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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. What are the purposes for communicating?
good example
transition order
inform - persuade - and entertain
chronological
2. 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
concerted audience
interpersonal
spatial
Confidence
3. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
impression
stereotyping
Common ground
informative conclusion
4. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
you were giving the speech before an audience
chronological
policy
introductions
5. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
spatial
lighter
pattern
6. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
stereotyping
Rhetoric
psychographic information
claims
7. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
chronological
physiological
inform
verbally
8. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
diminished ending
lead clearly
you were giving the speech before an audience
definitions
9. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
causal reasoning
extemporaneous
compile
pattern
10. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
concerted audience
inductive reasoning
demographic information
satisfaction
11. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
inductive reasoning
bandwagon appeal
self-esteem
Heart rate
12. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
Afraid to speak in public situations
attention-getter
reasoning
backyard appeal
13. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
analogical reasoning
visualization
out loud
inform - persuade - and entertain
14. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
inform
crescendo ending
attention
organizes a speech's content
15. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
values
personal
transition order
16. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
reasoning
fields of experience
visualization
compile
17. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
verbally
intrapersonal appeal
conclusion
fields of experience
18. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
analogical reasoning
evidence
out loud
pauses
19. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
value
Confidence
informative speaking
20. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
crescendo ending
attention
concerted audience
21. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
impromptu
love/belonging
Chest
inform
22. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
purpose statement
inductive reasoning
need
inform
23. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
testimony
unusual places
selective audience
Confidence
24. The power source for a speaker is the...
Afraid to speak in public situations
attention-getter
vocal process
Common ground
25. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
narrative
good example
extemporaneous
unusual places
26. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
purpose statement
interpersonal
pauses
27. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
facts and statistics
self-esteem
introductions
Confidence
28. Some of the most effective quotations are...
more than half
they think of a speech as a performance
lighter
internal preview
29. The art or study of public speaking
Rhetoric
internal summaries
unusual places
physiological
30. End with something from beginning
value
circular ending
claims
nonverbal communication
31. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
backyard appeal
spatial
internal preview
problem solution
32. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
they think of a speech as a performance
more than half
action
literacy
33. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
causal
examples
intrapersonal appeal
chronological
34. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
Confidence
three
attention
impromptu
35. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
love/belonging
facts and statistics
pauses
vocal process
36. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
visualization
attention
testimony
37. Use a notecard as a security net to...
jog your memory
internal summaries
values
visualization
38. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
satisfaction
conclusion
lighter
target audience
39. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
more than half
dying
lead clearly
40. Make a solid first...
verbally
impression
safety
values
41. Call to action
organizes a speech's content
safety
personal
persuasive conclusion
42. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
self-actualization
causal audience
topical
personal
43. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
44. Which is communication apprehension?
internal preview
Chest
organizes a speech's content
Afraid to speak in public situations
45. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
reasoning
need
internal summaries
46. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
evidence
analogical reasoning
you were giving the speech before an audience
testimony
47. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
analogical reasoning
interpersonal
Chest
need
48. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
psychographic information
topical
personal
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
49. 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.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
psychographic information
internal summaries
value
50. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
pauses
audience's attitudes
extemporaneous
relying on humor so the audience will like you