statistics
18. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
deductive reasoning
verbally
causal
concerted audience
19. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
backyard appeal
need
pauses
narrative
20. The power source for a speaker is the...
good example
vocal process
Rhetoric
right and wrong
21. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
deductive reasoning
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
chronological
22. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
causal
facts and statistics
problem solution
right and wrong
23. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
diminished ending
selective audience
safety
24. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
thinking over the future
action
interpersonal
self-actualization
25. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
extemporaneous
love/belonging
Confidence
26. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
chronological
narrative
testimony
purpose statement
27. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
verbally
informative speaking
Confidence
inductive reasoning
28. Arguing that something caused something else
dying
Common ground
causal reasoning
love/belonging
29. Many have stage fright because...
they think of a speech as a performance
nonverbal communication
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
value
30. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
nonverbal communication
thinking over the future
unusual places
compile
31. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
good example
transition order
narratives
concerted audience
32. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
physiological
problem solution
inductive reasoning
pauses
33. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
literacy
chronological
internal preview
problem solution
34. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
visualization
lighter
values
Heart rate
35. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
inductive reasoning
Common ground
stage fright
examples
36. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
jog your memory
demographic information
backyard appeal
more than half
37. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
impromptu
informative speaking
causal audience
evidence
38. The art or study of public speaking
chronological
Rhetoric
concerted audience
evidence
39. 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 summaries
selective audience
problem solution
40. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
selective audience
organized audience
crescendo ending
symbol
41. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
physiological
organizes a speech's content
causal
conclusion
42. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
self-esteem
out loud
facts and statistics
43. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
you were giving the speech before an audience
extemporaneous
stage fright
persuasive conclusion
44. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
you were giving the speech before an audience
fields of experience
symbol
concerted audience
45. Group of people a speech is directed towards
self-actualization
dying
psychographic information
target audience
46. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
concerted audience
relying on humor so the audience will like you
three
more than half
47. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
audience's attitudes
intrapersonal appeal
spatial
introductions
48. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
Heart rate
crescendo ending
compile
conclusion
49. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
narrative
transition order
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
personal
50. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
Confidence
Common ground
analogical reasoning
dying