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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. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
right and wrong
nonverbal communication
safety
fields of experience
2. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
extemporaneous
diminished ending
safety
Afraid to speak in public situations
3. Reiterate main points of speech
you were giving the speech before an audience
lead clearly
chronological
informative conclusion
4. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
dying
crescendo ending
values
5. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
pauses
values
topical
selective audience
6. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
right and wrong
passive audience
interpersonal
psychographic information
7. The communication process does not need...
love/belonging
Afraid to speak in public situations
stereotyping
unusual places
8. Make a solid first...
impression
values
thinking over the future
persuasive conclusion
9. Group of people a speech is directed towards
more than half
good example
audience's attitudes
target audience
10. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
reasoning
values
love/belonging
intrapersonal appeal
11. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
conclusion
inform
organizes a speech's content
12. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
you were giving the speech before an audience
pattern
visualization
Common ground
13. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
Heart rate
compile
causal
conclusion
14. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
intrapersonal appeal
satisfaction
thinking over the future
safety
15. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
chronological
narratives
attention-getter
16. 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
attention
Afraid to speak in public situations
claims
value
17. A good speaker...
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18. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
informative speaking
definitions
spatial
facts and statistics
19. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
examples
narratives
values
chronological
20. 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.
extemporaneous
internal summaries
inform - persuade - and entertain
narratives
21. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
Heart rate
self-actualization
love/belonging
nonverbal communication
22. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
need
backyard appeal
Heart rate
Chest
23. Explain or describe what something is
lead clearly
testimony
definitions
thinking over the future
24. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
concerted audience
psychographic information
unusual places
inform
25. Which is communication apprehension?
Afraid to speak in public situations
pauses
dying
satisfaction
26. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
jog your memory
examples
personal
evidence
27. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
causal
claims
out loud
evidence
28. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
fields of experience
attention
causal audience
Common ground
29. Some of the most effective quotations are...
nonverbal communication
Afraid to speak in public situations
backyard appeal
lighter
30. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
internal preview
compile
deductive reasoning
evidence
31. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
values
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
selective audience
unusual places
32. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
unusual places
satisfaction
informative speaking
spatial
33. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
attention
problem solution
good example
interpersonal
34. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
more than half
narrative
selective audience
stereotyping
35. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
backyard appeal
Confidence
inform
Common ground
36. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
literacy
policy
need
three
37. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
lighter
vocal process
dying
out loud
38. The ___________ is: first - second - third - next - then finally
internal preview
good example
transition order
evidence
39. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
diminished ending
backyard appeal
problem solution
demographic information
40. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
impressive sources
satisfaction
transition order
extemporaneous
41. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
lighter
verbally
more than half
circular ending
42. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
they think of a speech as a performance
facts and statistics
causal audience
topical
43. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
definitions
Afraid to speak in public situations
lead clearly
purpose statement
44. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
problem solution
interpersonal
causal
narrative
45. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
symbol
Chest
action
self-esteem
46. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
pattern
psychographic information
chronological
audience's attitudes
47. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
value
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
love/belonging
pattern
48. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
Heart rate
Confidence
visualization
attention-getter
49. A serious speaking problem
stage fright
self-actualization
interpersonal
they think of a speech as a performance
50. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
topical
stereotyping
fields of experience
reasoning