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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. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
definitions
need
evidence
stereotyping
2. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
fields of experience
pattern
self-esteem
introductions
3. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
internal summaries
pattern
dying
4. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
internal summaries
Heart rate
intrapersonal appeal
testimony
5. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
values
causal reasoning
impressive sources
topical
6. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
facts and statistics
right and wrong
Chest
informative speaking
7. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
crescendo ending
self-esteem
internal summaries
organized audience
8. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
informative speaking
fields of experience
internal preview
analogical reasoning
9. Group of people a speech is directed towards
inform
attention
Heart rate
target audience
10. Make a solid first...
impression
informative speaking
examples
causal reasoning
11. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
problem solution
organized audience
conclusion
visual
12. 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
value
values
you were giving the speech before an audience
policy
13. Some of the most effective quotations are...
pattern
extemporaneous
inductive reasoning
lighter
14. A good speaker...
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15. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
backyard appeal
Common ground
physiological
visualization
16. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
narratives
fields of experience
literacy
evidence
17. 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
spatial
topical
self-esteem
right and wrong
18. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
causal reasoning
dying
you were giving the speech before an audience
good example
19. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
audience's attitudes
internal summaries
claims
safety
20. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
definitions
topical
personal
fields of experience
21. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
extemporaneous
examples
topical
deductive reasoning
22. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
internal preview
self-actualization
conclusion
23. The communication process does not need...
backyard appeal
compile
Confidence
stereotyping
24. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
impressive sources
claims
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
organizes a speech's content
25. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
physiological
reasoning
bandwagon appeal
deductive reasoning
26. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
internal preview
impressive sources
attention-getter
causal
27. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
pauses
impromptu
chronological
28. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
organized audience
Confidence
right and wrong
facts and statistics
29. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
reasoning
spatial
need
inductive reasoning
30. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
claims
informative speaking
Heart rate
problem solution
31. Explain or describe what something is
informative speaking
problem solution
definitions
pattern
32. Call to action
narratives
bandwagon appeal
fields of experience
persuasive conclusion
33. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
impressive sources
values
psychographic information
relying on humor so the audience will like you
34. Many have stage fright because...
they think of a speech as a performance
crescendo ending
Confidence
impression
35. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
evidence
Confidence
backyard appeal
out loud
36. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
Heart rate
safety
narratives
problem solution
37. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
visualization
three
extemporaneous
inform
38. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
literacy
love/belonging
good example
organized audience
39. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
inform - persuade - and entertain
satisfaction
reasoning
transition order
40. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
pauses
psychographic information
Common ground
conclusion
41. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
internal summaries
inductive reasoning
diminished ending
you were giving the speech before an audience
42. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
analogical reasoning
policy
chronological
extemporaneous
43. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
Heart rate
informative speaking
analogical reasoning
passive audience
44. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
Chest
causal
transition order
bandwagon appeal
45. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
extemporaneous
narrative
examples
46. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
value
physiological
psychographic information
extemporaneous
47. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
psychographic information
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
vocal process
fields of experience
48. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
informative conclusion
love/belonging
claims
attention
49. Reiterate main points of speech
inform
informative conclusion
topical
demographic information
50. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
impromptu
definitions
problem solution
they think of a speech as a performance