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Public Speaking
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Call to action
analogical reasoning
persuasive conclusion
extemporaneous
inform
2. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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3. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
love/belonging
crescendo ending
visual
4. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
organized audience
visualization
thinking over the future
relying on humor so the audience will like you
5. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
compile
Common ground
transition order
organized audience
6. A serious speaking problem
psychographic information
definitions
stage fright
passive audience
7. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
internal preview
literacy
bandwagon appeal
8. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
physiological
facts and statistics
claims
literacy
9. Some of the most effective quotations are...
impressive sources
visual
lighter
Heart rate
10. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
circular ending
Rhetoric
causal audience
11. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
definitions
backyard appeal
inform
pauses
12. 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
passive audience
you were giving the speech before an audience
definitions
13. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
organizes a speech's content
symbol
causal reasoning
14. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
informative speaking
crescendo ending
definitions
testimony
15. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
Afraid to speak in public situations
vocal process
organized audience
inductive reasoning
16. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
organized audience
reasoning
relying on humor so the audience will like you
17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
dying
stage fright
concerted audience
jog your memory
18. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
narratives
visual
19. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
circular ending
problem solution
organizes a speech's content
self-esteem
20. Stands for an idea
self-actualization
symbol
interpersonal
inductive reasoning
21. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
diminished ending
reasoning
Chest
intrapersonal appeal
22. The communication process does not need...
interpersonal
pauses
stereotyping
satisfaction
23. Group of people a speech is directed towards
need
target audience
causal
you were giving the speech before an audience
24. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
self-esteem
organizes a speech's content
informative conclusion
visual
25. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
chronological
topical
impressive sources
symbol
26. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
more than half
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
safety
facts and statistics
27. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
impromptu
attention
self-esteem
examples
28. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
policy
persuasive conclusion
compile
psychographic information
29. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
passive audience
organizes a speech's content
purpose statement
relying on humor so the audience will like you
30. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
self-esteem
unusual places
more than half
self-actualization
31. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
attention
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
informative speaking
policy
32. Which is communication apprehension?
causal
Afraid to speak in public situations
backyard appeal
circular ending
33. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
symbol
organizes a speech's content
lead clearly
narratives
34. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
attention
symbol
relying on humor so the audience will like you
causal
35. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
self-actualization
thinking over the future
interpersonal
values
36. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
satisfaction
Afraid to speak in public situations
need
37. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
claims
personal
impressive sources
38. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
problem solution
unusual places
dying
39. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
narrative
passive audience
pauses
causal
40. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
dying
informative conclusion
attention
more than half
41. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
action
analogical reasoning
satisfaction
backyard appeal
42. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
impromptu
causal audience
interpersonal
out loud
43. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
lead clearly
spatial
three
44. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
analogical reasoning
impressive sources
symbol
dying
45. Reiterate main points of speech
value
introductions
informative conclusion
concerted audience
46. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
inform - persuade - and entertain
Heart rate
informative conclusion
inform
47. The power source for a speaker is the...
compile
topical
pauses
vocal process
48. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
transition order
dying
informative conclusion
lead clearly
49. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
intrapersonal appeal
they think of a speech as a performance
three
examples
50. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
inform - persuade - and entertain
evidence
transition order
stage fright
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