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Public Speaking

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.






2. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion






3. End with something from beginning






4. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed






5. Many have stage fright because...






6. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem






7. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)






8. ____________ is closely related to empathy.






9. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution






10. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent






11. Some of the most effective quotations are...






12. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions






13. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






14. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.






15. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






16. What are the purposes for communicating?






17. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action






18. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure






19. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech

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20. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...






21. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.






22. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented






23. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.






24. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.






25. Ethics involoves one's sense of...






26. The power source for a speaker is the...






27. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow






28. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...






29. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case






30. Stands for an idea






31. Comparing 2 things that share similarities






32. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion






33. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.






34. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim






35. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience






36. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'






37. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed






38. Explain or describe what something is






39. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic






40. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...






41. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim






42. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)






43. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance






44. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...






45. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.






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






47. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?






48. An example of intrapersonal communication is...






49. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep






50. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...