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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. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow






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






3. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)






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






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






6. 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.






7. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion






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






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






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






11. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






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






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






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






15. Group of people a speech is directed towards






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






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






18. Use a notecard as a security net to...






19. A sneer is an example of...






20. Call to action






21. A good speaker...

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






23. What are the purposes for communicating?






24. Stands for an idea






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






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






27. One way to close a speech is to return to your...






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






29. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally






30. 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






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






32. Arguing that something caused something else






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






34. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...






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






36. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution






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






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






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






40. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.






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






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






43. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






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






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

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






47. A good speech has _____ main parts.






48. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.






49. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action






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