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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. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
value
compile
introductions
safety
2. __________ increases when we suffer from stage fright.
causal
bandwagon appeal
Chest
Heart rate
3. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
satisfaction
thinking over the future
they think of a speech as a performance
examples
4. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
need
psychographic information
diminished ending
visual
5. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
pauses
unusual places
more than half
narratives
6. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
self-esteem
causal
nonverbal communication
lighter
7. The communication process does not need...
narratives
thinking over the future
testimony
stereotyping
8. A sneer is an example of...
concerted audience
they think of a speech as a performance
nonverbal communication
verbally
9. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
pattern
bandwagon appeal
values
diminished ending
10. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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11. 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
value
Confidence
spatial
verbally
12. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
target audience
causal audience
good example
examples
13. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
they think of a speech as a performance
testimony
inform - persuade - and entertain
purpose statement
14. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
visual
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
jog your memory
15. One way to close a speech is to return to your...
attention-getter
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
stereotyping
visual
16. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lead clearly
chronological
right and wrong
symbol
17. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
claims
purpose statement
reasoning
passive audience
18. Key characteristics of populations - i.e. sex - age - race
three
Common ground
informative speaking
demographic information
19. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
compile
inform - persuade - and entertain
you were giving the speech before an audience
they think of a speech as a performance
20. Reiterate main points of speech
three
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
informative conclusion
persuasive conclusion
21. Many have stage fright because...
purpose statement
dying
deductive reasoning
they think of a speech as a performance
22. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
claims
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
intrapersonal appeal
extemporaneous
23. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
problem solution
psychographic information
bandwagon appeal
literacy
24. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
stereotyping
psychographic information
conclusion
Heart rate
25. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
Confidence
examples
purpose statement
personal
26. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
internal preview
compile
values
action
27. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
policy
unusual places
psychographic information
dying
28. Arguing that something caused something else
literacy
causal reasoning
good example
impressive sources
29. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
introductions
target audience
claims
extemporaneous
30. Call to action
pauses
physiological
persuasive conclusion
impression
31. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
right and wrong
impression
topical
attention
32. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
organized audience
claims
introductions
jog your memory
33. Answers the question 'what is the support for my assertion?') - Supporting materials presented to back up the claim
fields of experience
evidence
reasoning
self-actualization
34. The power source for a speaker is the...
they think of a speech as a performance
vocal process
values
self-esteem
35. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
bandwagon appeal
Chest
causal reasoning
topical
36. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
informative conclusion
narratives
verbally
reasoning
37. A good speaker...
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38. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
good example
out loud
impression
conclusion
39. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
causal
introductions
Rhetoric
reasoning
40. The art or study of public speaking
self-esteem
extemporaneous
Rhetoric
persuasive conclusion
41. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
reasoning
crescendo ending
values
you were giving the speech before an audience
42. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - friendship - family - acceptance
they think of a speech as a performance
dying
love/belonging
impression
43. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
need
relying on humor so the audience will like you
thinking over the future
circular ending
44. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
selective audience
conclusion
facts and statistics
claims
45. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
organizes a speech's content
need
impressive sources
informative speaking
46. 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
testimony
introductions
intrapersonal appeal
47. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
Afraid to speak in public situations
examples
organized audience
organizes a speech's content
48. Ethics involoves one's sense of...
introductions
jog your memory
nonverbal communication
right and wrong
49. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
verbally
dying
thinking over the future
50. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
nonverbal communication
symbol
backyard appeal
stage fright