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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. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
stereotyping
impression
relying on humor so the audience will like you
organized audience
2. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
diminished ending
out loud
impromptu
3. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
compile
internal summaries
verbally
self-esteem
4. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
analogical reasoning
reasoning
you were giving the speech before an audience
transition order
5. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
stereotyping
intrapersonal appeal
evidence
causal audience
6. A good speaker...
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7. A good speech has _____ main parts.
relying on humor so the audience will like you
symbol
pauses
three
8. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
value
Chest
backyard appeal
visual
9. Make a solid first...
evidence
relying on humor so the audience will like you
impression
diminished ending
10. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
visual
psychographic information
need
Afraid to speak in public situations
11. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
Rhetoric
relying on humor so the audience will like you
facts and statistics
12. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
introductions
topical
three
dying
13. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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14. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
impressive sources
backyard appeal
relying on humor so the audience will like you
15. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
thinking over the future
evidence
more than half
16. 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.
diminished ending
internal preview
internal summaries
relying on humor so the audience will like you
17. Call to action
Afraid to speak in public situations
persuasive conclusion
stage fright
spatial
18. The communication process does not need...
satisfaction
more than half
stereotyping
topical
19. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
self-esteem
internal summaries
safety
interpersonal
20. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
informative conclusion
visual
pauses
impressive sources
21. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
Confidence
stereotyping
compile
introductions
22. Group of people a speech is directed towards
organized audience
literacy
symbol
target audience
23. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
deductive reasoning
topical
pauses
satisfaction
24. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
impressive sources
pauses
right and wrong
self-esteem
25. Some of the most effective quotations are...
topical
pattern
lighter
literacy
26. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
organizes a speech's content
Confidence
circular ending
target audience
27. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
crescendo ending
unusual places
personal
demographic information
28. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
passive audience
action
informative speaking
dying
29. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
action
impressive sources
inform
definitions
30. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
more than half
literacy
lighter
chronological
31. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
crescendo ending
intrapersonal appeal
right and wrong
32. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
policy
concerted audience
self-esteem
lead clearly
33. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
passive audience
stereotyping
safety
deductive reasoning
34. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
policy
bandwagon appeal
fields of experience
introductions
35. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
impression
selective audience
action
examples
36. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
stereotyping
physiological
visual
out loud
37. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
inductive reasoning
conclusion
informative speaking
nonverbal communication
38. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
need
compile
personal
39. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
vocal process
fields of experience
more than half
circular ending
40. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative conclusion
backyard appeal
informative speaking
physiological
41. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
visualization
three
jog your memory
love/belonging
42. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
informative speaking
narratives
pattern
evidence
43. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
Rhetoric
inform
Confidence
44. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
organized audience
attention-getter
analogical reasoning
physiological
45. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
inform
you were giving the speech before an audience
pauses
organized audience
46. A serious speaking problem
bandwagon appeal
analogical reasoning
stage fright
testimony
47. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
vocal process
evidence
values
passive audience
48. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
safety
self-actualization
policy
49. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
you were giving the speech before an audience
chronological
demographic information
inform
50. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
Afraid to speak in public situations
self-esteem
examples