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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. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
verbally
inform
Heart rate
organizes a speech's content
2. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
claims
bandwagon appeal
deductive reasoning
good example
3. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
self-actualization
organized audience
claims
pattern
4. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
lead clearly
analogical reasoning
safety
literacy
5. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
symbol
narratives
self-actualization
more than half
6. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
literacy
definitions
crescendo ending
persuasive conclusion
7. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
thinking over the future
lead clearly
compile
self-esteem
8. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
Chest
circular ending
narrative
9. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
Confidence
right and wrong
Rhetoric
attention
10. The art or study of public speaking
topical
visualization
psychographic information
Rhetoric
11. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
selective audience
jog your memory
extemporaneous
conclusion
12. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
causal
self-actualization
claims
inform
13. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
definitions
policy
attention
conclusion
14. Many have stage fright because...
they think of a speech as a performance
love/belonging
interpersonal
crescendo ending
15. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
Chest
unusual places
intrapersonal appeal
analogical reasoning
16. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
values
more than half
crescendo ending
personal
17. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
spatial
internal preview
Chest
Confidence
18. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
impromptu
chronological
transition order
19. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
persuasive conclusion
action
policy
transition order
20. The communication process does not need...
persuasive conclusion
stereotyping
verbally
narrative
21. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
need
compile
more than half
relying on humor so the audience will like you
22. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
vocal process
love/belonging
psychographic information
interpersonal
23. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
attention
values
chronological
stage fright
24. Use a notecard as a security net to...
interpersonal
target audience
claims
jog your memory
25. A good speech has _____ main parts.
intrapersonal appeal
transition order
three
lead clearly
26. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
definitions
right and wrong
pattern
narratives
27. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
problem solution
right and wrong
three
claims
28. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
self-esteem
symbol
visual
impromptu
29. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
interpersonal
introductions
satisfaction
self-actualization
30. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
jog your memory
causal reasoning
thinking over the future
backyard appeal
31. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
reasoning
impression
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
out loud
32. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
impression
dying
stage fright
values
33. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
diminished ending
organizes a speech's content
conclusion
action
34. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
lead clearly
satisfaction
stereotyping
compile
35. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
visualization
unusual places
literacy
verbally
36. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
out loud
stage fright
self-esteem
causal
37. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
Heart rate
pauses
internal summaries
38. Stands for an idea
physiological
attention
symbol
compile
39. The power source for a speaker is the...
need
demographic information
policy
vocal process
40. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
Confidence
topical
narrative
physiological
41. 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.
conclusion
internal summaries
inductive reasoning
impressive sources
42. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
values
reasoning
chronological
43. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
jog your memory
lighter
dying
verbally
44. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
Heart rate
spatial
audience's attitudes
relying on humor so the audience will like you
45. A good speaker...
46. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
backyard appeal
circular ending
inductive reasoning
persuasive conclusion
47. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
facts and statistics
claims
reasoning
policy
48. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
organized audience
love/belonging
visualization
49. Some of the most effective quotations are...
internal preview
good example
causal
lighter
50. 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
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
attention
fields of experience