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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. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
physiological
stage fright
Heart rate
impressive sources
2. Reiterate main points of speech
backyard appeal
informative conclusion
impression
introductions
3. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
impressive sources
Afraid to speak in public situations
intrapersonal appeal
4. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
inductive reasoning
target audience
purpose statement
persuasive conclusion
5. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
stage fright
backyard appeal
love/belonging
unusual places
6. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
Chest
informative conclusion
pattern
physiological
7. The power source for a speaker is the...
values
crescendo ending
more than half
vocal process
8. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
intrapersonal appeal
impromptu
compile
more than half
9. Make a solid first...
relying on humor so the audience will like you
compile
impression
problem solution
10. What are the purposes for communicating?
safety
informative conclusion
inform - persuade - and entertain
deductive reasoning
11. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
circular ending
narratives
internal summaries
examples
12. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
you were giving the speech before an audience
deductive reasoning
selective audience
personal
13. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
inductive reasoning
Chest
conclusion
vocal process
14. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
safety
attention
fields of experience
circular ending
15. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
good example
Rhetoric
claims
testimony
16. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
interpersonal
policy
impromptu
Common ground
17. A sneer is an example of...
Common ground
love/belonging
nonverbal communication
value
18. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
three
symbol
informative speaking
attention
19. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
causal audience
verbally
extemporaneous
claims
20. Arguing that something caused something else
Rhetoric
causal reasoning
policy
visual
21. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
extemporaneous
interpersonal
verbally
internal summaries
22. The communication process does not need...
problem solution
visualization
stereotyping
symbol
23. A good speech has _____ main parts.
examples
three
interpersonal
psychographic information
24. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
lead clearly
transition order
nonverbal communication
demographic information
25. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
impromptu
organized audience
pattern
target audience
26. Stands for an idea
you were giving the speech before an audience
transition order
introductions
symbol
27. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
love/belonging
visualization
passive audience
inform
28. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
Common ground
literacy
concerted audience
testimony
29. 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
examples
internal preview
spatial
thinking over the future
30. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
out loud
deductive reasoning
need
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
31. 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
stage fright
diminished ending
value
thinking over the future
32. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
self-esteem
causal
persuasive conclusion
pattern
33. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
Afraid to speak in public situations
organized audience
satisfaction
inform
34. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
causal reasoning
self-esteem
passive audience
you were giving the speech before an audience
35. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
action
personal
Common ground
compile
36. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
causal
examples
literacy
problem solution
37. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
purpose statement
compile
demographic information
visual
38. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
verbally
Afraid to speak in public situations
testimony
crescendo ending
39. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
love/belonging
safety
transition order
pauses
40. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
compile
need
Rhetoric
problem solution
41. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
intrapersonal appeal
Common ground
crescendo ending
thinking over the future
42. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
diminished ending
problem solution
selective audience
values
43. Which is communication apprehension?
right and wrong
chronological
Afraid to speak in public situations
facts and statistics
44. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
lead clearly
love/belonging
personal
visual
45. Group of people a speech is directed towards
narrative
target audience
need
thinking over the future
46. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
target audience
policy
passive audience
literacy
47. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
problem solution
vocal process
relying on humor so the audience will like you
evidence
48. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
inductive reasoning
attention-getter
demographic information
symbol
49. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
purpose statement
value
examples
informative speaking
50. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
Heart rate
causal reasoning
examples
visualization