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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. End with something from beginning
deductive reasoning
causal
circular ending
bandwagon appeal
2. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
Chest
safety
need
purpose statement
3. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
visualization
bandwagon appeal
compile
value
4. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
lead clearly
impromptu
crescendo ending
testimony
5. 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.
policy
internal preview
internal summaries
selective audience
6. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
psychographic information
pattern
out loud
causal
7. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
bandwagon appeal
visual
informative speaking
8. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
personal
narratives
transition order
9. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
reasoning
analogical reasoning
facts and statistics
relying on humor so the audience will like you
10. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
problem solution
evidence
claims
physiological
11. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
self-actualization
physiological
policy
12. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
more than half
analogical reasoning
internal preview
target audience
13. Arguing that something caused something else
psychographic information
verbally
causal reasoning
three
14. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
self-actualization
selective audience
passive audience
diminished ending
15. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
persuasive conclusion
organized audience
love/belonging
inductive reasoning
16. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
self-actualization
stage fright
need
lead clearly
17. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
pattern
conclusion
satisfaction
18. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
symbol
inductive reasoning
demographic information
examples
19. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
extemporaneous
problem solution
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
examples
20. The communication process does not need...
problem solution
demographic information
psychographic information
stereotyping
21. Use a notecard as a security net to...
crescendo ending
jog your memory
definitions
informative conclusion
22. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
they think of a speech as a performance
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
intrapersonal appeal
23. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
backyard appeal
dying
causal
out loud
24. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
crescendo ending
concerted audience
bandwagon appeal
purpose statement
25. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
introductions
deductive reasoning
Chest
26. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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27. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
personal
causal audience
symbol
verbally
28. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
you were giving the speech before an audience
organizes a speech's content
stage fright
crescendo ending
29. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
three
impromptu
inform
physiological
30. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
purpose statement
three
selective audience
31. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
literacy
conclusion
extemporaneous
pauses
32. The art or study of public speaking
informative speaking
Rhetoric
organizes a speech's content
safety
33. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
transition order
narratives
topical
backyard appeal
34. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
Afraid to speak in public situations
circular ending
examples
attention-getter
35. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
examples
literacy
self-esteem
narrative
36. Many have stage fright because...
they think of a speech as a performance
good example
evidence
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
37. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
action
attention
policy
pattern
38. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
concerted audience
Chest
narratives
backyard appeal
39. Group of people a speech is directed towards
satisfaction
target audience
informative conclusion
narratives
40. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
inductive reasoning
claims
persuasive conclusion
transition order
41. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
lighter
physiological
right and wrong
more than half
42. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
extemporaneous
right and wrong
analogical reasoning
fields of experience
43. Some of the most effective quotations are...
concerted audience
narratives
lighter
value
44. A sneer is an example of...
causal
compile
narrative
nonverbal communication
45. Make a solid first...
causal audience
circular ending
impression
target audience
46. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
love/belonging
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
diminished ending
Afraid to speak in public situations
47. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
informative speaking
Common ground
safety
48. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
more than half
bandwagon appeal
evidence
concerted audience
49. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
analogical reasoning
internal preview
Common ground
intrapersonal appeal
50. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
pauses
personal
organized audience
organizes a speech's content