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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.
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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. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
deductive reasoning
pattern
internal summaries
purpose statement
2. 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
causal audience
spatial
reasoning
relying on humor so the audience will like you
3. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
visualization
values
psychographic information
fields of experience
4. Explain or describe what something is
intrapersonal appeal
causal
analogical reasoning
definitions
5. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
stereotyping
Heart rate
impression
impromptu
6. The power source for a speaker is the...
interpersonal
organizes a speech's content
narratives
vocal process
7. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
internal preview
lighter
topical
8. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
attention
unusual places
claims
facts and statistics
9. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
backyard appeal
Confidence
testimony
right and wrong
10. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
three
good example
claims
stage fright
11. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
testimony
good example
stage fright
12. Reiterate main points of speech
unusual places
informative conclusion
inform
three
13. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
examples
persuasive conclusion
crescendo ending
target audience
14. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
causal audience
attention
topical
15. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
Confidence
facts and statistics
visualization
compile
16. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
deductive reasoning
you were giving the speech before an audience
Afraid to speak in public situations
dying
17. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
relying on humor so the audience will like you
diminished ending
selective audience
informative speaking
18. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
lead clearly
selective audience
purpose statement
causal audience
19. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
policy
crescendo ending
physiological
need
20. 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
purpose statement
Heart rate
more than half
21. Which is communication apprehension?
visual
Afraid to speak in public situations
stage fright
relying on humor so the audience will like you
22. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
intrapersonal appeal
inductive reasoning
evidence
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
23. A sneer is an example of...
evidence
impromptu
values
nonverbal communication
24. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
spatial
diminished ending
fields of experience
target audience
25. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
love/belonging
causal audience
Afraid to speak in public situations
concerted audience
26. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
inform
informative conclusion
attention
verbally
27. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
pattern
chronological
visualization
lead clearly
28. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
pattern
attention
interpersonal
safety
29. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
audience's attitudes
self-actualization
bandwagon appeal
definitions
30. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
crescendo ending
Chest
Heart rate
out loud
31. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
definitions
attention
examples
satisfaction
32. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
impressive sources
Chest
diminished ending
Afraid to speak in public situations
33. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
self-actualization
narrative
values
definitions
34. A serious speaking problem
personal
stage fright
out loud
causal
35. A good speech has _____ main parts.
stage fright
fields of experience
three
lead clearly
36. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
organized audience
topical
concerted audience
conclusion
37. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
interpersonal
more than half
love/belonging
organized audience
38. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
they think of a speech as a performance
symbol
visual
relying on humor so the audience will like you
39. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
more than half
literacy
attention-getter
inform
40. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
informative speaking
backyard appeal
unusual places
causal reasoning
41. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
definitions
conclusion
need
42. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
narratives
thinking over the future
Chest
attention-getter
43. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
interpersonal
psychographic information
deductive reasoning
passive audience
44. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
analogical reasoning
more than half
Afraid to speak in public situations
policy
45. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
spatial
demographic information
inductive reasoning
thinking over the future
46. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
chronological
Afraid to speak in public situations
Common ground
facts and statistics
47. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
policy
stage fright
impressive sources
crescendo ending
48. Arguing that something caused something else
causal reasoning
narrative
fields of experience
demographic information
49. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
inform
bandwagon appeal
thinking over the future
50. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
bandwagon appeal
fields of experience
safety
concerted audience