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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. ____________ is closely related to empathy.
Common ground
organized audience
action
literacy
2. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
intrapersonal appeal
impromptu
reasoning
chronological
3. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
organizes a speech's content
examples
symbol
definitions
4. It is easier to _______ facts than to correct them.
you were giving the speech before an audience
lead clearly
compile
definitions
5. End with something from beginning
Afraid to speak in public situations
circular ending
jog your memory
self-actualization
6. Applying the issue to the audience - making it seem real or in their backyard neutral audience
audience's attitudes
attention
concerted audience
backyard appeal
7. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
visual
inductive reasoning
problem solution
topical
8. Make a solid first...
circular ending
crescendo ending
impromptu
impression
9. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
audience's attitudes
inductive reasoning
impromptu
pauses
10. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
Chest
extemporaneous
deductive reasoning
chronological
11. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
internal preview
analogical reasoning
thinking over the future
more than half
12. A speaker should worry more about the ________ than the speech
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13. The power source for a speaker is the...
vocal process
self-esteem
more than half
bandwagon appeal
14. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
nonverbal communication
spatial
love/belonging
diminished ending
15. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
verbally
impromptu
personal
16. The best opening stories hold interest yet ________ into your speech topic.
lighter
more than half
relying on humor so the audience will like you
lead clearly
17. Psychological concepts - values - attitudes or beliefs.
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
psychographic information
Confidence
compile
18. 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.
organized audience
policy
internal summaries
backyard appeal
19. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
examples
compile
safety
Heart rate
20. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get attention?
need
vocal process
causal audience
impression
21. You can generally assume that adult audiences have cultural...
literacy
selective audience
Common ground
crescendo ending
22. This speech pattern is useful for convincing audience to agree with a course of action
bandwagon appeal
more than half
Chest
problem solution
23. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
analogical reasoning
psychographic information
right and wrong
personal
24. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
narrative
self-actualization
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
evidence
25. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
physiological
evidence
action
demographic information
26. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
causal audience
attention-getter
fields of experience
self-esteem
27. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
Afraid to speak in public situations
causal
impressive sources
good example
28. Use a notecard as a security net to...
good example
introductions
jog your memory
unusual places
29. If you are to become a truly effective speaker have strong ______ before you polish your speaking skills
lead clearly
relying on humor so the audience will like you
values
Rhetoric
30. Group of people a speech is directed towards
fields of experience
target audience
psychographic information
impromptu
31. What are the purposes for communicating?
spatial
informative conclusion
inform - persuade - and entertain
thinking over the future
32. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
inform - persuade - and entertain
out loud
interpersonal
33. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
attention-getter
you were giving the speech before an audience
intrapersonal appeal
extemporaneous
34. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
topical
testimony
demographic information
inform
35. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
psychographic information
lead clearly
evidence
36. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
stage fright
nonverbal communication
thinking over the future
out loud
37. Doing _______: get your audience's attention - indicate your purpose - establish your credibility (preview you main points) -> but not in persuasive speeches
purpose statement
three
deductive reasoning
introductions
38. Answers the question 'what am I asserting?' - Thesis of the speech - Includes at least one premise and a conclusion
claims
concerted audience
Rhetoric
selective audience
39. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
reasoning
action
relying on humor so the audience will like you
good example
40. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
internal summaries
value
definitions
intrapersonal appeal
41. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
topical
reasoning
informative speaking
causal
42. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - realizing your full potential - discovering passion
problem solution
introductions
causal reasoning
self-actualization
43. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - feel good about yourself - responsible - competent
policy
self-esteem
pauses
Afraid to speak in public situations
44. A serious speaking problem
three
pauses
stage fright
inform
45. A good speech has _____ main parts.
lead clearly
compile
thinking over the future
three
46. Arguing from a specific fact - make a general claim
audience's attitudes
organizes a speech's content
chronological
inductive reasoning
47. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
organized audience
physiological
passive audience
good example
48. The ___________ speech calls for a quick mind and instant audience analysis.
interpersonal
impromptu
impression
they think of a speech as a performance
49. A properly motivated speaker should want to treat others fairly and to set a...
good example
jog your memory
visualization
testimony
50. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
verbally
purpose statement
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
narratives