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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. Stands for an idea
symbol
inform
facts and statistics
pauses
2. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
concerted audience
problem solution
self-esteem
evidence
3. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
transition order
policy
intrapersonal appeal
causal audience
4. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
organized audience
Chest
evidence
need
5. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
visual
internal preview
claims
narratives
6. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
you were giving the speech before an audience
Heart rate
conclusion
policy
7. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
evidence
out loud
inform
8. The communication process does not need...
pauses
chronological
informative speaking
stereotyping
9. 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.
right and wrong
internal summaries
causal
attention-getter
10. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
inductive reasoning
bandwagon appeal
lead clearly
transition order
11. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
facts and statistics
lead clearly
values
dying
12. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
circular ending
deductive reasoning
problem solution
you were giving the speech before an audience
13. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
intrapersonal appeal
chronological
organizes a speech's content
good example
14. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
need
verbally
examples
compile
15. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
deductive reasoning
conclusion
action
fields of experience
16. 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
circular ending
causal audience
demographic information
17. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
stage fright
more than half
good example
causal
18. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
personal
internal summaries
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
19. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
love/belonging
narratives
narrative
evidence
20. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
analogical reasoning
facts and statistics
vocal process
21. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
need
deductive reasoning
diminished ending
22. Some of the most effective quotations are...
verbally
inform
vocal process
lighter
23. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
Confidence
backyard appeal
satisfaction
24. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
internal summaries
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
purpose statement
Chest
25. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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26. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
psychographic information
analogical reasoning
examples
27. Reiterate main points of speech
extemporaneous
informative conclusion
internal summaries
pattern
28. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
causal audience
problem solution
attention
intrapersonal appeal
29. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
Rhetoric
diminished ending
lighter
impression
30. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
action
attention
you were giving the speech before an audience
lead clearly
31. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
inductive reasoning
target audience
claims
reasoning
32. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
self-actualization
lead clearly
informative speaking
33. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
nonverbal communication
crescendo ending
interpersonal
intrapersonal appeal
34. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
crescendo ending
stereotyping
unusual places
self-esteem
35. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
organizes a speech's content
compile
diminished ending
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
extemporaneous
diminished ending
thinking over the future
spatial
37. Many have stage fright because...
visual
literacy
they think of a speech as a performance
nonverbal communication
38. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
purpose statement
satisfaction
policy
out loud
39. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
concerted audience
spatial
reasoning
40. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
three
lighter
self-actualization
41. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
causal reasoning
Chest
selective audience
demographic information
42. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
passive audience
Chest
value
43. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
spatial
internal summaries
stereotyping
44. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
jog your memory
psychographic information
impromptu
visual
45. Explain or describe what something is
good example
inform - persuade - and entertain
reasoning
definitions
46. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
informative speaking
three
literacy
attention-getter
47. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
inform
concerted audience
unusual places
48. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
Confidence
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
organizes a speech's content
49. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
backyard appeal
introductions
psychographic information
50. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
unusual places
you were giving the speech before an audience
topical
internal summaries