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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. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
they think of a speech as a performance
three
personal
testimony
2. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
bandwagon appeal
they think of a speech as a performance
pauses
need
3. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
inductive reasoning
conclusion
diminished ending
safety
4. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
causal
Chest
intrapersonal appeal
literacy
5. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
attention
claims
lighter
diminished ending
6. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
symbol
organized audience
persuasive conclusion
love/belonging
7. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
three
passive audience
visualization
relying on humor so the audience will like you
8. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
informative speaking
purpose statement
Rhetoric
impromptu
9. 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.
Afraid to speak in public situations
love/belonging
internal summaries
attention-getter
10. A sneer is an example of...
pattern
topical
nonverbal communication
unusual places
11. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
action
examples
inform - persuade - and entertain
causal
12. The power source for a speaker is the...
right and wrong
love/belonging
they think of a speech as a performance
vocal process
13. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
narratives
reasoning
chronological
thinking over the future
14. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
stereotyping
audience's attitudes
bandwagon appeal
self-actualization
15. End with something from beginning
Heart rate
stereotyping
love/belonging
circular ending
16. A serious speaking problem
chronological
visual
stage fright
testimony
17. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
Chest
symbol
bandwagon appeal
attention
18. Stands for an idea
relying on humor so the audience will like you
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
internal preview
symbol
19. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
jog your memory
self-actualization
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
20. Make a solid first...
inform
impression
backyard appeal
right and wrong
21. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
satisfaction
spatial
out loud
self-actualization
22. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
satisfaction
attention
analogical reasoning
fields of experience
23. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
visual
internal summaries
narratives
introductions
24. 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
claims
circular ending
spatial
purpose statement
25. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
organized audience
crescendo ending
Confidence
vocal process
26. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
purpose statement
right and wrong
Afraid to speak in public situations
impressive sources
27. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
thinking over the future
evidence
attention-getter
more than half
28. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
causal
fields of experience
action
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
29. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
bandwagon appeal
transition order
unusual places
physiological
30. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
unusual places
symbol
intrapersonal appeal
Confidence
31. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
attention-getter
spatial
facts and statistics
demographic information
32. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
dying
attention
three
causal
33. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
literacy
impression
value
34. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
stereotyping
lead clearly
verbally
conclusion
35. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
inductive reasoning
purpose statement
psychographic information
they think of a speech as a performance
36. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
purpose statement
personal
crescendo ending
spatial
37. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
intrapersonal appeal
narrative
analogical reasoning
38. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
inform
narrative
Heart rate
circular ending
39. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
bandwagon appeal
concerted audience
attention-getter
evidence
40. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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41. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
examples
pattern
organized audience
self-actualization
42. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
satisfaction
inform
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
backyard appeal
43. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
transition order
backyard appeal
interpersonal
analogical reasoning
44. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
internal preview
jog your memory
examples
45. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
bandwagon appeal
psychographic information
literacy
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
46. What are the purposes for communicating?
internal summaries
Rhetoric
inform - persuade - and entertain
fields of experience
47. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
chronological
self-actualization
evidence
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
48. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
visualization
narrative
impression
organized audience
49. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
demographic information
causal
action
fields of experience
50. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
more than half
Chest
conclusion
intrapersonal appeal