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






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






3. 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.






4. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.






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






6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?






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






8. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience






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






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






11. 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






12. Stands for an idea






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






14. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects






15. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic






16. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.






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






18. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...






19. Group of people a speech is directed towards






20. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...






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






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






23. A sneer is an example of...






24. Ethics involoves one's sense of...






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






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






27. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences






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






29. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...






30. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech

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31. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?






32. 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






33. Comparing 2 things that share similarities






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






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






36. A good speech has _____ main parts.






37. An example of intrapersonal communication is...






38. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem






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






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






41. Explain or describe what something is






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






43. Which is communication apprehension?






44. Arguing that something caused something else






45. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...






46. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?






47. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?






48. Many have stage fright because...






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






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