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soft-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
bandwagon appeal
visualization
causal audience
2. End with something from beginning
impression
bandwagon appeal
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
circular ending
3. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
you were giving the speech before an audience
analogical reasoning
right and wrong
Chest
4. Call to action
persuasive conclusion
conclusion
Common ground
policy
5. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
relying on humor so the audience will like you
satisfaction
lead clearly
Heart rate
6. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
organizes a speech's content
informative conclusion
unusual places
bandwagon appeal
7. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
examples
symbol
causal
audience's attitudes
8. A good speech has _____ main parts.
attention
three
spatial
problem solution
9. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
crescendo ending
verbally
literacy
attention
10. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
impression
circular ending
passive audience
evidence
11. The communication process does not need...
concerted audience
they think of a speech as a performance
stereotyping
facts and statistics
12. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
attention-getter
Chest
satisfaction
13. What are the purposes for communicating?
target audience
introductions
inform - persuade - and entertain
Chest
14. Which is communication apprehension?
thinking over the future
Afraid to speak in public situations
pauses
visualization
15. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
love/belonging
policy
backyard appeal
safety
16. Stands for an idea
symbol
introductions
safety
out loud
17. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
chronological
good example
personal
18. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
attention-getter
organized audience
Rhetoric
19. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
informative conclusion
purpose statement
transition order
intrapersonal appeal
20. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
introductions
problem solution
fields of experience
right and wrong
21. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
impression
bandwagon appeal
passive audience
fields of experience
22. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
visual
three
pattern
narratives
23. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
informative speaking
causal
Heart rate
unusual places
24. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
examples
introductions
Common ground
analogical reasoning
25. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
claims
you were giving the speech before an audience
visualization
self-actualization
26. Some of the most effective quotations are...
stereotyping
lighter
impression
chronological
27. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
relying on humor so the audience will like you
attention-getter
circular ending
28. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
more than half
impression
symbol
Confidence
29. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
diminished ending
demographic information
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
visualization
30. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
stage fright
topical
jog your memory
inductive reasoning
31. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
fields of experience
lighter
Chest
interpersonal
32. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
need
personal
relying on humor so the audience will like you
values
33. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
policy
evidence
causal audience
internal summaries
34. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
organized audience
lead clearly
audience's attitudes
out loud
35. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
causal reasoning
deductive reasoning
more than half
testimony
36. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
physiological
symbol
chronological
Afraid to speak in public situations
37. A good speaker...
unusual places
lighter
organizes a speech's content
conclusion
38. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
passive audience
analogical reasoning
policy
physiological
39. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
problem solution
selective audience
internal summaries
40. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
visualization
self-esteem
narrative
self-actualization
41. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
psychographic information
transition order
Chest
demographic information
42. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
satisfaction
nonverbal communication
narratives
43. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
topical
passive audience
purpose statement
problem solution
44. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
deductive reasoning
compile
stage fright
internal summaries
45. Group of people a speech is directed towards
target audience
stereotyping
values
analogical reasoning
46. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
interpersonal
jog your memory
thinking over the future
testimony
47. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
value
reasoning
topical
persuasive conclusion
48. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
informative conclusion
need
out loud
reasoning
49. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
symbol
transition order
Rhetoric
attention-getter
50. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
interpersonal
lighter
they think of a speech as a performance
physiological
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