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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. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
impromptu
good example
concerted audience
pattern
2. A serious speaking problem
unusual places
facts and statistics
self-esteem
stage fright
3. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
attention
diminished ending
relying on humor so the audience will like you
testimony
4. Stands for an idea
value
vocal process
symbol
purpose statement
5. Where the speaker tells the audience that they 'should or shouldn't' be doing something.
internal summaries
informative speaking
policy
spatial
6. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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7. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
policy
dying
interpersonal
psychographic information
8. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
values
self-esteem
symbol
diminished ending
9. A good speech has _____ main parts.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
chronological
problem solution
three
10. Explain or describe what something is
physiological
persuasive conclusion
definitions
love/belonging
11. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
demographic information
psychographic information
purpose statement
three
12. Many fear the thought of giving a speech more than they do...
impromptu
purpose statement
causal audience
dying
13. Good ___________ communication is preceded by intrapersonal communication.
persuasive conclusion
problem solution
diminished ending
interpersonal
14. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
audience's attitudes
Chest
verbally
impressive sources
15. Audiences are likely to be impressed if you quote...
literacy
definitions
impressive sources
informative speaking
16. __________ is closely related to self-esteem.
value
backyard appeal
verbally
Confidence
17. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
Confidence
inductive reasoning
self-actualization
testimony
18. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
psychographic information
visual
love/belonging
spatial
19. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
pauses
conclusion
interpersonal
circular ending
20. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
examples
extemporaneous
dying
verbally
21. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
internal summaries
lighter
crescendo ending
thinking over the future
22. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
they think of a speech as a performance
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
problem solution
personal
23. Review main points - reinforce your general purpose - provide closure
conclusion
passive audience
examples
inform
24. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
stereotyping
audience's attitudes
need
physiological
25. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
crescendo ending
informative speaking
inform
attention
26. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
stage fright
selective audience
lead clearly
27. Monroe motivated sequence: _________ - relating the topic to the audience
Rhetoric
crescendo ending
attention
impressive sources
28. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
right and wrong
interpersonal
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
good example
29. Some of the most effective quotations are...
topical
literacy
three
lighter
30. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
self-actualization
Rhetoric
safety
deductive reasoning
31. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
definitions
diminished ending
transition order
verbally
32. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
concerted audience
causal audience
passive audience
inform - persuade - and entertain
33. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
topical
pauses
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
lead clearly
34. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
target audience
circular ending
lead clearly
extemporaneous
35. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
passive audience
causal reasoning
circular ending
lighter
36. A sneer is an example of...
need
internal summaries
organizes a speech's content
nonverbal communication
37. Arguing that something caused something else
informative speaking
causal reasoning
Heart rate
compile
38. Many have stage fright because...
bandwagon appeal
policy
stereotyping
they think of a speech as a performance
39. Call to action
impressive sources
safety
persuasive conclusion
lighter
40. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility is to direct behaviors?
out loud
narrative
organized audience
chronological
41. What are the purposes for communicating?
values
evidence
informative conclusion
inform - persuade - and entertain
42. Reiterate main points of speech
informative conclusion
inductive reasoning
purpose statement
backyard appeal
43. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
bandwagon appeal
spatial
examples
satisfaction
44. Argument that if other people agree then the audience should also agree - everyone is doing it - favorable audiences
verbally
bandwagon appeal
testimony
stereotyping
45. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
unusual places
Afraid to speak in public situations
satisfaction
topical
46. Make a solid first...
introductions
internal preview
impression
conclusion
47. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - imagining the solution being implemented
self-actualization
diminished ending
impression
visualization
48. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
concerted audience
out loud
narratives
testimony
49. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
informative speaking
selective audience
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
conclusion
50. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
persuasive conclusion
audience's attitudes
analogical reasoning
informative speaking