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Public Speaking

Subject : 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. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion






2. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow






3. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech

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4. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?






5. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?






6. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance






7. Not a way to build a speech with solid content






8. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






9. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race






10. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)






11. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.






12. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed






13. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?






14. A good speaker...

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15. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic






16. One way to close a speech is to return to your...






17. Some of the most effective quotations are...






18. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects






19. A sneer is an example of...






20. What are the purposes for communicating?






21. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...






22. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.






23. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)






24. A note card is often used in __________ speaking






25. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?






26. 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






27. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






28. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.






29. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot






30. Group of people a speech is directed towards






31. The art or study of public speaking






32. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution






33. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






34. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.






35. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience






36. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure






37. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?






38. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.






39. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...






40. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches






41. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...






42. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion






43. Make a solid first...






44. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...






45. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.






46. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...






47. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills






48. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family






49. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?






50. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented