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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. Group of people a speech is directed towards






2. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?






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






4. Make a solid first...






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






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






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






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

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9. Stands for an idea






10. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion






11. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim






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






13. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?






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






15. A serious speaking problem






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






17. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'






18. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...






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






20. Arguing that something caused something else






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






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






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






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






25. Call to action






26. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.






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






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






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






30. Many have stage fright because...






31. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.






32. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.






33. Ethics involoves one's sense of...






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






35. 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






36. A good speech has _____ main parts.






37. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience






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






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






40. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep






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






42. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed






43. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally






44. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






45. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case






46. Which is communication apprehension?






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






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






49. What are the purposes for communicating?






50. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.