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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. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
need
problem solution
circular ending
2. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
transition order
dying
definitions
bandwagon appeal
3. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
Confidence
testimony
fields of experience
policy
4. Use a notecard as a security net to...
conclusion
impressive sources
jog your memory
lighter
5. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
fields of experience
internal summaries
right and wrong
6. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
target audience
dying
right and wrong
selective audience
7. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
attention-getter
informative speaking
out loud
analogical reasoning
8. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
extemporaneous
safety
definitions
more than half
9. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
evidence
out loud
internal preview
examples
10. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
reasoning
psychographic information
fields of experience
inductive reasoning
11. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
psychographic information
impressive sources
reasoning
12. Some of the most effective quotations are...
problem solution
lighter
causal audience
causal
13. The art or study of public speaking
relying on humor so the audience will like you
target audience
claims
Rhetoric
14. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
self-actualization
more than half
15. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
backyard appeal
impressive sources
interpersonal
psychographic information
16. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
pauses
internal preview
lead clearly
organized audience
17. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
problem solution
action
pattern
lighter
18. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
symbol
you were giving the speech before an audience
Heart rate
selective audience
19. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
reasoning
impromptu
jog your memory
Heart rate
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
visual
definitions
values
21. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
out loud
vocal process
organized audience
22. A good speech has _____ main parts.
deductive reasoning
three
passive audience
personal
23. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
impressive sources
nonverbal communication
compile
intrapersonal appeal
24. Make a solid first...
impression
Chest
out loud
impressive sources
25. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
intrapersonal appeal
examples
action
transition order
26. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
target audience
thinking over the future
stage fright
27. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
internal summaries
values
extemporaneous
causal
28. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
relying on humor so the audience will like you
action
need
transition order
29. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
pattern
love/belonging
informative speaking
more than half
30. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
examples
impression
impressive sources
concerted audience
31. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
psychographic information
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
pauses
32. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
circular ending
Confidence
backyard appeal
narrative
33. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
chronological
more than half
Confidence
34. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
out loud
analogical reasoning
selective audience
backyard appeal
35. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
narratives
informative conclusion
inductive reasoning
36. End with something from beginning
passive audience
relying on humor so the audience will like you
selective audience
circular ending
37. What are the purposes for communicating?
evidence
inform - persuade - and entertain
three
passive audience
38. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
values
facts and statistics
causal audience
dying
39. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
diminished ending
safety
crescendo ending
out loud
40. 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
spatial
pauses
literacy
chronological
41. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
relying on humor so the audience will like you
chronological
inductive reasoning
attention
42. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
verbally
organized audience
pauses
symbol
43. 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
unusual places
value
topical
facts and statistics
44. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
Chest
testimony
definitions
45. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
interpersonal
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
inform
46. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
compile
diminished ending
good example
inductive reasoning
47. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
stereotyping
stage fright
Rhetoric
inductive reasoning
48. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
pauses
persuasive conclusion
value
49. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
Common ground
action
passive audience
organized audience
50. Explain or describe what something is
value
inform - persuade - and entertain
introductions
definitions