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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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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 strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
Heart rate
stereotyping
introductions
2. Professional examples - gives a specific importance to a claim - giving quality (good vs. bad). Addresses individual opinions and cultural beliefs rather than proving something is true or false
attention
value
introductions
topical
3. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
inductive reasoning
impressive sources
nonverbal communication
you were giving the speech before an audience
4. A good speaker...
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5. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
introductions
right and wrong
policy
three
6. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
Afraid to speak in public situations
values
reasoning
7. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
crescendo ending
vocal process
policy
audience's attitudes
8. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
target audience
satisfaction
informative speaking
safety
9. Explain or describe what something is
chronological
they think of a speech as a performance
internal summaries
definitions
10. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
Rhetoric
Common ground
relying on humor so the audience will like you
11. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
interpersonal
intrapersonal appeal
Common ground
informative conclusion
12. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
examples
symbol
nonverbal communication
13. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
passive audience
deductive reasoning
topical
14. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
need
right and wrong
concerted audience
backyard appeal
15. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
inductive reasoning
organizes a speech's content
selective audience
vocal process
16. Which is communication apprehension?
persuasive conclusion
Afraid to speak in public situations
love/belonging
definitions
17. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
values
claims
unusual places
persuasive conclusion
18. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
symbol
relying on humor so the audience will like you
definitions
19. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
internal preview
relying on humor so the audience will like you
pauses
fields of experience
20. Stands for an idea
definitions
attention
pauses
symbol
21. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
testimony
self-esteem
organized audience
22. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
extemporaneous
Chest
more than half
impromptu
23. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
analogical reasoning
topical
lead clearly
action
24. 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
problem solution
right and wrong
compile
spatial
25. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
verbally
attention-getter
thinking over the future
introductions
26. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
organized audience
impromptu
examples
interpersonal
27. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
they think of a speech as a performance
pauses
causal
examples
28. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
fields of experience
action
out loud
personal
29. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
interpersonal
transition order
attention-getter
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
30. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
psychographic information
out loud
verbally
analogical reasoning
31. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
fields of experience
safety
claims
value
32. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
bandwagon appeal
relying on humor so the audience will like you
they think of a speech as a performance
literacy
33. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
informative conclusion
intrapersonal appeal
good example
they think of a speech as a performance
34. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
organized audience
internal summaries
Common ground
impromptu
35. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
causal reasoning
narrative
literacy
you were giving the speech before an audience
36. A good speech has _____ main parts.
three
physiological
definitions
pauses
37. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
inform
deductive reasoning
informative speaking
audience's attitudes
38. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
dying
concerted audience
introductions
circular ending
39. Make a solid first...
analogical reasoning
impression
testimony
crescendo ending
40. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
Heart rate
selective audience
causal reasoning
41. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
passive audience
lead clearly
concerted audience
42. A sneer is an example of...
purpose statement
self-actualization
nonverbal communication
you were giving the speech before an audience
43. Some of the most effective quotations are...
circular ending
symbol
stage fright
lighter
44. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
definitions
informative speaking
pattern
inductive reasoning
45. 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.
organizes a speech's content
Confidence
extemporaneous
internal summaries
46. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
nonverbal communication
causal audience
target audience
47. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
value
informative conclusion
literacy
interpersonal
48. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
impromptu
pauses
pattern
49. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
Rhetoric
thinking over the future
reasoning
chronological
50. Group of people a speech is directed towards
stage fright
target audience
conclusion
love/belonging