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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. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
crescendo ending
you were giving the speech before an audience
Chest
symbol
2. 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.
they think of a speech as a performance
definitions
internal summaries
relying on humor so the audience will like you
3. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
backyard appeal
fields of experience
inform - persuade - and entertain
analogical reasoning
4. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
narrative
satisfaction
informative conclusion
symbol
5. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
you were giving the speech before an audience
self-actualization
internal preview
three
6. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
safety
nonverbal communication
inductive reasoning
Rhetoric
7. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
definitions
symbol
satisfaction
they think of a speech as a performance
8. Make a solid first...
impression
concerted audience
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
stage fright
9. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
personal
impression
dying
10. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
Common ground
values
intrapersonal appeal
attention-getter
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
they think of a speech as a performance
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
audience's attitudes
spatial
12. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
inform
values
diminished ending
concerted audience
13. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
claims
values
Common ground
self-actualization
14. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
symbol
nonverbal communication
organized audience
analogical reasoning
15. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
interpersonal
organizes a speech's content
symbol
verbally
16. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
audience's attitudes
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
pattern
lead clearly
17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
visualization
selective audience
examples
compile
18. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
inductive reasoning
problem solution
lighter
impromptu
19. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
introductions
literacy
interpersonal
concerted audience
20. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
policy
impressive sources
intrapersonal appeal
literacy
21. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
lighter
self-esteem
right and wrong
22. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
passive audience
thinking over the future
definitions
out loud
23. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
causal audience
evidence
compile
target audience
24. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
verbally
claims
literacy
25. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
purpose statement
crescendo ending
pauses
Rhetoric
26. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
need
dying
action
compile
27. A good speaker...
28. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
interpersonal
action
transition order
selective audience
29. The communication process does not need...
causal
inductive reasoning
stereotyping
interpersonal
30. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
concerted audience
purpose statement
transition order
31. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
Common ground
physiological
topical
32. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
causal
out loud
testimony
conclusion
33. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
Afraid to speak in public situations
deductive reasoning
transition order
self-esteem
34. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
love/belonging
Rhetoric
causal audience
dying
35. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
you were giving the speech before an audience
diminished ending
reasoning
safety
36. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
visualization
Common ground
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
deductive reasoning
37. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
target audience
vocal process
topical
causal
38. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
psychographic information
physiological
inductive reasoning
nonverbal communication
39. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
selective audience
Confidence
audience's attitudes
40. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
symbol
inform
lead clearly
41. Call to action
persuasive conclusion
purpose statement
you were giving the speech before an audience
interpersonal
42. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
fields of experience
evidence
internal preview
reasoning
43. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
self-esteem
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
testimony
impression
44. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
informative speaking
dying
facts and statistics
internal summaries
45. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
causal reasoning
analogical reasoning
attention-getter
facts and statistics
46. Group of people a speech is directed towards
target audience
backyard appeal
dying
Confidence
47. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
physiological
organizes a speech's content
psychographic information
bandwagon appeal
48. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
satisfaction
pauses
more than half
Heart rate
49. Stands for an idea
nonverbal communication
verbally
symbol
literacy
50. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
visual
fields of experience
pauses
organized audience