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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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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. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
values
crescendo ending
evidence
2. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
crescendo ending
pattern
extemporaneous
introductions
3. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
4. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
audience's attitudes
transition order
intrapersonal appeal
spatial
5. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
concerted audience
visual
impression
pauses
6. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
values
concerted audience
stage fright
7. Group of people a speech is directed towards
three
nonverbal communication
target audience
more than half
8. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
introductions
chronological
evidence
lead clearly
9. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
problem solution
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
relying on humor so the audience will like you
thinking over the future
10. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
informative speaking
inductive reasoning
reasoning
love/belonging
11. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
jog your memory
satisfaction
personal
narrative
12. A sneer is an example of...
policy
nonverbal communication
concerted audience
informative speaking
13. Reiterate main points of speech
personal
informative conclusion
conclusion
narrative
14. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
extemporaneous
passive audience
organized audience
examples
15. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
unusual places
impression
crescendo ending
16. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
extemporaneous
spatial
demographic information
17. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
stereotyping
policy
inform
18. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
Rhetoric
self-actualization
diminished ending
impressive sources
19. Which is communication apprehension?
extemporaneous
jog your memory
narrative
Afraid to speak in public situations
20. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
informative conclusion
literacy
selective audience
Heart rate
21. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
physiological
pattern
stereotyping
Afraid to speak in public situations
22. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
impromptu
inform - persuade - and entertain
concerted audience
examples
23. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
passive audience
psychographic information
claims
literacy
24. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
pattern
jog your memory
compile
definitions
25. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
target audience
literacy
Heart rate
action
26. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
three
inform - persuade - and entertain
stage fright
passive audience
27. Make a solid first...
symbol
more than half
impression
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
28. A good speech has _____ main parts.
inform - persuade - and entertain
impressive sources
demographic information
three
29. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
purpose statement
Chest
inductive reasoning
attention
30. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
causal audience
internal summaries
deductive reasoning
conclusion
31. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
Common ground
they think of a speech as a performance
impression
32. 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
Common ground
dying
Confidence
33. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
jog your memory
thinking over the future
diminished ending
attention
34. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
out loud
transition order
lead clearly
35. Call to action
lead clearly
stage fright
persuasive conclusion
Heart rate
36. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
Chest
intrapersonal appeal
demographic information
need
37. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
symbol
selective audience
psychographic information
policy
38. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
backyard appeal
evidence
passive audience
39. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
Chest
Common ground
inform
satisfaction
40. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
circular ending
transition order
symbol
41. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
good example
selective audience
conclusion
self-actualization
42. The power source for a speaker is the...
attention-getter
vocal process
conclusion
you were giving the speech before an audience
43. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
intrapersonal appeal
more than half
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
conclusion
44. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
Common ground
selective audience
extemporaneous
symbol
45. Stands for an idea
symbol
demographic information
selective audience
impromptu
46. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
love/belonging
transition order
informative conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
47. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
pattern
compile
they think of a speech as a performance
demographic information
48. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
conclusion
symbol
analogical reasoning
testimony
49. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
internal summaries
narratives
Common ground
love/belonging
50. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
right and wrong
stage fright
concerted audience