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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. 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
inform
bandwagon appeal
safety
value
2. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
persuasive conclusion
jog your memory
action
3. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
nonverbal communication
value
impromptu
safety
4. Reiterate main points of speech
introductions
informative conclusion
reasoning
chronological
5. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
inform
Chest
lead clearly
three
6. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
circular ending
informative speaking
psychographic information
7. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
they think of a speech as a performance
definitions
psychographic information
8. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
personal
stage fright
compile
out loud
9. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
lead clearly
need
visualization
audience's attitudes
10. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
organized audience
Rhetoric
definitions
11. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
more than half
psychographic information
symbol
right and wrong
12. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
Confidence
facts and statistics
Afraid to speak in public situations
more than half
13. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
personal
Chest
bandwagon appeal
evidence
14. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
satisfaction
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
extemporaneous
dying
15. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
Afraid to speak in public situations
unusual places
concerted audience
16. Group of people a speech is directed towards
internal summaries
target audience
introductions
dying
17. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
introductions
Heart rate
analogical reasoning
circular ending
18. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
action
narrative
inductive reasoning
19. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
topical
passive audience
narrative
20. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
Rhetoric
conclusion
physiological
Chest
21. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
target audience
purpose statement
chronological
visual
22. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
verbally
target audience
informative conclusion
23. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
Chest
self-esteem
visual
24. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
three
demographic information
lighter
out loud
25. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
attention-getter
analogical reasoning
values
passive audience
26. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
purpose statement
problem solution
personal
stereotyping
27. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
narrative
good example
vocal process
evidence
28. The communication process does not need...
audience's attitudes
lead clearly
stereotyping
conclusion
29. Call to action
evidence
diminished ending
persuasive conclusion
compile
30. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
inductive reasoning
evidence
self-esteem
Heart rate
31. Use a notecard as a security net to...
safety
pauses
jog your memory
Afraid to speak in public situations
32. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
pauses
examples
visual
values
33. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
facts and statistics
causal
causal audience
interpersonal
34. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
causal
persuasive conclusion
safety
selective audience
35. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
out loud
internal summaries
symbol
literacy
36. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
stereotyping
attention
demographic information
37. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
personal
introductions
extemporaneous
38. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
organizes a speech's content
you were giving the speech before an audience
need
jog your memory
39. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
they think of a speech as a performance
relying on humor so the audience will like you
jog your memory
visual
40. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Heart rate
causal audience
Common ground
visualization
41. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
organizes a speech's content
definitions
attention
backyard appeal
42. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
compile
claims
reasoning
fields of experience
43. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
introductions
psychographic information
Chest
three
44. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
safety
lighter
inform - persuade - and entertain
45. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
chronological
jog your memory
intrapersonal appeal
love/belonging
46. End with something from beginning
narrative
inform - persuade - and entertain
circular ending
vocal process
47. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
action
impromptu
backyard appeal
48. Arguing that something caused something else
values
inform
causal reasoning
impressive sources
49. The art or study of public speaking
they think of a speech as a performance
Rhetoric
dying
impression
50. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
backyard appeal
narrative
values
you were giving the speech before an audience