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Public Speaking
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Many have stage fright because...
inform - persuade - and entertain
definitions
circular ending
they think of a speech as a performance
2. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
passive audience
impromptu
nonverbal communication
3. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
interpersonal
facts and statistics
self-esteem
passive audience
4. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
action
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
introductions
impromptu
5. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
inform - persuade - and entertain
internal preview
transition order
thinking over the future
6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
visual
vocal process
selective audience
they think of a speech as a performance
7. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
inductive reasoning
vocal process
topical
personal
8. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
Heart rate
self-esteem
chronological
right and wrong
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.
persuasive conclusion
causal reasoning
internal summaries
selective audience
10. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
interpersonal
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
diminished ending
Afraid to speak in public situations
11. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
relying on humor so the audience will like you
policy
psychographic information
12. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
target audience
vocal process
unusual places
Rhetoric
13. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
demographic information
organized audience
impromptu
persuasive conclusion
14. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
passive audience
problem solution
facts and statistics
15. 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
interpersonal
need
purpose statement
spatial
16. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
Chest
causal
lead clearly
psychographic information
17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
dying
transition order
concerted audience
definitions
18. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
organized audience
Confidence
vocal process
facts and statistics
19. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
more than half
pauses
extemporaneous
20. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
extemporaneous
narratives
compile
three
21. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
narratives
Common ground
lead clearly
22. Which is communication apprehension?
claims
organizes a speech's content
pauses
Afraid to speak in public situations
23. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
lead clearly
testimony
inductive reasoning
informative conclusion
24. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
right and wrong
pattern
personal
policy
25. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
value
narrative
unusual places
26. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
literacy
impromptu
action
compile
27. Arguing that something caused something else
evidence
physiological
passive audience
causal reasoning
28. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
interpersonal
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
claims
reasoning
29. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
out loud
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
examples
facts and statistics
30. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
love/belonging
nonverbal communication
Confidence
31. Some of the most effective quotations are...
more than half
stereotyping
lighter
verbally
32. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
stereotyping
persuasive conclusion
three
problem solution
33. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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34. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
selective audience
unusual places
policy
35. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
testimony
evidence
introductions
bandwagon appeal
36. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
thinking over the future
impressive sources
love/belonging
37. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
visual
need
three
38. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
love/belonging
attention
crescendo ending
vocal process
39. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
concerted audience
reasoning
out loud
evidence
40. A good speech has _____ main parts.
analogical reasoning
transition order
three
demographic information
41. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
narratives
internal preview
impressive sources
right and wrong
42. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
claims
narrative
conclusion
personal
43. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
pauses
crescendo ending
backyard appeal
compile
44. Stands for an idea
symbol
visualization
inform
love/belonging
45. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
informative conclusion
backyard appeal
they think of a speech as a performance
46. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
pattern
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
persuasive conclusion
Heart rate
47. Explain or describe what something is
out loud
definitions
relying on humor so the audience will like you
Common ground
48. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
causal audience
persuasive conclusion
extemporaneous
more than half
49. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
extemporaneous
compile
reasoning
vocal process
50. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
Heart rate
concerted audience
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
action
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