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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: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
chronological
three
diminished ending
2. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
psychographic information
policy
they think of a speech as a performance
good example
3. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
internal preview
examples
you were giving the speech before an audience
chronological
4. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
intrapersonal appeal
causal
pattern
5. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
problem solution
self-esteem
out loud
impromptu
6. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
satisfaction
concerted audience
more than half
Common ground
7. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
informative speaking
three
psychographic information
lead clearly
8. 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
unusual places
value
inductive reasoning
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
9. What are the purposes for communicating?
personal
dying
inform - persuade - and entertain
stereotyping
10. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
self-esteem
personal
visual
pattern
11. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
out loud
definitions
interpersonal
12. Some of the most effective quotations are...
stereotyping
demographic information
causal
lighter
13. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
lighter
compile
satisfaction
stage fright
14. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
inform - persuade - and entertain
jog your memory
values
topical
15. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
they think of a speech as a performance
fields of experience
passive audience
transition order
16. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
visualization
vocal process
impressive sources
spatial
17. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
more than half
need
good example
18. Use a notecard as a security net to...
topical
causal
jog your memory
circular ending
19. A good speaker...
20. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
self-esteem
causal reasoning
narratives
pauses
21. Many have stage fright because...
organized audience
they think of a speech as a performance
introductions
organizes a speech's content
22. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
definitions
value
deductive reasoning
action
23. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
backyard appeal
introductions
three
24. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
intrapersonal appeal
dying
Chest
selective audience
25. Call to action
action
attention-getter
persuasive conclusion
safety
26. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
persuasive conclusion
out loud
vocal process
topical
27. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
definitions
internal preview
problem solution
selective audience
28. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
claims
evidence
causal
safety
29. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
policy
analogical reasoning
verbally
30. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
stage fright
verbally
love/belonging
31. Stands for an idea
organized audience
reasoning
Afraid to speak in public situations
symbol
32. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
causal reasoning
problem solution
symbol
you were giving the speech before an audience
33. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
you were giving the speech before an audience
demographic information
stereotyping
more than half
34. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
verbally
dying
transition order
lighter
35. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
lighter
interpersonal
out loud
conclusion
36. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
they think of a speech as a performance
examples
self-actualization
audience's attitudes
37. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
introductions
organized audience
inductive reasoning
facts and statistics
38. Which is communication apprehension?
topical
physiological
Afraid to speak in public situations
chronological
39. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
diminished ending
dying
Chest
passive audience
40. End with something from beginning
selective audience
persuasive conclusion
circular ending
psychographic information
41. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
three
lighter
concerted audience
42. A sneer is an example of...
nonverbal communication
compile
right and wrong
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
43. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
concerted audience
thinking over the future
spatial
topical
44. The communication process does not need...
vocal process
inductive reasoning
backyard appeal
stereotyping
45. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
visual
attention
organized audience
causal audience
46. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
chronological
topical
literacy
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
47. A serious speaking problem
spatial
attention
stage fright
dying
48. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
self-actualization
dying
value
chronological
49. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
inform - persuade - and entertain
good example
testimony
Rhetoric
50. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
testimony
evidence
pauses
purpose statement