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Public Speaking

Subject : 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. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills






2. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure






3. The art or study of public speaking






4. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.






5. Explain or describe what something is






6. A note card is often used in __________ speaking






7. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic






8. A good speech has _____ main parts.






9. Stands for an idea






10. The communication process does not need...






11. The power source for a speaker is the...






12. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?






13. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches






14. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family






15. A sneer is an example of...






16. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'






17. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.






18. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things






19. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience






20. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions






21. Not a way to build a speech with solid content






22. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed






23. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion






24. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep






25. A serious speaking problem






26. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim






27. Many have stage fright because...






28. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim






29. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.






30. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?






31. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.






32. Some of the most effective quotations are...






33. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented






34. 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






35. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.






36. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure






37. 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.






38. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.






39. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






40. Comparing 2 things that share similarities






41. Group of people a speech is directed towards






42. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot






43. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...






44. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?






45. Arguing that something caused something else






46. A good speaker...


47. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information






48. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






49. Which is communication apprehension?






50. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...