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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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1. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
good example
pattern
nonverbal communication
action
2. A sneer is an example of...
crescendo ending
nonverbal communication
good example
attention-getter
3. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
visual
you were giving the speech before an audience
right and wrong
relying on humor so the audience will like you
4. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
visual
selective audience
self-esteem
circular ending
5. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
Rhetoric
dying
bandwagon appeal
you were giving the speech before an audience
6. Which is communication apprehension?
inductive reasoning
Afraid to speak in public situations
audience's attitudes
dying
7. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
personal
you were giving the speech before an audience
extemporaneous
inform - persuade - and entertain
8. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
need
psychographic information
narratives
concerted audience
9. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
diminished ending
vocal process
policy
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
10. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
problem solution
visualization
satisfaction
11. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
Chest
inform - persuade - and entertain
compile
thinking over the future
12. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
stage fright
narratives
definitions
13. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
satisfaction
vocal process
organizes a speech's content
policy
14. 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
impromptu
love/belonging
value
stereotyping
15. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
vocal process
deductive reasoning
examples
narrative
16. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
good example
conclusion
impromptu
chronological
17. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
chronological
more than half
bandwagon appeal
impromptu
18. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
purpose statement
testimony
Heart rate
circular ending
19. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
intrapersonal appeal
safety
more than half
you were giving the speech before an audience
20. Stands for an idea
demographic information
symbol
visualization
thinking over the future
21. A serious speaking problem
definitions
stage fright
visualization
persuasive conclusion
22. Group of people a speech is directed towards
impression
causal audience
target audience
informative conclusion
23. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
values
literacy
organizes a speech's content
love/belonging
24. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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25. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
need
visual
lead clearly
26. What are the purposes for communicating?
informative conclusion
physiological
attention-getter
inform - persuade - and entertain
27. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
evidence
values
problem solution
conclusion
28. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
pattern
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
backyard appeal
crescendo ending
29. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
lighter
spatial
visualization
30. The art or study of public speaking
bandwagon appeal
love/belonging
definitions
Rhetoric
31. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
out loud
evidence
attention
causal reasoning
32. Many have stage fright because...
three
Afraid to speak in public situations
they think of a speech as a performance
examples
33. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
inform
attention-getter
circular ending
34. The communication process does not need...
symbol
introductions
stereotyping
inform - persuade - and entertain
35. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
informative conclusion
backyard appeal
audience's attitudes
inform
36. A good speaker...
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37. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
narratives
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
testimony
interpersonal
38. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
good example
internal summaries
three
39. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
love/belonging
they think of a speech as a performance
transition order
facts and statistics
40. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
passive audience
selective audience
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
41. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
attention-getter
fields of experience
causal audience
passive audience
42. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
pattern
narrative
facts and statistics
43. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
topical
compile
Chest
44. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
thinking over the future
organized audience
crescendo ending
interpersonal
45. Reiterate main points of speech
pauses
conclusion
informative conclusion
pattern
46. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
satisfaction
relying on humor so the audience will like you
informative speaking
causal
47. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
pattern
visualization
narrative
jog your memory
48. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
conclusion
internal summaries
topical
fields of experience
49. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
lead clearly
internal preview
good example
crescendo ending
50. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
Afraid to speak in public situations
narratives
claims
Rhetoric