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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. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
informative conclusion
extemporaneous
symbol
need
2. Make a solid first...
demographic information
unusual places
impression
more than half
3. A sneer is an example of...
definitions
passive audience
action
nonverbal communication
4. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
stage fright
lighter
verbally
passive audience
5. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
organized audience
vocal process
inform - persuade - and entertain
self-actualization
6. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
impressive sources
internal preview
Common ground
personal
7. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
fields of experience
persuasive conclusion
unusual places
impressive sources
8. Use a notecard as a security net to...
facts and statistics
impressive sources
jog your memory
backyard appeal
9. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
transition order
crescendo ending
attention
10. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
lighter
Rhetoric
inform
purpose statement
11. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
crescendo ending
examples
jog your memory
spatial
12. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
inductive reasoning
testimony
love/belonging
facts and statistics
13. The art or study of public speaking
attention-getter
Rhetoric
three
reasoning
14. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
causal
lighter
stereotyping
15. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
self-esteem
facts and statistics
they think of a speech as a performance
16. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
stage fright
attention-getter
selective audience
personal
17. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
satisfaction
demographic information
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
reasoning
18. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
passive audience
dying
action
causal audience
19. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
compile
inductive reasoning
evidence
relying on humor so the audience will like you
20. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
demographic information
informative conclusion
introductions
problem solution
21. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
extemporaneous
target audience
lead clearly
need
22. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
chronological
Common ground
causal audience
compile
23. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
definitions
visualization
action
lead clearly
24. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
inductive reasoning
satisfaction
unusual places
introductions
25. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
symbol
informative conclusion
internal summaries
selective audience
26. Stands for an idea
jog your memory
symbol
psychographic information
claims
27. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
inductive reasoning
purpose statement
bandwagon appeal
organized audience
28. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
backyard appeal
spatial
audience's attitudes
satisfaction
29. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
evidence
more than half
backyard appeal
testimony
30. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
physiological
testimony
three
impromptu
31. A serious speaking problem
audience's attitudes
stage fright
facts and statistics
circular ending
32. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
compile
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
physiological
right and wrong
33. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
value
testimony
good example
34. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
vocal process
informative conclusion
you were giving the speech before an audience
35. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
target audience
jog your memory
internal summaries
need
36. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
thinking over the future
testimony
interpersonal
physiological
37. End with something from beginning
impromptu
circular ending
demographic information
fields of experience
38. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
three
Heart rate
transition order
they think of a speech as a performance
39. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
unusual places
safety
narratives
evidence
40. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
introductions
stage fright
inductive reasoning
41. 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
inform
spatial
safety
physiological
42. Many have stage fright because...
policy
Chest
Afraid to speak in public situations
they think of a speech as a performance
43. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
compile
persuasive conclusion
internal summaries
pauses
44. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
impressive sources
backyard appeal
symbol
45. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
inform - persuade - and entertain
more than half
informative speaking
46. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
compile
unusual places
values
inductive reasoning
47. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
they think of a speech as a performance
diminished ending
attention
circular ending
48. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
causal reasoning
examples
pattern
self-esteem
49. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
fields of experience
value
demographic information
impressive sources
50. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
literacy
concerted audience
dying
more than half