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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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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. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
persuasive conclusion
organized audience
extemporaneous
2. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
personal
inform
inductive reasoning
demographic information
3. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
backyard appeal
organized audience
selective audience
unusual places
4. The art or study of public speaking
literacy
narratives
Rhetoric
demographic information
5. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
examples
impressive sources
inform - persuade - and entertain
unusual places
6. What are the purposes for communicating?
inform - persuade - and entertain
good example
stereotyping
examples
7. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
action
physiological
pattern
Heart rate
8. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
topical
right and wrong
causal
Chest
9. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
vocal process
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
out loud
Chest
10. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
Rhetoric
chronological
out loud
relying on humor so the audience will like you
11. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
conclusion
persuasive conclusion
backyard appeal
informative conclusion
12. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to foster conviction?
three
policy
purpose statement
concerted audience
13. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
internal preview
dying
narratives
need
14. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
dying
introductions
inductive reasoning
policy
15. 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.
internal summaries
good example
deductive reasoning
facts and statistics
16. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
dying
action
satisfaction
demographic information
17. 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
evidence
Afraid to speak in public situations
spatial
out loud
18. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
self-actualization
selective audience
they think of a speech as a performance
facts and statistics
19. Use a notecard as a security net to...
passive audience
you were giving the speech before an audience
jog your memory
reasoning
20. The power source for a speaker is the...
passive audience
vocal process
internal preview
analogical reasoning
21. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
organized audience
claims
passive audience
selective audience
22. A sneer is an example of...
introductions
nonverbal communication
pauses
values
23. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
causal reasoning
crescendo ending
values
personal
24. End with something from beginning
circular ending
audience's attitudes
love/belonging
target audience
25. Arguing that something caused something else
narratives
Heart rate
Chest
causal reasoning
26. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
spatial
examples
internal preview
27. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
demographic information
visual
action
you were giving the speech before an audience
28. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
physiological
love/belonging
narratives
claims
29. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
extemporaneous
passive audience
more than half
30. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
values
attention
inform
relying on humor so the audience will like you
31. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
audience's attitudes
purpose statement
informative speaking
circular ending
32. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
stereotyping
passive audience
Rhetoric
extemporaneous
33. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
they think of a speech as a performance
self-esteem
relying on humor so the audience will like you
psychographic information
34. The communication process does not need...
backyard appeal
psychographic information
policy
stereotyping
35. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
problem solution
impression
internal summaries
impromptu
36. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
love/belonging
causal
lead clearly
out loud
37. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
concerted audience
Heart rate
evidence
informative speaking
38. A good speaker...
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39. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
chronological
Common ground
facts and statistics
right and wrong
40. Many have stage fright because...
need
facts and statistics
topical
they think of a speech as a performance
41. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
internal preview
causal audience
conclusion
more than half
42. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
lead clearly
impression
Rhetoric
narrative
43. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
crescendo ending
demographic information
right and wrong
44. A serious speaking problem
internal preview
visualization
stage fright
thinking over the future
45. Explain or describe what something is
definitions
examples
causal audience
evidence
46. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
topical
demographic information
attention
relying on humor so the audience will like you
47. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
verbally
circular ending
organizes a speech's content
inductive reasoning
48. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
compile
inform
introductions
passive audience
49. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
Common ground
demographic information
verbally
purpose statement
50. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
inform - persuade - and entertain
pauses
informative conclusion
chronological