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Public Speaking
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
dying
personal
literacy
stereotyping
2. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
diminished ending
facts and statistics
internal summaries
pattern
3. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
reasoning
informative speaking
need
bandwagon appeal
4. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
demographic information
Confidence
claims
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
5. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
visualization
extemporaneous
problem solution
examples
6. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
intrapersonal appeal
narratives
safety
persuasive conclusion
7. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
Common ground
Rhetoric
conclusion
chronological
8. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
conclusion
concerted audience
circular ending
you were giving the speech before an audience
9. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
audience's attitudes
organizes a speech's content
bandwagon appeal
out loud
10. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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11. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
literacy
attention-getter
selective audience
extemporaneous
12. End with something from beginning
circular ending
analogical reasoning
reasoning
stereotyping
13. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
audience's attitudes
backyard appeal
pauses
14. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
persuasive conclusion
relying on humor so the audience will like you
stage fright
evidence
15. What are the purposes for communicating?
values
definitions
out loud
inform - persuade - and entertain
16. Reiterate main points of speech
Rhetoric
unusual places
informative conclusion
Heart rate
17. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
jog your memory
impressive sources
Confidence
deductive reasoning
18. The communication process does not need...
stereotyping
values
crescendo ending
demographic information
19. Stands for an idea
dying
inform
self-esteem
symbol
20. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
safety
chronological
spatial
dying
21. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
love/belonging
informative conclusion
informative speaking
dying
22. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
literacy
inductive reasoning
causal
deductive reasoning
23. A sneer is an example of...
compile
safety
inform - persuade - and entertain
nonverbal communication
24. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
inform
causal audience
policy
satisfaction
25. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
you were giving the speech before an audience
spatial
symbol
narratives
26. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
narrative
persuasive conclusion
dying
27. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
topical
personal
you were giving the speech before an audience
jog your memory
28. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
organized audience
satisfaction
extemporaneous
nonverbal communication
29. Which is communication apprehension?
facts and statistics
Afraid to speak in public situations
lead clearly
attention-getter
30. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
narratives
relying on humor so the audience will like you
claims
evidence
31. 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
lighter
value
literacy
impressive sources
32. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
internal preview
problem solution
examples
evidence
33. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
inform
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
impressive sources
Rhetoric
34. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
backyard appeal
narrative
Afraid to speak in public situations
lead clearly
35. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
policy
dying
vocal process
physiological
36. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
passive audience
three
you were giving the speech before an audience
Chest
37. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
reasoning
causal
values
love/belonging
38. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
internal preview
nonverbal communication
passive audience
examples
39. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
crescendo ending
Confidence
impressive sources
40. 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
spatial
out loud
stage fright
vocal process
41. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
causal
visualization
causal reasoning
thinking over the future
42. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
action
testimony
internal summaries
crescendo ending
43. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
Afraid to speak in public situations
verbally
internal summaries
bandwagon appeal
44. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
impression
reasoning
pauses
analogical reasoning
45. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
extemporaneous
good example
target audience
46. The art or study of public speaking
they think of a speech as a performance
informative conclusion
Rhetoric
impressive sources
47. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
testimony
stereotyping
extemporaneous
impressive sources
48. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
attention-getter
topical
Rhetoric
selective audience
49. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
fields of experience
inform
out loud
compile
50. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
reasoning
thinking over the future
attention-getter
Common ground
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