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Public Speaking
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
facts and statistics
introductions
internal summaries
Common ground
2. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
satisfaction
out loud
literacy
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
3. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
attention
fields of experience
policy
4. Group of people a speech is directed towards
Afraid to speak in public situations
target audience
narratives
causal audience
5. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
Heart rate
causal audience
circular ending
selective audience
6. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
concerted audience
physiological
self-esteem
topical
7. Arguing that something caused something else
causal reasoning
extemporaneous
chronological
stage fright
8. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
examples
out loud
symbol
persuasive conclusion
9. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
circular ending
good example
pauses
persuasive conclusion
10. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
you were giving the speech before an audience
attention
out loud
impressive sources
11. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
more than half
causal reasoning
compile
values
12. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
problem solution
dying
you were giving the speech before an audience
13. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
organized audience
self-esteem
nonverbal communication
organizes a speech's content
14. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
introductions
values
bandwagon appeal
Confidence
15. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
organized audience
Rhetoric
love/belonging
16. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
causal reasoning
unusual places
claims
thinking over the future
17. Stands for an idea
backyard appeal
symbol
psychographic information
stage fright
18. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
crescendo ending
intrapersonal appeal
extemporaneous
narratives
19. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
inform
organizes a speech's content
narrative
crescendo ending
20. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
right and wrong
persuasive conclusion
deductive reasoning
21. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
pauses
impressive sources
Heart rate
crescendo ending
22. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
analogical reasoning
attention-getter
policy
demographic information
23. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
Chest
nonverbal communication
inform
action
24. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
love/belonging
literacy
relying on humor so the audience will like you
inductive reasoning
25. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
transition order
purpose statement
informative speaking
physiological
26. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
causal audience
literacy
internal preview
demographic information
27. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
definitions
nonverbal communication
physiological
inform - persuade - and entertain
28. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
concerted audience
out loud
internal summaries
personal
29. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
right and wrong
dying
impromptu
30. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
inform - persuade - and entertain
values
intrapersonal appeal
Chest
31. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
dying
psychographic information
visualization
you were giving the speech before an audience
32. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
claims
target audience
visualization
33. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
impressive sources
thinking over the future
visual
34. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
out loud
intrapersonal appeal
lead clearly
verbally
35. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
visual
narrative
out loud
compile
36. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
self-esteem
backyard appeal
concerted audience
37. 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
selective audience
intrapersonal appeal
diminished ending
38. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
thinking over the future
policy
action
nonverbal communication
39. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
values
nonverbal communication
topical
40. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
lead clearly
thinking over the future
internal preview
self-esteem
41. A good speaker...
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42. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
attention-getter
organized audience
introductions
impromptu
43. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
analogical reasoning
jog your memory
right and wrong
narratives
44. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
lighter
causal
dying
45. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
self-actualization
claims
transition order
46. A sneer is an example of...
self-actualization
compile
Rhetoric
nonverbal communication
47. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
examples
causal
claims
internal summaries
48. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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49. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
self-esteem
action
topical
50. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
concerted audience
values
backyard appeal
satisfaction
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