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Public Speaking

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family






2. What are the purposes for communicating?






3. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure






4. 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






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






6. End with something from beginning






7. A note card is often used in __________ speaking






8. Make a solid first...






9. A good speech has _____ main parts.






10. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information






11. 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






12. Arguing that something caused something else






13. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem






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






15. Call to action






16. Many have stage fright because...






17. Explain or describe what something is






18. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...






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






20. The communication process does not need...






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






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






23. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...






24. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences






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






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






27. A sneer is an example of...






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






29. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...






30. A good speaker...

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31. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






32. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic






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






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






35. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.






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






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






38. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






39. Comparing 2 things that share similarities






40. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions






41. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.






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






43. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...






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






45. Group of people a speech is directed towards






46. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.






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






48. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance






49. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow






50. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...