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soft-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
internal preview
thinking over the future
dying
inform
2. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
examples
internal summaries
reasoning
intrapersonal appeal
3. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
purpose statement
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Heart rate
4. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
bandwagon appeal
Common ground
audience's attitudes
5. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
definitions
verbally
concerted audience
audience's attitudes
6. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
definitions
interpersonal
problem solution
literacy
7. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
introductions
satisfaction
pattern
8. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
love/belonging
bandwagon appeal
safety
need
9. Use a notecard as a security net to...
self-actualization
deductive reasoning
jog your memory
circular ending
10. Explain or describe what something is
concerted audience
target audience
physiological
definitions
11. 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
lighter
spatial
inductive reasoning
informative speaking
12. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
action
Chest
symbol
13. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
vocal process
physiological
psychographic information
nonverbal communication
14. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
informative speaking
impromptu
narrative
transition order
15. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
examples
impressive sources
psychographic information
16. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
you were giving the speech before an audience
facts and statistics
testimony
selective audience
17. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
out loud
attention-getter
policy
demographic information
18. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
passive audience
spatial
self-actualization
informative speaking
19. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
backyard appeal
compile
conclusion
claims
20. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
right and wrong
topical
lead clearly
intrapersonal appeal
21. A sneer is an example of...
good example
diminished ending
impromptu
nonverbal communication
22. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
internal preview
problem solution
crescendo ending
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
23. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
pauses
impromptu
causal
self-esteem
24. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
unusual places
conclusion
policy
inductive reasoning
25. Call to action
Afraid to speak in public situations
reasoning
definitions
persuasive conclusion
26. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
backyard appeal
deductive reasoning
visualization
transition order
27. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
deductive reasoning
passive audience
psychographic information
safety
28. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
deductive reasoning
physiological
introductions
impressive sources
29. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
Heart rate
stage fright
three
problem solution
30. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
attention
visualization
crescendo ending
narrative
31. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
claims
love/belonging
circular ending
evidence
32. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
lead clearly
impression
personal
evidence
33. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
satisfaction
out loud
right and wrong
relying on humor so the audience will like you
34. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
more than half
safety
diminished ending
compile
35. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
organized audience
Rhetoric
fields of experience
dying
36. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
satisfaction
you were giving the speech before an audience
informative conclusion
selective audience
37. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
definitions
pattern
action
values
38. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
out loud
narrative
concerted audience
chronological
39. Make a solid first...
organized audience
Common ground
impression
examples
40. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
informative speaking
crescendo ending
chronological
target audience
41. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
introductions
compile
good example
42. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
value
symbol
transition order
Rhetoric
43. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
claims
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
chronological
impromptu
44. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
extemporaneous
narratives
causal audience
claims
45. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
lighter
right and wrong
inductive reasoning
audience's attitudes
46. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
examples
demographic information
transition order
reasoning
47. End with something from beginning
attention
circular ending
introductions
action
48. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
analogical reasoning
more than half
informative conclusion
action
49. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
visualization
diminished ending
extemporaneous
self-actualization
50. The communication process does not need...
examples
testimony
thinking over the future
stereotyping
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