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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. Use a notecard as a security net to...
causal audience
thinking over the future
jog your memory
lighter
2. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
inform
causal reasoning
narratives
compile
3. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
problem solution
self-esteem
attention-getter
informative speaking
4. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
verbally
internal preview
inform
out loud
5. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
topical
causal audience
analogical reasoning
good example
6. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
pattern
attention
impression
purpose statement
7. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
organizes a speech's content
causal audience
good example
value
8. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
transition order
policy
impromptu
9. Stands for an idea
symbol
stereotyping
organized audience
demographic information
10. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
thinking over the future
you were giving the speech before an audience
11. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
organized audience
policy
unusual places
right and wrong
12. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
right and wrong
psychographic information
visualization
internal summaries
13. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
vocal process
facts and statistics
more than half
right and wrong
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
audience's attitudes
facts and statistics
organized audience
value
15. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
introductions
inform - persuade - and entertain
self-actualization
16. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
inform - persuade - and entertain
good example
you were giving the speech before an audience
action
17. Some of the most effective quotations are...
passive audience
analogical reasoning
relying on humor so the audience will like you
lighter
18. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
crescendo ending
impressive sources
values
19. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
three
right and wrong
internal summaries
pattern
20. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
informative conclusion
internal summaries
demographic information
examples
21. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
topical
audience's attitudes
love/belonging
vocal process
22. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
purpose statement
pauses
causal
values
23. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
satisfaction
narratives
facts and statistics
physiological
24. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
causal audience
introductions
claims
audience's attitudes
25. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
inform - persuade - and entertain
pauses
satisfaction
inductive reasoning
26. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
Heart rate
relying on humor so the audience will like you
visualization
informative speaking
27. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
action
transition order
lighter
bandwagon appeal
28. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
Rhetoric
purpose statement
Chest
examples
29. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
more than half
attention-getter
inductive reasoning
organizes a speech's content
30. Many have stage fright because...
internal preview
persuasive conclusion
symbol
they think of a speech as a performance
31. End with something from beginning
narratives
circular ending
love/belonging
visualization
32. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
definitions
inform
action
need
33. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
verbally
audience's attitudes
transition order
34. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
bandwagon appeal
Rhetoric
informative speaking
35. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
organizes a speech's content
examples
topical
right and wrong
36. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
impression
conclusion
bandwagon appeal
verbally
37. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inform
testimony
symbol
38. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
good example
self-actualization
attention
39. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
you were giving the speech before an audience
satisfaction
Common ground
40. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
concerted audience
passive audience
topical
out loud
41. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
symbol
you were giving the speech before an audience
literacy
physiological
42. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
three
stereotyping
chronological
causal audience
43. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
narrative
claims
informative speaking
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
44. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
vocal process
demographic information
out loud
45. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
action
they think of a speech as a performance
intrapersonal appeal
46. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
transition order
compile
fields of experience
impressive sources
47. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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48. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
Rhetoric
need
safety
good example
49. Make a solid first...
impression
impromptu
Common ground
claims
50. 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
you were giving the speech before an audience
need
values