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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
diminished ending
psychographic information
causal audience
thinking over the future
2. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
circular ending
narratives
introductions
action
3. The power source for a speaker is the...
inform - persuade - and entertain
verbally
fields of experience
vocal process
4. A serious speaking problem
lighter
stage fright
passive audience
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
5. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
good example
value
deductive reasoning
6. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
inform - persuade - and entertain
introductions
symbol
right and wrong
7. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
circular ending
lead clearly
testimony
nonverbal communication
8. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
action
attention-getter
extemporaneous
unusual places
9. Group of people a speech is directed towards
target audience
spatial
personal
impromptu
10. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
circular ending
introductions
Confidence
passive audience
11. Arguing that something caused something else
purpose statement
informative conclusion
causal reasoning
circular ending
12. Call to action
facts and statistics
persuasive conclusion
extemporaneous
nonverbal communication
13. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
stereotyping
passive audience
diminished ending
14. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
Confidence
impression
symbol
15. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
visual
they think of a speech as a performance
causal
selective audience
16. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
testimony
jog your memory
evidence
love/belonging
17. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
safety
Common ground
dying
attention
18. Which is communication apprehension?
symbol
value
purpose statement
Afraid to speak in public situations
19. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
personal
concerted audience
target audience
20. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
examples
informative conclusion
organized audience
visual
21. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
introductions
lead clearly
analogical reasoning
personal
22. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
policy
safety
causal audience
problem solution
23. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
they think of a speech as a performance
passive audience
personal
causal
24. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
out loud
you were giving the speech before an audience
safety
more than half
25. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
lead clearly
narrative
self-esteem
backyard appeal
26. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
right and wrong
demographic information
Heart rate
inform
27. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
interpersonal
Confidence
impromptu
28. Make a solid first...
verbally
inductive reasoning
impression
passive audience
29. Some of the most effective quotations are...
vocal process
dying
organized audience
lighter
30. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
dying
fields of experience
inform - persuade - and entertain
you were giving the speech before an audience
31. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
causal reasoning
Rhetoric
impromptu
32. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
Confidence
visual
you were giving the speech before an audience
33. What are the purposes for communicating?
satisfaction
testimony
internal summaries
inform - persuade - and entertain
34. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
Rhetoric
internal summaries
intrapersonal appeal
evidence
35. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
Chest
definitions
organizes a speech's content
values
36. Explain or describe what something is
selective audience
visual
definitions
chronological
37. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
examples
compile
concerted audience
target audience
38. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
purpose statement
physiological
stereotyping
deductive reasoning
39. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
physiological
Chest
spatial
dying
40. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
conclusion
bandwagon appeal
satisfaction
right and wrong
41. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
inform
they think of a speech as a performance
extemporaneous
chronological
42. Many have stage fright because...
vocal process
they think of a speech as a performance
inform - persuade - and entertain
more than half
43. A good speech has _____ main parts.
out loud
purpose statement
three
symbol
44. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
problem solution
values
diminished ending
fields of experience
45. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
dying
lead clearly
love/belonging
organizes a speech's content
46. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
informative speaking
Heart rate
lead clearly
attention-getter
47. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
organized audience
Rhetoric
dying
reasoning
48. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
you were giving the speech before an audience
stage fright
passive audience
unusual places
49. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
Rhetoric
satisfaction
self-esteem
bandwagon appeal
50. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
organized audience
Common ground
informative speaking
relying on humor so the audience will like you