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Public Speaking

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills






2. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?






3. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic






4. What are the purposes for communicating?






5. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented






6. Use a notecard as a security net to...






7. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep






8. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?






9. A serious speaking problem






10. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.






11. Stands for an idea






12. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion






13. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...






14. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?






15. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.






16. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'






17. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family






18. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)






19. Reiterate main points of speech






20. Some of the most effective quotations are...






21. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?






22. Ethics involoves one's sense of...






23. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...






24. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches






25. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance






26. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure






27. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.






28. 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






29. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...






30. Explain or describe what something is






31. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.






32. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.






33. The art or study of public speaking






34. One way to close a speech is to return to your...






35. The power source for a speaker is the...






36. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure






37. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem






38. Not a way to build a speech with solid content






39. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.






40. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot






41. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case






42. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race






43. A sneer is an example of...






44. Which is communication apprehension?






45. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.






46. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions






47. Arguing that something caused something else






48. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech

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49. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow






50. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim







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