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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. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
Afraid to speak in public situations
backyard appeal
purpose statement
evidence
2. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
demographic information
Confidence
circular ending
lead clearly
3. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
action
internal summaries
Heart rate
fields of experience
4. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
purpose statement
policy
love/belonging
unusual places
5. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
inform
causal reasoning
interpersonal
Afraid to speak in public situations
6. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
symbol
crescendo ending
evidence
unusual places
7. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
deductive reasoning
lead clearly
causal audience
impromptu
8. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
out loud
purpose statement
selective audience
impressive sources
9. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
nonverbal communication
more than half
vocal process
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
10. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
Heart rate
inductive reasoning
spatial
11. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
nonverbal communication
bandwagon appeal
you were giving the speech before an audience
12. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
reasoning
stereotyping
satisfaction
causal
13. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
policy
definitions
narratives
testimony
14. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
personal
problem solution
audience's attitudes
informative speaking
15. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
extemporaneous
dying
self-actualization
organized audience
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.
satisfaction
spatial
internal summaries
Chest
17. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
topical
out loud
vocal process
introductions
18. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
internal preview
visual
lead clearly
pattern
19. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
physiological
definitions
pattern
bandwagon appeal
20. Which is communication apprehension?
inform
self-actualization
Afraid to speak in public situations
bandwagon appeal
21. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
audience's attitudes
attention-getter
facts and statistics
concerted audience
22. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
claims
stereotyping
need
analogical reasoning
23. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
lighter
good example
pauses
crescendo ending
24. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
visualization
thinking over the future
action
Confidence
25. End with something from beginning
unusual places
circular ending
three
impression
26. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
values
claims
jog your memory
27. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
self-actualization
concerted audience
verbally
safety
28. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
inform
organizes a speech's content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
Rhetoric
29. Stands for an idea
symbol
selective audience
thinking over the future
you were giving the speech before an audience
30. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
impressive sources
narratives
demographic information
unusual places
31. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
conclusion
reasoning
impression
spatial
32. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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33. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
personal
self-actualization
chronological
Chest
34. Many have stage fright because...
they think of a speech as a performance
demographic information
concerted audience
compile
35. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
satisfaction
fields of experience
extemporaneous
safety
36. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
selective audience
conclusion
pauses
37. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
self-actualization
informative conclusion
Confidence
38. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
topical
relying on humor so the audience will like you
passive audience
you were giving the speech before an audience
39. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
crescendo ending
concerted audience
Rhetoric
persuasive conclusion
40. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
compile
impromptu
demographic information
nonverbal communication
41. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
values
need
verbally
deductive reasoning
42. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
impression
selective audience
circular ending
Rhetoric
43. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
spatial
physiological
Heart rate
conclusion
44. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
three
extemporaneous
literacy
persuasive conclusion
45. Arguing that something caused something else
dying
circular ending
chronological
causal reasoning
46. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
policy
stage fright
fields of experience
pauses
47. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
lead clearly
organized audience
personal
48. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
chronological
backyard appeal
organized audience
49. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
verbally
stage fright
attention
50. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
impression
inform
persuasive conclusion
claims