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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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1. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
reasoning
evidence
Confidence
love/belonging
2. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
pauses
deductive reasoning
Common ground
right and wrong
3. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
backyard appeal
narratives
facts and statistics
analogical reasoning
4. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
causal audience
testimony
fields of experience
right and wrong
5. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
passive audience
literacy
dying
chronological
6. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
vocal process
internal summaries
visualization
7. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
intrapersonal appeal
claims
impromptu
internal preview
8. Arguing that something caused something else
compile
chronological
causal reasoning
good example
9. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
internal preview
nonverbal communication
causal
love/belonging
10. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
thinking over the future
you were giving the speech before an audience
pattern
causal reasoning
11. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
safety
impressive sources
interpersonal
action
12. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
informative conclusion
safety
interpersonal
satisfaction
13. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
causal
safety
reasoning
inform - persuade - and entertain
14. Stands for an idea
impressive sources
impression
symbol
relying on humor so the audience will like you
15. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
right and wrong
Afraid to speak in public situations
fields of experience
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
16. 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
pauses
value
passive audience
action
17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
causal audience
passive audience
more than half
18. A good speech has _____ main parts.
Confidence
three
Common ground
inform - persuade - and entertain
19. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
inductive reasoning
dying
organized audience
relying on humor so the audience will like you
20. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
thinking over the future
self-actualization
psychographic information
impression
21. Group of people a speech is directed towards
intrapersonal appeal
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
target audience
Chest
22. What are the purposes for communicating?
right and wrong
verbally
inform - persuade - and entertain
relying on humor so the audience will like you
23. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
right and wrong
nonverbal communication
fields of experience
organized audience
24. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
impromptu
three
problem solution
you were giving the speech before an audience
25. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
verbally
unusual places
symbol
Common ground
26. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
they think of a speech as a performance
inductive reasoning
impression
27. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
crescendo ending
attention
informative conclusion
diminished ending
28. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
safety
Rhetoric
pattern
transition order
29. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
concerted audience
claims
circular ending
30. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
Rhetoric
conclusion
verbally
introductions
31. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
Confidence
attention
stage fright
audience's attitudes
32. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
attention
lead clearly
out loud
Chest
33. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
inductive reasoning
impromptu
jog your memory
Heart rate
34. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
unusual places
attention-getter
causal reasoning
thinking over the future
35. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
internal preview
good example
informative conclusion
36. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
good example
persuasive conclusion
compile
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
37. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
values
problem solution
Confidence
passive audience
38. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
Afraid to speak in public situations
spatial
impressive sources
inform
39. Make a solid first...
diminished ending
impression
they think of a speech as a performance
values
40. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
narrative
internal summaries
diminished ending
fields of experience
41. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
audience's attitudes
pauses
internal summaries
jog your memory
42. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
out loud
selective audience
purpose statement
43. A good speaker...
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44. Reiterate main points of speech
good example
pauses
informative conclusion
examples
45. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
selective audience
safety
thinking over the future
46. Call to action
informative conclusion
problem solution
persuasive conclusion
you were giving the speech before an audience
47. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
diminished ending
love/belonging
Chest
48. The art or study of public speaking
symbol
action
compile
Rhetoric
49. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
values
inform
problem solution
visualization
50. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
narrative
right and wrong
good example
physiological