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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. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
crescendo ending
target audience
definitions
introductions
2. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
action
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
thinking over the future
need
3. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
values
Common ground
verbally
spatial
4. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
purpose statement
three
stage fright
intrapersonal appeal
5. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
fields of experience
target audience
causal audience
deductive reasoning
6. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
purpose statement
relying on humor so the audience will like you
claims
right and wrong
7. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
nonverbal communication
relying on humor so the audience will like you
self-esteem
causal reasoning
8. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
selective audience
pauses
verbally
claims
9. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
self-actualization
topical
policy
personal
10. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
persuasive conclusion
bandwagon appeal
good example
impression
11. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
symbol
inform
purpose statement
12. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
claims
Chest
problem solution
bandwagon appeal
13. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
attention
literacy
crescendo ending
inform
14. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
definitions
Afraid to speak in public situations
narrative
chronological
15. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
internal preview
demographic information
analogical reasoning
interpersonal
16. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
action
values
target audience
internal summaries
17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
backyard appeal
good example
passive audience
action
18. 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.
psychographic information
love/belonging
internal summaries
extemporaneous
19. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
pauses
impromptu
fields of experience
out loud
20. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
organizes a speech's content
Common ground
psychographic information
more than half
21. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
pauses
attention-getter
pattern
out loud
22. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
Common ground
demographic information
internal preview
extemporaneous
23. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
value
introductions
symbol
24. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
internal summaries
physiological
concerted audience
informative conclusion
25. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
26. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
you were giving the speech before an audience
narratives
unusual places
lead clearly
27. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
inform
thinking over the future
demographic information
Heart rate
28. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
Confidence
narratives
interpersonal
impressive sources
29. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
claims
right and wrong
values
examples
30. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
Confidence
compile
Afraid to speak in public situations
impression
31. The art or study of public speaking
pattern
Rhetoric
internal summaries
informative speaking
32. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
values
attention
love/belonging
action
33. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
testimony
physiological
demographic information
passive audience
34. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
claims
attention
internal preview
you were giving the speech before an audience
35. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
right and wrong
impromptu
inductive reasoning
literacy
36. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
Chest
action
inform
pauses
37. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
pauses
deductive reasoning
love/belonging
impressive sources
38. A serious speaking problem
causal
causal audience
stage fright
selective audience
39. End with something from beginning
circular ending
testimony
informative speaking
introductions
40. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
spatial
impressive sources
vocal process
41. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
visual
spatial
unusual places
safety
42. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
internal preview
unusual places
backyard appeal
attention
43. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
pauses
Afraid to speak in public situations
stereotyping
44. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
internal summaries
visual
organized audience
impression
45. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
organized audience
thinking over the future
demographic information
narratives
46. Stands for an idea
Afraid to speak in public situations
chronological
symbol
diminished ending
47. 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
self-esteem
love/belonging
symbol
48. 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
love/belonging
narrative
internal preview
value
49. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
visual
compile
persuasive conclusion
50. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
personal
analogical reasoning
passive audience