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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. Make a solid first...
pattern
demographic information
impression
organized audience
2. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
target audience
stage fright
unusual places
3. The power source for a speaker is the...
passive audience
three
informative conclusion
vocal process
4. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
right and wrong
causal audience
evidence
love/belonging
5. Reiterate main points of speech
personal
informative conclusion
value
right and wrong
6. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
attention
informative conclusion
jog your memory
causal
7. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
bandwagon appeal
stage fright
Common ground
causal audience
8. 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
thinking over the future
spatial
introductions
verbally
9. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
narrative
Afraid to speak in public situations
purpose statement
pattern
10. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
persuasive conclusion
Heart rate
facts and statistics
inform
11. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
literacy
self-actualization
out loud
12. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
purpose statement
right and wrong
reasoning
passive audience
13. A sneer is an example of...
crescendo ending
nonverbal communication
compile
Afraid to speak in public situations
14. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
Confidence
facts and statistics
claims
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
15. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
Heart rate
self-actualization
definitions
16. Many have stage fright because...
stage fright
they think of a speech as a performance
Rhetoric
inform - persuade - and entertain
17. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
attention-getter
unusual places
purpose statement
problem solution
18. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
you were giving the speech before an audience
action
attention-getter
out loud
19. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
values
relying on humor so the audience will like you
attention-getter
attention
20. Explain or describe what something is
impromptu
topical
definitions
causal reasoning
21. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
selective audience
compile
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
crescendo ending
22. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
self-esteem
bandwagon appeal
good example
persuasive conclusion
23. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
attention-getter
chronological
reasoning
narrative
24. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
narratives
topical
crescendo ending
love/belonging
25. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
visual
Afraid to speak in public situations
self-esteem
examples
26. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
topical
introductions
interpersonal
27. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
Rhetoric
examples
attention
physiological
28. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
stage fright
visual
unusual places
passive audience
29. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
you were giving the speech before an audience
jog your memory
attention-getter
30. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
demographic information
backyard appeal
impression
compile
31. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
selective audience
chronological
internal summaries
analogical reasoning
32. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
backyard appeal
persuasive conclusion
out loud
jog your memory
33. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
action
introductions
organized audience
pattern
34. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
out loud
thinking over the future
nonverbal communication
informative conclusion
35. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
physiological
impressive sources
need
visualization
36. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
transition order
narrative
circular ending
compile
37. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
satisfaction
out loud
38. A good speaker...
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39. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
selective audience
demographic information
verbally
dying
40. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
testimony
they think of a speech as a performance
pauses
topical
41. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
verbally
target audience
circular ending
deductive reasoning
42. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
action
deductive reasoning
passive audience
compile
43. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inductive reasoning
examples
three
44. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
attention
jog your memory
love/belonging
relying on humor so the audience will like you
45. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
right and wrong
satisfaction
self-esteem
lead clearly
46. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
literacy
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
demographic information
narratives
47. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
transition order
intrapersonal appeal
more than half
lighter
48. Call to action
safety
more than half
persuasive conclusion
need
49. 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
chronological
more than half
visual
50. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
causal audience
self-actualization
Heart rate
love/belonging