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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. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
introductions
thinking over the future
inform
2. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
internal summaries
love/belonging
Common ground
relying on humor so the audience will like you
3. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
analogical reasoning
extemporaneous
deductive reasoning
4. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
purpose statement
stereotyping
extemporaneous
5. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
causal reasoning
they think of a speech as a performance
personal
deductive reasoning
6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
lead clearly
narratives
passive audience
narrative
7. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
definitions
circular ending
right and wrong
topical
8. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
self-actualization
they think of a speech as a performance
values
9. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
relying on humor so the audience will like you
more than half
extemporaneous
10. Reiterate main points of speech
impromptu
inform
informative conclusion
need
11. The power source for a speaker is the...
conclusion
vocal process
diminished ending
intrapersonal appeal
12. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
audience's attitudes
love/belonging
right and wrong
relying on humor so the audience will like you
13. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
stereotyping
testimony
inform
impromptu
14. A serious speaking problem
intrapersonal appeal
facts and statistics
stage fright
lighter
15. Some of the most effective quotations are...
Confidence
lighter
introductions
attention
16. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
pauses
vocal process
good example
claims
17. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
good example
values
topical
18. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
they think of a speech as a performance
visual
demographic information
19. Professional examples - gives a specific importance to a claim - giving quality (good vs. bad). Addresses individual opinions and cultural beliefs rather than proving something is true or false
value
bandwagon appeal
action
physiological
20. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
literacy
Confidence
purpose statement
transition order
21. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
intrapersonal appeal
examples
spatial
attention
22. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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23. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
internal summaries
safety
Rhetoric
concerted audience
24. Many have stage fright because...
they think of a speech as a performance
psychographic information
verbally
values
25. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
analogical reasoning
fields of experience
internal preview
need
26. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
audience's attitudes
impromptu
stereotyping
narratives
27. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
nonverbal communication
you were giving the speech before an audience
attention
self-actualization
28. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
dying
chronological
jog your memory
29. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
circular ending
vocal process
lead clearly
policy
30. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
attention-getter
examples
analogical reasoning
31. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
stage fright
selective audience
stereotyping
reasoning
32. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
unusual places
inductive reasoning
chronological
organized audience
33. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
values
thinking over the future
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inform - persuade - and entertain
34. The art or study of public speaking
informative speaking
spatial
Rhetoric
internal summaries
35. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
attention
policy
jog your memory
spatial
36. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
jog your memory
pauses
deductive reasoning
37. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
intrapersonal appeal
inductive reasoning
interpersonal
conclusion
38. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
physiological
psychographic information
internal preview
informative conclusion
39. What are the purposes for communicating?
transition order
concerted audience
organizes a speech's content
inform - persuade - and entertain
40. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
compile
safety
bandwagon appeal
stereotyping
41. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
purpose statement
problem solution
psychographic information
extemporaneous
42. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
topical
good example
Confidence
inform - persuade - and entertain
43. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
compile
love/belonging
out loud
purpose statement
44. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
causal audience
evidence
symbol
demographic information
45. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
right and wrong
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
organizes a speech's content
informative conclusion
46. Arguing that something caused something else
inform
literacy
reasoning
causal reasoning
47. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
three
informative conclusion
testimony
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
48. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
chronological
diminished ending
Confidence
49. A good speaker...
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50. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
purpose statement
lighter
organized audience
audience's attitudes