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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. Stands for an idea
symbol
conclusion
passive audience
target audience
2. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
impromptu
impression
personal
you were giving the speech before an audience
3. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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4. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
inform - persuade - and entertain
Heart rate
interpersonal
visualization
5. Call to action
safety
persuasive conclusion
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
jog your memory
6. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
visualization
lead clearly
dying
symbol
7. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
literacy
target audience
safety
attention-getter
8. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
topical
selective audience
right and wrong
self-actualization
9. 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
spatial
introductions
demographic information
unusual places
10. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
love/belonging
Afraid to speak in public situations
more than half
11. A good speaker...
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12. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
physiological
unusual places
out loud
more than half
13. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
fields of experience
attention-getter
testimony
persuasive conclusion
14. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
more than half
organizes a speech's content
diminished ending
self-actualization
15. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
conclusion
examples
safety
attention-getter
16. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
analogical reasoning
self-esteem
self-actualization
17. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
Common ground
Afraid to speak in public situations
reasoning
18. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
extemporaneous
informative speaking
circular ending
Confidence
19. Explain or describe what something is
evidence
selective audience
causal reasoning
definitions
20. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
inductive reasoning
interpersonal
love/belonging
problem solution
21. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
Heart rate
Common ground
examples
internal preview
22. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
concerted audience
Common ground
Afraid to speak in public situations
23. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
evidence
three
examples
facts and statistics
24. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
jog your memory
transition order
chronological
bandwagon appeal
25. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
target audience
bandwagon appeal
vocal process
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
26. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
problem solution
unusual places
inform - persuade - and entertain
topical
27. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
vocal process
passive audience
nonverbal communication
right and wrong
28. A good speech has _____ main parts.
need
definitions
three
safety
29. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
intrapersonal appeal
topical
causal reasoning
reasoning
30. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
conclusion
they think of a speech as a performance
right and wrong
need
31. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
backyard appeal
introductions
Chest
persuasive conclusion
32. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
they think of a speech as a performance
reasoning
you were giving the speech before an audience
psychographic information
33. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
persuasive conclusion
internal summaries
audience's attitudes
you were giving the speech before an audience
34. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
backyard appeal
diminished ending
analogical reasoning
right and wrong
35. End with something from beginning
impression
analogical reasoning
circular ending
facts and statistics
36. Use a notecard as a security net to...
backyard appeal
psychographic information
jog your memory
introductions
37. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
bandwagon appeal
testimony
informative speaking
narrative
38. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
compile
transition order
deductive reasoning
visual
39. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
impression
jog your memory
physiological
demographic information
40. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
evidence
right and wrong
self-esteem
Heart rate
41. The communication process does not need...
lead clearly
physiological
stereotyping
analogical reasoning
42. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
internal preview
Common ground
lighter
43. 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
verbally
transition order
value
literacy
44. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
lead clearly
compile
concerted audience
bandwagon appeal
45. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
right and wrong
they think of a speech as a performance
safety
visualization
46. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
interpersonal
purpose statement
vocal process
evidence
47. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
demographic information
love/belonging
lighter
fields of experience
48. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
intrapersonal appeal
inductive reasoning
physiological
out loud
49. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
evidence
stage fright
verbally
50. A serious speaking problem
Heart rate
extemporaneous
concerted audience
stage fright