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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. The power source for a speaker is the...
diminished ending
vocal process
pattern
Chest
2. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
causal audience
narratives
jog your memory
compile
3. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
organized audience
intrapersonal appeal
persuasive conclusion
4. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
right and wrong
thinking over the future
extemporaneous
interpersonal
5. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
three
extemporaneous
vocal process
Confidence
6. 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
chronological
jog your memory
lead clearly
7. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
three
satisfaction
Confidence
8. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
Common ground
evidence
attention
narrative
9. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
more than half
conclusion
impressive sources
passive audience
10. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
passive audience
action
lead clearly
target audience
11. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
action
literacy
self-actualization
12. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
spatial
love/belonging
inductive reasoning
problem solution
13. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
attention
self-esteem
14. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
three
lead clearly
personal
safety
15. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
attention-getter
jog your memory
examples
visual
16. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
extemporaneous
attention
purpose statement
dying
17. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
target audience
literacy
value
internal summaries
18. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
satisfaction
visual
jog your memory
stereotyping
19. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
they think of a speech as a performance
examples
backyard appeal
need
20. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
self-esteem
action
lead clearly
crescendo ending
21. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
action
lead clearly
Confidence
literacy
22. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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23. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
personal
literacy
dying
impromptu
24. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
policy
backyard appeal
evidence
Chest
25. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
impression
self-esteem
extemporaneous
diminished ending
26. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
Chest
narratives
fields of experience
Confidence
27. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
physiological
visualization
psychographic information
inform
28. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
circular ending
transition order
self-actualization
examples
29. Stands for an idea
symbol
Heart rate
claims
intrapersonal appeal
30. A good speech has _____ main parts.
problem solution
definitions
informative speaking
three
31. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
psychographic information
pattern
stage fright
32. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
value
attention-getter
Heart rate
extemporaneous
33. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
personal
narratives
target audience
testimony
34. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
narrative
passive audience
literacy
35. Some of the most effective quotations are...
informative speaking
target audience
concerted audience
lighter
36. Make a solid first...
impression
physiological
Common ground
safety
37. 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
value
right and wrong
satisfaction
evidence
38. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
organizes a speech's content
deductive reasoning
concerted audience
satisfaction
39. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
inductive reasoning
thinking over the future
impressive sources
visualization
40. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
diminished ending
bandwagon appeal
testimony
narratives
41. A serious speaking problem
self-esteem
Chest
stage fright
value
42. Explain or describe what something is
they think of a speech as a performance
symbol
unusual places
definitions
43. 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
attention-getter
dying
right and wrong
44. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
personal
self-actualization
nonverbal communication
crescendo ending
45. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
causal reasoning
examples
reasoning
internal preview
46. What are the purposes for communicating?
lead clearly
inform - persuade - and entertain
thinking over the future
testimony
47. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
Confidence
reasoning
psychographic information
48. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
personal
good example
Rhetoric
verbally
49. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
purpose statement
Common ground
lighter
visualization
50. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
persuasive conclusion
visualization
policy
backyard appeal