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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. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
evidence
narrative
causal audience
pattern
2. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
compile
three
organizes a speech's content
3. Call to action
passive audience
persuasive conclusion
organized audience
facts and statistics
4. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
concerted audience
Chest
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
fields of experience
5. Some of the most effective quotations are...
attention
need
lighter
organized audience
6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
problem solution
Rhetoric
selective audience
informative speaking
7. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
definitions
audience's attitudes
literacy
8. End with something from beginning
unusual places
circular ending
narrative
informative speaking
9. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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10. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
narratives
internal preview
symbol
causal
11. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
narratives
verbally
relying on humor so the audience will like you
causal
12. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
extemporaneous
policy
examples
13. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
interpersonal
impromptu
evidence
backyard appeal
14. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
literacy
evidence
Common ground
narrative
15. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
interpersonal
analogical reasoning
pauses
psychographic information
16. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
value
passive audience
stage fright
target audience
17. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
impromptu
unusual places
narrative
18. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
compile
right and wrong
personal
claims
19. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
diminished ending
safety
chronological
self-actualization
20. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
lead clearly
thinking over the future
psychographic information
impressive sources
21. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
deductive reasoning
backyard appeal
lead clearly
self-actualization
22. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
examples
lead clearly
persuasive conclusion
23. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
narrative
lead clearly
pattern
diminished ending
24. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
lighter
informative speaking
concerted audience
causal reasoning
25. 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
stage fright
causal reasoning
testimony
26. Stands for an idea
right and wrong
backyard appeal
informative speaking
symbol
27. A sneer is an example of...
Confidence
circular ending
nonverbal communication
persuasive conclusion
28. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
testimony
personal
diminished ending
impressive sources
29. What are the purposes for communicating?
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
deductive reasoning
backyard appeal
inform - persuade - and entertain
30. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
action
organized audience
attention-getter
crescendo ending
31. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
need
lead clearly
literacy
dying
32. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
good example
target audience
conclusion
values
33. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
extemporaneous
values
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
34. Group of people a speech is directed towards
lead clearly
three
target audience
policy
35. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
policy
self-actualization
impromptu
backyard appeal
36. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
selective audience
pattern
jog your memory
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
37. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
self-actualization
visualization
introductions
causal
38. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
causal
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
good example
three
39. Many have stage fright because...
backyard appeal
they think of a speech as a performance
transition order
causal reasoning
40. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
impressive sources
vocal process
nonverbal communication
41. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
fields of experience
more than half
action
inform
42. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
self-esteem
Confidence
transition order
43. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
testimony
Rhetoric
dying
chronological
44. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
organized audience
right and wrong
jog your memory
personal
45. 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 summaries
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
stereotyping
facts and statistics
46. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
causal
demographic information
conclusion
testimony
47. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
dying
persuasive conclusion
narratives
target audience
48. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
psychographic information
selective audience
reasoning
organizes a speech's content
49. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
you were giving the speech before an audience
inductive reasoning
causal
claims
50. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
inductive reasoning
more than half
causal audience
interpersonal