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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. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
transition order
safety
love/belonging
self-actualization
2. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
stereotyping
extemporaneous
Chest
internal preview
3. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
deductive reasoning
facts and statistics
stage fright
informative speaking
4. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
out loud
unusual places
definitions
chronological
5. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
psychographic information
audience's attitudes
more than half
informative conclusion
6. Reiterate main points of speech
impressive sources
informative conclusion
evidence
deductive reasoning
7. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
spatial
facts and statistics
pauses
attention
8. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
fields of experience
informative conclusion
Common ground
causal audience
9. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
policy
values
internal summaries
interpersonal
10. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
Afraid to speak in public situations
good example
internal preview
verbally
11. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
Afraid to speak in public situations
deductive reasoning
self-esteem
satisfaction
12. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
you were giving the speech before an audience
causal
narratives
value
13. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
chronological
thinking over the future
interpersonal
Rhetoric
14. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
impromptu
they think of a speech as a performance
lead clearly
facts and statistics
15. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
personal
satisfaction
action
deductive reasoning
16. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
verbally
Common ground
examples
selective audience
17. A sneer is an example of...
Chest
nonverbal communication
values
Heart rate
18. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
problem solution
literacy
diminished ending
causal audience
19. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
internal summaries
bandwagon appeal
safety
20. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
impression
reasoning
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
21. Which is communication apprehension?
causal audience
Afraid to speak in public situations
fields of experience
analogical reasoning
22. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
topical
analogical reasoning
facts and statistics
you were giving the speech before an audience
23. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
bandwagon appeal
verbally
compile
Chest
24. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
inductive reasoning
examples
stage fright
organized audience
25. Some of the most effective quotations are...
organized audience
jog your memory
action
lighter
26. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
spatial
unusual places
more than half
inductive reasoning
27. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
informative speaking
dying
selective audience
compile
28. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
passive audience
spatial
right and wrong
causal reasoning
29. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
personal
Chest
testimony
symbol
30. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
causal audience
policy
lead clearly
nonverbal communication
31. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
narratives
topical
Heart rate
transition order
32. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
you were giving the speech before an audience
facts and statistics
symbol
33. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
conclusion
organized audience
impromptu
34. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
love/belonging
crescendo ending
stereotyping
internal preview
35. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
evidence
literacy
relying on humor so the audience will like you
lighter
36. 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
narrative
causal reasoning
need
spatial
37. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
organizes a speech's content
Rhetoric
pauses
informative speaking
38. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
visual
informative conclusion
introductions
lead clearly
39. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
informative speaking
diminished ending
value
literacy
40. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
crescendo ending
intrapersonal appeal
vocal process
41. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
personal
value
thinking over the future
topical
42. A serious speaking problem
causal audience
stage fright
deductive reasoning
bandwagon appeal
43. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
chronological
circular ending
Confidence
causal reasoning
44. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
personal
persuasive conclusion
transition order
bandwagon appeal
45. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
jog your memory
vocal process
extemporaneous
46. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
self-actualization
impressive sources
introductions
47. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
topical
organized audience
purpose statement
impromptu
48. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
symbol
testimony
thinking over the future
verbally
49. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
policy
narrative
causal audience
good example
50. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
personal
satisfaction
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
vocal process