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Public Speaking

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action






2. Group of people a speech is directed towards






3. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences






4. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.






5. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.






6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?






7. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?






8. One way to close a speech is to return to your...






9. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions






10. A sneer is an example of...






11. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...






12. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?






13. 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.






14. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally






15. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...






16. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






17. Reiterate main points of speech






18. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.






19. A good speech has _____ main parts.






20. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills






21. Not a way to build a speech with solid content






22. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion






23. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family






24. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure






25. Arguing that something caused something else






26. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed






27. Call to action






28. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech

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29. Some of the most effective quotations are...






30. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic






31. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion






32. Explain or describe what something is






33. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects






34. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






35. The art or study of public speaking






36. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim






37. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...






38. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?






39. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot






40. The communication process does not need...






41. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'






42. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...






43. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?






44. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)






45. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.






46. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed






47. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion






48. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?






49. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented






50. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case