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Public Speaking
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soft-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
impromptu
stage fright
target audience
analogical reasoning
2. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
they think of a speech as a performance
self-esteem
nonverbal communication
extemporaneous
3. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
Rhetoric
deductive reasoning
target audience
safety
4. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
good example
interpersonal
Chest
Common ground
5. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
definitions
attention
lighter
causal audience
6. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
stage fright
love/belonging
you were giving the speech before an audience
transition order
7. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
good example
interpersonal
informative conclusion
selective audience
8. Arguing that something caused something else
verbally
claims
causal reasoning
attention-getter
9. 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
psychographic information
demographic information
informative conclusion
value
10. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
internal preview
backyard appeal
facts and statistics
examples
11. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
narratives
visualization
organized audience
12. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
Heart rate
causal
persuasive conclusion
policy
13. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
intrapersonal appeal
value
lead clearly
out loud
14. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
claims
attention-getter
crescendo ending
values
15. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
relying on humor so the audience will like you
causal audience
unusual places
love/belonging
16. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
stereotyping
introductions
organized audience
you were giving the speech before an audience
17. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
jog your memory
evidence
satisfaction
causal reasoning
18. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
Heart rate
attention-getter
internal summaries
topical
19. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
facts and statistics
literacy
extemporaneous
out loud
20. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
problem solution
Heart rate
value
21. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
safety
persuasive conclusion
inductive reasoning
passive audience
22. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
internal preview
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
love/belonging
purpose statement
23. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
satisfaction
internal preview
thinking over the future
relying on humor so the audience will like you
24. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
love/belonging
organizes a speech's content
purpose statement
dying
25. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
pauses
need
self-actualization
good example
26. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
visualization
dying
chronological
good example
27. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
personal
safety
need
introductions
28. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
problem solution
informative speaking
Chest
crescendo ending
29. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
dying
examples
interpersonal
action
30. Explain or describe what something is
interpersonal
Common ground
inform
definitions
31. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
impressive sources
extemporaneous
reasoning
organizes a speech's content
32. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
organizes a speech's content
persuasive conclusion
good example
problem solution
33. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
inform - persuade - and entertain
inform
Common ground
out loud
34. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
relying on humor so the audience will like you
compile
informative conclusion
claims
35. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
compile
more than half
diminished ending
36. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
spatial
intrapersonal appeal
literacy
pattern
37. 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
love/belonging
dying
spatial
backyard appeal
38. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
crescendo ending
organizes a speech's content
fields of experience
self-esteem
39. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
internal preview
attention
Chest
evidence
40. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
narrative
self-actualization
41. 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.
vocal process
internal summaries
pattern
Afraid to speak in public situations
42. A serious speaking problem
policy
physiological
reasoning
stage fright
43. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
inductive reasoning
circular ending
good example
audience's attitudes
44. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
nonverbal communication
diminished ending
dying
impromptu
45. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
causal audience
passive audience
claims
Confidence
46. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
diminished ending
extemporaneous
definitions
chronological
47. Call to action
persuasive conclusion
self-actualization
nonverbal communication
more than half
48. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
claims
demographic information
psychographic information
purpose statement
49. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
persuasive conclusion
transition order
fields of experience
50. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
bandwagon appeal
persuasive conclusion
demographic information
interpersonal
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