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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
stage fright
inductive reasoning
visualization
2. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
demographic information
inform
nonverbal communication
good example
3. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
target audience
value
need
circular ending
4. Group of people a speech is directed towards
target audience
good example
bandwagon appeal
concerted audience
5. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
reasoning
dying
pauses
thinking over the future
6. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
Chest
nonverbal communication
impression
good example
7. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
Rhetoric
action
extemporaneous
out loud
8. 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.
testimony
internal summaries
demographic information
impromptu
9. Explain or describe what something is
jog your memory
definitions
narrative
attention
10. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
interpersonal
audience's attitudes
testimony
11. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
pattern
demographic information
love/belonging
12. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
values
out loud
Common ground
right and wrong
13. Many have stage fright because...
narratives
inform
vocal process
they think of a speech as a performance
14. Use a notecard as a security net to...
causal reasoning
purpose statement
good example
jog your memory
15. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
three
audience's attitudes
Common ground
16. End with something from beginning
evidence
circular ending
you were giving the speech before an audience
good example
17. Make a solid first...
spatial
intrapersonal appeal
impression
lead clearly
18. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
reasoning
Heart rate
causal
19. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
Common ground
thinking over the future
vocal process
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
20. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
causal audience
persuasive conclusion
organizes a speech's content
evidence
21. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
narratives
Confidence
attention
claims
22. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
satisfaction
psychographic information
verbally
attention-getter
23. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
self-esteem
compile
good example
introductions
24. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
inform - persuade - and entertain
causal
pauses
reasoning
25. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
attention-getter
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
causal audience
stage fright
26. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
organized audience
love/belonging
informative speaking
symbol
27. The communication process does not need...
informative conclusion
stereotyping
love/belonging
spatial
28. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
verbally
evidence
intrapersonal appeal
inductive reasoning
29. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
Chest
inductive reasoning
Heart rate
30. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
evidence
crescendo ending
definitions
inform - persuade - and entertain
31. Call to action
persuasive conclusion
visual
stereotyping
lead clearly
32. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
transition order
organizes a speech's content
target audience
33. Stands for an idea
love/belonging
lead clearly
nonverbal communication
symbol
34. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
inform
transition order
physiological
35. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
dying
narrative
impressive sources
action
36. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
causal
bandwagon appeal
symbol
37. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
informative speaking
literacy
relying on humor so the audience will like you
conclusion
38. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
internal preview
out loud
visual
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
39. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
Rhetoric
definitions
fields of experience
diminished ending
40. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
extemporaneous
unusual places
testimony
problem solution
41. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
narratives
informative conclusion
selective audience
42. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
examples
Common ground
problem solution
policy
43. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
causal audience
evidence
pauses
lighter
44. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
purpose statement
diminished ending
impromptu
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
45. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
transition order
organizes a speech's content
policy
extemporaneous
46. The art or study of public speaking
action
Rhetoric
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
self-actualization
47. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
need
love/belonging
value
48. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
circular ending
purpose statement
nonverbal communication
passive audience
49. The power source for a speaker is the...
crescendo ending
vocal process
impression
bandwagon appeal
50. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
Rhetoric
Heart rate
values
they think of a speech as a performance