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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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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. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
inform - persuade - and entertain
target audience
transition order
2. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
causal
evidence
inductive reasoning
3. The communication process does not need...
unusual places
stereotyping
inform
self-actualization
4. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
deductive reasoning
facts and statistics
audience's attitudes
you were giving the speech before an audience
5. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
chronological
safety
problem solution
6. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
three
informative speaking
Heart rate
pauses
7. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
causal audience
claims
narratives
8. The art or study of public speaking
narrative
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
Rhetoric
inform - persuade - and entertain
9. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
deductive reasoning
policy
testimony
love/belonging
10. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
inductive reasoning
narrative
unusual places
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
11. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
relying on humor so the audience will like you
audience's attitudes
good example
12. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
symbol
attention-getter
lead clearly
relying on humor so the audience will like you
13. End with something from beginning
problem solution
circular ending
interpersonal
Confidence
14. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
good example
extemporaneous
need
bandwagon appeal
15. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
safety
Afraid to speak in public situations
satisfaction
attention
16. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
claims
psychographic information
attention-getter
vocal process
17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
internal summaries
reasoning
bandwagon appeal
concerted audience
18. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
love/belonging
out loud
Common ground
evidence
19. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
analogical reasoning
good example
chronological
introductions
20. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
safety
stage fright
Confidence
narrative
21. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
vocal process
action
informative speaking
extemporaneous
22. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
diminished ending
informative speaking
pauses
impressive sources
23. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
crescendo ending
inform - persuade - and entertain
relying on humor so the audience will like you
24. Make a solid first...
attention-getter
jog your memory
impression
fields of experience
25. 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
more than half
spatial
satisfaction
verbally
26. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
satisfaction
impressive sources
value
literacy
27. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
inform
persuasive conclusion
selective audience
28. 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.
internal preview
jog your memory
organizes a speech's content
internal summaries
29. A sneer is an example of...
dying
nonverbal communication
out loud
personal
30. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
organizes a speech's content
out loud
verbally
31. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
safety
Chest
value
physiological
32. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
facts and statistics
symbol
informative speaking
more than half
33. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
inform - persuade - and entertain
unusual places
lighter
policy
34. A good speaker...
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35. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
demographic information
compile
informative speaking
36. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
need
attention-getter
spatial
passive audience
37. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
narrative
spatial
satisfaction
verbally
38. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
deductive reasoning
internal preview
compile
transition order
39. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
interpersonal
visual
Afraid to speak in public situations
concerted audience
40. 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
introductions
examples
value
love/belonging
41. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
backyard appeal
informative speaking
causal reasoning
Common ground
42. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
informative speaking
safety
literacy
43. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
backyard appeal
claims
extemporaneous
spatial
44. Arguing that something caused something else
persuasive conclusion
crescendo ending
Afraid to speak in public situations
causal reasoning
45. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
passive audience
transition order
bandwagon appeal
right and wrong
46. Use a notecard as a security net to...
stereotyping
jog your memory
vocal process
action
47. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
personal
internal summaries
values
testimony
48. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
inductive reasoning
values
visualization
informative conclusion
49. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
demographic information
problem solution
psychographic information
organized audience
50. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
passive audience
reasoning
vocal process
attention