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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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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
facts and statistics
deductive reasoning
internal preview
impromptu
2. Stands for an idea
problem solution
stage fright
bandwagon appeal
symbol
3. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
facts and statistics
impressive sources
backyard appeal
transition order
4. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
inform
literacy
impression
psychographic information
5. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
causal audience
lead clearly
problem solution
unusual places
6. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
impromptu
love/belonging
nonverbal communication
need
7. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
Rhetoric
chronological
reasoning
8. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
circular ending
causal reasoning
action
Heart rate
9. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
more than half
demographic information
values
chronological
10. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
they think of a speech as a performance
pauses
conclusion
extemporaneous
11. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
persuasive conclusion
audience's attitudes
attention-getter
psychographic information
12. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
symbol
stereotyping
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Confidence
13. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
vocal process
persuasive conclusion
causal
14. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
three
you were giving the speech before an audience
visual
transition order
15. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
fields of experience
compile
self-actualization
causal reasoning
16. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
problem solution
backyard appeal
out loud
17. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
self-esteem
visualization
internal preview
visual
18. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
deductive reasoning
problem solution
dying
causal audience
19. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
causal
inductive reasoning
audience's attitudes
impressive sources
20. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
concerted audience
interpersonal
conclusion
Heart rate
21. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
policy
Rhetoric
conclusion
attention-getter
22. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
concerted audience
selective audience
examples
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
23. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
satisfaction
fields of experience
vocal process
24. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
definitions
evidence
introductions
relying on humor so the audience will like you
25. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
informative conclusion
more than half
26. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
pauses
concerted audience
dying
testimony
27. What are the purposes for communicating?
definitions
inform - persuade - and entertain
self-actualization
safety
28. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
personal
bandwagon appeal
examples
nonverbal communication
29. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
Chest
inform
lead clearly
circular ending
30. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
evidence
satisfaction
self-actualization
Rhetoric
31. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
impromptu
intrapersonal appeal
nonverbal communication
Heart rate
32. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
visualization
Confidence
Common ground
dying
33. Reiterate main points of speech
interpersonal
love/belonging
examples
informative conclusion
34. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
informative conclusion
reasoning
right and wrong
Common ground
35. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
inform
concerted audience
jog your memory
self-esteem
36. Make a solid first...
informative speaking
definitions
impression
policy
37. 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
impression
literacy
analogical reasoning
value
38. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
literacy
organized audience
internal preview
visual
39. 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
passive audience
dying
spatial
narratives
40. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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41. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
crescendo ending
conclusion
safety
informative speaking
42. A good speaker...
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43. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
physiological
satisfaction
pauses
concerted audience
44. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
informative conclusion
verbally
facts and statistics
jog your memory
45. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
you were giving the speech before an audience
they think of a speech as a performance
chronological
Afraid to speak in public situations
46. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
narrative
compile
lead clearly
conclusion
47. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
problem solution
internal preview
demographic information
symbol
48. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
policy
self-esteem
values
love/belonging
49. Call to action
examples
chronological
persuasive conclusion
attention-getter
50. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
more than half
claims
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning