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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. Call to action
introductions
self-esteem
dying
persuasive conclusion
2. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
nonverbal communication
bandwagon appeal
values
claims
3. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
Rhetoric
Heart rate
psychographic information
bandwagon appeal
4. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
Common ground
reasoning
impressive sources
5. Make a solid first...
value
target audience
visualization
impression
6. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
value
examples
definitions
verbally
7. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
informative speaking
impressive sources
action
bandwagon appeal
8. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
informative speaking
causal
deductive reasoning
thinking over the future
9. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
narrative
visualization
love/belonging
10. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
audience's attitudes
inform
Common ground
inductive reasoning
11. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
safety
testimony
crescendo ending
bandwagon appeal
12. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
interpersonal
causal audience
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
nonverbal communication
13. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
interpersonal
stage fright
literacy
crescendo ending
14. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
unusual places
purpose statement
policy
examples
15. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
spatial
facts and statistics
narrative
self-actualization
16. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
verbally
pattern
circular ending
Confidence
17. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
circular ending
informative conclusion
psychographic information
inform - persuade - and entertain
18. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
love/belonging
demographic information
nonverbal communication
pauses
19. 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.
more than half
verbally
claims
internal summaries
20. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
extemporaneous
concerted audience
impromptu
stereotyping
21. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
causal
organizes a speech's content
lead clearly
impression
22. Reiterate main points of speech
conclusion
circular ending
internal preview
informative conclusion
23. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
jog your memory
impromptu
crescendo ending
stage fright
24. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
visualization
satisfaction
stage fright
organizes a speech's content
25. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
internal preview
attention
need
interpersonal
26. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lead clearly
lighter
you were giving the speech before an audience
passive audience
27. The communication process does not need...
stage fright
Confidence
stereotyping
claims
28. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
pattern
evidence
out loud
29. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
passive audience
attention-getter
unusual places
causal reasoning
30. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
fields of experience
dying
Afraid to speak in public situations
31. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
Rhetoric
three
bandwagon appeal
selective audience
32. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
concerted audience
relying on humor so the audience will like you
you were giving the speech before an audience
analogical reasoning
33. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
unusual places
psychographic information
organizes a speech's content
bandwagon appeal
34. Stands for an idea
interpersonal
symbol
inform
Afraid to speak in public situations
35. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
demographic information
good example
compile
conclusion
36. The power source for a speaker is the...
Heart rate
vocal process
narrative
stereotyping
37. What are the purposes for communicating?
intrapersonal appeal
value
definitions
inform - persuade - and entertain
38. End with something from beginning
circular ending
introductions
out loud
causal audience
39. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
thinking over the future
persuasive conclusion
out loud
40. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
Heart rate
Rhetoric
nonverbal communication
41. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
deductive reasoning
lighter
purpose statement
inform - persuade - and entertain
42. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
value
literacy
Chest
self-actualization
43. Arguing that something caused something else
vocal process
right and wrong
causal reasoning
visualization
44. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
they think of a speech as a performance
self-esteem
visual
right and wrong
45. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
personal
right and wrong
narratives
inform - persuade - and entertain
46. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
demographic information
policy
causal audience
inform
47. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
nonverbal communication
lead clearly
fields of experience
visualization
48. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
causal
internal preview
circular ending
definitions
49. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
impression
chronological
inform
transition order
50. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
right and wrong
organized audience
passive audience
circular ending