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Public Speaking
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
literacy
action
satisfaction
conclusion
2. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
verbally
pattern
audience's attitudes
compile
3. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
crescendo ending
attention-getter
more than half
persuasive conclusion
4. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
interpersonal
definitions
action
visual
5. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
definitions
inform
pauses
reasoning
6. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
satisfaction
more than half
narratives
chronological
7. Stands for an idea
attention
lighter
symbol
intrapersonal appeal
8. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
crescendo ending
extemporaneous
definitions
Confidence
9. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
jog your memory
inform - persuade - and entertain
Confidence
compile
10. End with something from beginning
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Chest
transition order
circular ending
11. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
three
attention-getter
narratives
12. Which is communication apprehension?
visualization
attention-getter
love/belonging
Afraid to speak in public situations
13. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
policy
target audience
demographic information
narrative
14. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
persuasive conclusion
stereotyping
organized audience
15. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
thinking over the future
self-esteem
visualization
selective audience
16. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
narratives
attention-getter
deductive reasoning
17. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
narratives
action
inform - persuade - and entertain
18. Use a notecard as a security net to...
unusual places
evidence
transition order
jog your memory
19. The power source for a speaker is the...
out loud
Rhetoric
vocal process
problem solution
20. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
relying on humor so the audience will like you
stereotyping
facts and statistics
good example
21. Explain or describe what something is
extemporaneous
definitions
stereotyping
physiological
22. The art or study of public speaking
dying
Rhetoric
backyard appeal
deductive reasoning
23. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
organizes a speech's content
problem solution
compile
you were giving the speech before an audience
24. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
causal
attention
action
impromptu
25. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
literacy
safety
testimony
audience's attitudes
26. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
Common ground
visual
compile
examples
27. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
purpose statement
policy
love/belonging
inform
28. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
deductive reasoning
bandwagon appeal
transition order
lead clearly
29. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
crescendo ending
relying on humor so the audience will like you
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
facts and statistics
30. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
reasoning
more than half
inform
31. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
values
more than half
narrative
fields of experience
32. The communication process does not need...
they think of a speech as a performance
definitions
attention
stereotyping
33. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
stage fright
purpose statement
inductive reasoning
chronological
34. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
impression
deductive reasoning
reasoning
bandwagon appeal
35. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
more than half
interpersonal
satisfaction
they think of a speech as a performance
36. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
safety
literacy
pauses
reasoning
37. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
causal reasoning
stage fright
diminished ending
value
38. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
lead clearly
values
testimony
crescendo ending
39. Some of the most effective quotations are...
values
selective audience
topical
lighter
40. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
three
relying on humor so the audience will like you
dying
good example
41. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
literacy
dying
facts and statistics
evidence
42. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
inform
personal
organizes a speech's content
definitions
43. What are the purposes for communicating?
Confidence
inform - persuade - and entertain
pattern
selective audience
44. Many have stage fright because...
conclusion
narrative
need
they think of a speech as a performance
45. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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46. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
evidence
self-actualization
claims
literacy
47. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
impression
causal
Afraid to speak in public situations
policy
48. 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.
attention-getter
Heart rate
narrative
internal summaries
49. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
internal preview
problem solution
transition order
inform - persuade - and entertain
50. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
crescendo ending
causal
literacy
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