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Public Speaking
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
introductions
compile
Common ground
intrapersonal appeal
2. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
impressive sources
fields of experience
demographic information
Common ground
3. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
demographic information
pauses
stage fright
4. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
thinking over the future
literacy
Rhetoric
inductive reasoning
5. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
crescendo ending
attention
lead clearly
more than half
6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
stereotyping
passive audience
satisfaction
self-actualization
7. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
evidence
conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
attention-getter
8. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
right and wrong
dying
three
deductive reasoning
9. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
diminished ending
testimony
safety
visualization
10. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
they think of a speech as a performance
chronological
values
more than half
11. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
purpose statement
narratives
analogical reasoning
12. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
relying on humor so the audience will like you
problem solution
examples
need
13. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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14. Make a solid first...
impression
inform - persuade - and entertain
good example
stereotyping
15. 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
inductive reasoning
lead clearly
impressive sources
value
16. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
personal
out loud
testimony
pauses
17. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
internal preview
intrapersonal appeal
deductive reasoning
conclusion
18. Call to action
passive audience
transition order
you were giving the speech before an audience
persuasive conclusion
19. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
topical
pauses
crescendo ending
diminished ending
20. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
you were giving the speech before an audience
love/belonging
verbally
nonverbal communication
21. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
more than half
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
impression
facts and statistics
22. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
values
narratives
love/belonging
23. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
need
concerted audience
relying on humor so the audience will like you
Rhetoric
24. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
lighter
values
safety
psychographic information
25. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
extemporaneous
visualization
dying
attention-getter
26. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
extemporaneous
policy
testimony
you were giving the speech before an audience
27. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
stage fright
extemporaneous
internal preview
purpose statement
28. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
thinking over the future
target audience
bandwagon appeal
29. Use a notecard as a security net to...
impressive sources
intrapersonal appeal
jog your memory
stereotyping
30. A sneer is an example of...
intrapersonal appeal
you were giving the speech before an audience
nonverbal communication
deductive reasoning
31. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
informative conclusion
Common ground
problem solution
satisfaction
32. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
pattern
right and wrong
chronological
compile
33. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
Common ground
love/belonging
problem solution
policy
34. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
Rhetoric
need
causal reasoning
physiological
35. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
reasoning
concerted audience
personal
introductions
36. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
inform
interpersonal
more than half
narratives
37. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
love/belonging
Heart rate
action
examples
38. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
inductive reasoning
self-esteem
attention-getter
attention
39. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
passive audience
thinking over the future
evidence
self-esteem
40. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
interpersonal
reasoning
narrative
41. Stands for an idea
dying
symbol
diminished ending
right and wrong
42. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
topical
claims
organizes a speech's content
concerted audience
43. A good speaker...
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44. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
relying on humor so the audience will like you
more than half
Chest
definitions
45. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
causal reasoning
fields of experience
jog your memory
examples
46. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
three
dying
good example
compile
47. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
passive audience
you were giving the speech before an audience
pattern
nonverbal communication
48. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
persuasive conclusion
thinking over the future
impression
audience's attitudes
49. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
purpose statement
organized audience
extemporaneous
action
50. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
interpersonal
problem solution
bandwagon appeal
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