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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
circular ending
vocal process
physiological
2. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
definitions
problem solution
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inform
3. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
verbally
out loud
thinking over the future
4. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
chronological
diminished ending
Afraid to speak in public situations
three
5. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
reasoning
bandwagon appeal
literacy
pauses
6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
facts and statistics
passive audience
conclusion
relying on humor so the audience will like you
7. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
you were giving the speech before an audience
safety
crescendo ending
8. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
examples
facts and statistics
Common ground
9. Many have stage fright because...
transition order
they think of a speech as a performance
analogical reasoning
vocal process
10. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
impromptu
causal
visualization
out loud
11. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
value
narrative
compile
12. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
narratives
transition order
more than half
13. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
vocal process
Confidence
reasoning
demographic information
14. 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
out loud
passive audience
pauses
15. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
pauses
analogical reasoning
dying
target audience
16. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
compile
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
unusual places
causal reasoning
17. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
causal audience
selective audience
demographic information
18. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
causal
you were giving the speech before an audience
purpose statement
narratives
19. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
topical
attention
Heart rate
good example
20. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
interpersonal
pattern
narratives
lighter
21. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
compile
Chest
attention
extemporaneous
22. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
visual
attention
organized audience
23. Some of the most effective quotations are...
persuasive conclusion
unusual places
lighter
evidence
24. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
Heart rate
inductive reasoning
facts and statistics
intrapersonal appeal
25. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
impression
more than half
introductions
narrative
26. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
right and wrong
visualization
informative speaking
interpersonal
27. Explain or describe what something is
compile
inform - persuade - and entertain
right and wrong
definitions
28. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
stage fright
interpersonal
concerted audience
value
29. Group of people a speech is directed towards
physiological
attention-getter
vocal process
target audience
30. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
they think of a speech as a performance
Common ground
self-actualization
satisfaction
31. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
they think of a speech as a performance
Heart rate
causal audience
32. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
testimony
Rhetoric
attention
transition order
33. End with something from beginning
Confidence
circular ending
interpersonal
backyard appeal
34. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
compile
Rhetoric
purpose statement
target audience
35. Make a solid first...
impression
relying on humor so the audience will like you
physiological
testimony
36. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
Rhetoric
Confidence
Chest
relying on humor so the audience will like you
37. 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.
attention
facts and statistics
Afraid to speak in public situations
internal summaries
38. The communication process does not need...
pauses
Common ground
deductive reasoning
stereotyping
39. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
right and wrong
organized audience
pattern
intrapersonal appeal
40. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
examples
audience's attitudes
spatial
personal
41. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
right and wrong
need
topical
self-actualization
42. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
impression
compile
self-actualization
you were giving the speech before an audience
43. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
stereotyping
deductive reasoning
persuasive conclusion
narrative
44. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
Chest
transition order
physiological
45. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
evidence
action
pauses
46. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
physiological
claims
thinking over the future
stage fright
47. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
physiological
internal preview
narrative
right and wrong
48. Reiterate main points of speech
unusual places
literacy
demographic information
informative conclusion
49. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
jog your memory
purpose statement
Confidence
verbally
50. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
transition order
testimony
analogical reasoning