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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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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 ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
causal
impromptu
audience's attitudes
visualization
2. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
introductions
self-actualization
out loud
conclusion
3. End with something from beginning
circular ending
claims
verbally
self-actualization
4. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
Confidence
causal reasoning
stage fright
internal preview
5. Many have stage fright because...
action
they think of a speech as a performance
three
Chest
6. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
policy
vocal process
safety
7. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
crescendo ending
pattern
Afraid to speak in public situations
thinking over the future
8. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
physiological
dying
examples
9. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
deductive reasoning
action
satisfaction
pattern
10. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
demographic information
self-esteem
audience's attitudes
jog your memory
11. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
purpose statement
definitions
vocal process
12. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
causal reasoning
thinking over the future
analogical reasoning
narratives
13. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
nonverbal communication
Confidence
Heart rate
lighter
14. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
reasoning
topical
pauses
15. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
pauses
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inductive reasoning
psychographic information
16. What are the purposes for communicating?
thinking over the future
Confidence
inform - persuade - and entertain
extemporaneous
17. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
Confidence
demographic information
stage fright
problem solution
18. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
inductive reasoning
relying on humor so the audience will like you
narrative
19. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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20. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
three
unusual places
self-esteem
intrapersonal appeal
21. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
circular ending
visual
you were giving the speech before an audience
backyard appeal
22. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
organized audience
informative conclusion
visualization
persuasive conclusion
23. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
deductive reasoning
purpose statement
testimony
Rhetoric
24. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
Confidence
jog your memory
interpersonal
Common ground
25. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
conclusion
right and wrong
pauses
inform - persuade - and entertain
26. The power source for a speaker is the...
topical
lead clearly
vocal process
conclusion
27. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
vocal process
informative speaking
attention-getter
nonverbal communication
28. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
intrapersonal appeal
selective audience
stereotyping
introductions
29. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
personal
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
concerted audience
30. Stands for an idea
narrative
evidence
claims
symbol
31. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
jog your memory
organized audience
stereotyping
analogical reasoning
32. 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
attention-getter
out loud
impressive sources
33. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
informative conclusion
policy
causal
out loud
34. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
conclusion
good example
diminished ending
inductive reasoning
35. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
impressive sources
interpersonal
backyard appeal
personal
36. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
policy
examples
spatial
37. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
organizes a speech's content
dying
evidence
38. Explain or describe what something is
analogical reasoning
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
reasoning
definitions
39. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
satisfaction
testimony
visual
need
40. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
literacy
self-esteem
crescendo ending
impression
41. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
concerted audience
stage fright
evidence
diminished ending
42. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
Rhetoric
lead clearly
literacy
43. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
claims
love/belonging
verbally
internal preview
44. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
chronological
verbally
literacy
self-actualization
45. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
diminished ending
relying on humor so the audience will like you
Chest
compile
46. 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
right and wrong
target audience
spatial
crescendo ending
47. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
causal audience
three
nonverbal communication
48. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
circular ending
internal preview
causal reasoning
thinking over the future
49. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
physiological
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
need
organized audience
50. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
informative conclusion
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
problem solution
relying on humor so the audience will like you