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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
love/belonging
verbally
internal preview
impromptu
2. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
safety
selective audience
causal audience
psychographic information
3. The communication process does not need...
attention
lead clearly
good example
stereotyping
4. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
internal summaries
Rhetoric
pattern
narratives
5. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
pauses
policy
analogical reasoning
facts and statistics
6. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
lighter
they think of a speech as a performance
policy
facts and statistics
7. A serious speaking problem
compile
reasoning
stage fright
unusual places
8. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
transition order
evidence
jog your memory
9. Make a solid first...
impression
facts and statistics
causal audience
Chest
10. Use a notecard as a security net to...
narratives
Rhetoric
jog your memory
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
11. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
personal
stage fright
self-esteem
verbally
12. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
evidence
psychographic information
need
examples
13. What are the purposes for communicating?
narratives
inform - persuade - and entertain
spatial
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
14. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
need
circular ending
problem solution
attention
15. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
visualization
interpersonal
they think of a speech as a performance
causal
16. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
topical
narratives
bandwagon appeal
inductive reasoning
17. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
interpersonal
analogical reasoning
impressive sources
circular ending
18. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
causal
impressive sources
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
19. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
stereotyping
narrative
attention
Common ground
20. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
stage fright
three
deductive reasoning
informative speaking
21. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
introductions
informative speaking
reasoning
22. The power source for a speaker is the...
Chest
purpose statement
audience's attitudes
vocal process
23. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
interpersonal
verbally
values
impression
24. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
verbally
compile
inform - persuade - and entertain
physiological
25. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
stage fright
literacy
policy
26. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
Common ground
persuasive conclusion
stereotyping
literacy
27. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
informative conclusion
safety
value
causal audience
28. Longer transitions that also help listeners move from one main point to the next. Reminds listeners of previously presented information so that they have a solid grasp of those ideas before you move onto the next point.
verbally
right and wrong
visualization
internal summaries
29. Arguing that something caused something else
stereotyping
internal preview
causal reasoning
spatial
30. Some of the most effective quotations are...
informative conclusion
out loud
three
lighter
31. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
audience's attitudes
passive audience
claims
verbally
32. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
analogical reasoning
more than half
Rhetoric
33. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
dying
extemporaneous
concerted audience
persuasive conclusion
34. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
narrative
love/belonging
intrapersonal appeal
bandwagon appeal
35. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
evidence
inform
visualization
visual
36. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
inform
introductions
compile
37. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
three
impression
audience's attitudes
personal
38. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
internal preview
action
pauses
stage fright
39. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
good example
backyard appeal
testimony
selective audience
40. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
fields of experience
introductions
chronological
target audience
41. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
pattern
organizes a speech's content
unusual places
self-esteem
42. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
analogical reasoning
transition order
introductions
visual
43. 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
literacy
psychographic information
spatial
visualization
44. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
stage fright
claims
persuasive conclusion
pattern
45. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
value
more than half
selective audience
visualization
46. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
organized audience
demographic information
informative speaking
spatial
47. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
circular ending
verbally
love/belonging
lighter
48. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
circular ending
you were giving the speech before an audience
visual
need
49. A good speech has _____ main parts.
conclusion
three
problem solution
value
50. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
self-actualization
good example
nonverbal communication
concerted audience