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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
lead clearly
symbol
unusual places
compile
2. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
three
attention
conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
3. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
spatial
causal reasoning
stage fright
thinking over the future
4. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
intrapersonal appeal
safety
stereotyping
Chest
5. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
Common ground
values
dying
bandwagon appeal
6. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
evidence
attention-getter
love/belonging
visualization
7. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
intrapersonal appeal
transition order
value
dying
8. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
chronological
evidence
examples
stage fright
9. Reiterate main points of speech
topical
informative speaking
informative conclusion
three
10. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
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action
impression
intrapersonal appeal
11. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
evidence
impromptu
values
physiological
12. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
organized audience
attention-getter
causal reasoning
visual
13. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
lead clearly
love/belonging
inductive reasoning
safety
14. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
fields of experience
literacy
evidence
safety
15. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
jog your memory
backyard appeal
safety
16. Group of people a speech is directed towards
attention-getter
values
impression
target audience
17. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
unusual places
three
fields of experience
extemporaneous
18. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
out loud
impromptu
transition order
psychographic information
19. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
chronological
examples
facts and statistics
concerted audience
20. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
demographic information
examples
Common ground
narrative
21. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
attention
Confidence
demographic information
purpose statement
22. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
out loud
need
causal
passive audience
23. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
impressive sources
attention-getter
bandwagon appeal
24. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
stereotyping
diminished ending
Heart rate
you were giving the speech before an audience
25. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
value
purpose statement
Common ground
impressive sources
26. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
lighter
causal audience
pauses
causal reasoning
27. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
lighter
internal preview
inductive reasoning
vocal process
28. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
fields of experience
causal
problem solution
informative speaking
29. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
facts and statistics
inform - persuade - and entertain
problem solution
informative conclusion
30. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
psychographic information
Chest
bandwagon appeal
nonverbal communication
31. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
crescendo ending
causal
diminished ending
lead clearly
32. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
attention
chronological
conclusion
bandwagon appeal
33. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
analogical reasoning
thinking over the future
organizes a speech's content
34. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
audience's attitudes
chronological
dying
satisfaction
35. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
bandwagon appeal
thinking over the future
you were giving the speech before an audience
target audience
36. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
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relying on humor so the audience will like you
Heart rate
37. 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.
jog your memory
satisfaction
selective audience
internal summaries
38. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
value
topical
values
lead clearly
39. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
satisfaction
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
right and wrong
40. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
internal summaries
visual
pattern
spatial
41. A good speaker...
42. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
backyard appeal
causal
unusual places
passive audience
43. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
Common ground
selective audience
claims
policy
44. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
unusual places
organized audience
verbally
causal
45. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
selective audience
informative speaking
Confidence
vocal process
46. 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
attention-getter
spatial
target audience
impromptu
47. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
organized audience
values
causal audience
concerted audience
48. The art or study of public speaking
literacy
internal summaries
Rhetoric
extemporaneous
49. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
chronological
satisfaction
love/belonging
Heart rate
50. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
right and wrong
values
diminished ending
stereotyping