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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. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
symbol
three
psychographic information
fields of experience
2. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
visualization
impromptu
verbally
3. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
self-actualization
testimony
impressive sources
4. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
satisfaction
definitions
thinking over the future
selective audience
5. Some of the most effective quotations are...
pauses
lighter
crescendo ending
verbally
6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
narrative
good example
policy
causal audience
7. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
reasoning
causal
audience's attitudes
8. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
inform
demographic information
purpose statement
extemporaneous
9. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
extemporaneous
audience's attitudes
evidence
narrative
10. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
deductive reasoning
self-esteem
impressive sources
passive audience
11. The art or study of public speaking
right and wrong
pattern
audience's attitudes
Rhetoric
12. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
organizes a speech's content
narratives
testimony
Common ground
13. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
concerted audience
crescendo ending
unusual places
stage fright
14. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
persuasive conclusion
backyard appeal
visual
lighter
15. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
internal summaries
narrative
you were giving the speech before an audience
lead clearly
16. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
organizes a speech's content
need
more than half
Heart rate
17. A sneer is an example of...
causal reasoning
backyard appeal
nonverbal communication
value
18. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
satisfaction
literacy
personal
organizes a speech's content
19. A good speaker...
20. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
more than half
problem solution
audience's attitudes
testimony
21. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impressive sources
impromptu
love/belonging
informative speaking
22. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
intrapersonal appeal
transition order
unusual places
causal reasoning
23. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
24. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
organized audience
thinking over the future
organizes a speech's content
25. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
informative conclusion
safety
Rhetoric
intrapersonal appeal
26. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
you were giving the speech before an audience
more than half
satisfaction
inductive reasoning
27. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
safety
diminished ending
you were giving the speech before an audience
selective audience
28. Call to action
persuasive conclusion
policy
passive audience
spatial
29. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
bandwagon appeal
internal preview
interpersonal
inform
30. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
unusual places
right and wrong
topical
passive audience
31. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
more than half
attention-getter
target audience
you were giving the speech before an audience
32. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
thinking over the future
impressive sources
concerted audience
value
33. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
analogical reasoning
Common ground
self-actualization
causal
34. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
relying on humor so the audience will like you
selective audience
internal summaries
35. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
unusual places
fields of experience
chronological
36. 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
impressive sources
policy
action
spatial
37. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
compile
Confidence
pattern
backyard appeal
38. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
attention-getter
unusual places
chronological
examples
39. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
stage fright
chronological
self-esteem
diminished ending
40. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
right and wrong
informative speaking
dying
out loud
41. Many have stage fright because...
testimony
value
Confidence
they think of a speech as a performance
42. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
lead clearly
out loud
personal
43. Use a notecard as a security net to...
thinking over the future
internal preview
definitions
jog your memory
44. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
inform - persuade - and entertain
literacy
visualization
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
45. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
stage fright
you were giving the speech before an audience
physiological
passive audience
46. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
chronological
circular ending
crescendo ending
nonverbal communication
47. Stands for an idea
persuasive conclusion
reasoning
symbol
claims
48. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
informative speaking
extemporaneous
Confidence
symbol
49. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
self-esteem
self-actualization
Common ground
internal summaries
50. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
right and wrong
values
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs