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Which of the following contributes to successful public speaking?

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All of the above

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Identification suggests...

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The audience's perspective

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Verbal communication in speeches is relevant to

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the topic, audience, and occasion

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MLK and Michael Jackson's speeches are

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creativity and organization

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Speaking that requires you to organize, prepare, and practice often is called

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extemporaneous

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which of the following is a way to overcome public speaking?

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accept nervousness

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a term scholars give related to the fear associated with public speaking is

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communication apprehension

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the confidence booster section of the reading encourages us to use

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deep breathing and picturing a "happy place"

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Ethnocentrism

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creates a sense of exclusion rather than inclusion

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WE view communication as a transactional process because..

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all of the above

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It is important to know your audience because

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both a and b

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attitudes, values, and beliefs make up the audience's

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identity

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Interviews, surveys, and research are all ways that you can

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find information about your audience

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The ideas a person accepts as plausible, based on interpretation and judgement are

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beliefs

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The principles that illustrate your understanding of what is important or unimportant desirables are

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values

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...are your description to respond favorably or unfavorably

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attitudes

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age, gender, sexual orientation, and education are some of the

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personal traits

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Maslow's hierarchy is...

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psychological traits

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In considering time as part of the speaking situation, you should consider

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both b and c

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audience adaptation begins

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before a topic is selected

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...should be identified and eliminated for effective public speaking to take place

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Internal and external noise

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Hunger, sickness, and body pain are

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physiological traits

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A car horn outside the window is

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an environmental barrier

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the speaker uses technical terms.. this is...

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a linguistic barrier

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The overreaching goal of your speech is called the

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general purpose

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the general purpose of a special occasion speech is

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to accentuate

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a list of general words or ideas is called

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idea bank

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to boost confidence, students should choose topics

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about which they are passionate

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the best way to go through a topic is to go through the process of(

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brainstorming

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Which of the following is the best potential topic to persuade..(why I hate michael clark)

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policies

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You are the keynote speaker for the annual awards ceremony...acc

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to accentuate

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Before committing to a topic, a speaker should consider all..

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all of the above

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...is a single statement combining general purpose(specific)

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specific purpose

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An effective central idea should: (clear)

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use clear and specific language

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a brief sketch of a speech is called

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working outline

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"To inform museum visitors...."

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specific purpose

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"today's market offers..."

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central idea

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Another word for support material is

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evidence

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using information obtained from the internet...

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currency

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which is NOT an advantage of using commercial web sites

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represent the interests

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Non-profit organizations are

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emotional appeals

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allowing yourself enough_____

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time

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Which is NOT a credible online reference

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Wikipedia

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Which of the following is on the checklist for use of surveys?

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Am I asking only one thing in each question?

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One of the main methods for note-taking listed

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photocopying the information

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the sources of your support material need to be cited

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both a and b

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the Modern Language Association and American Psychological Association provide us with

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citing information

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....are verifiable bits of information about people, events, places, dates, etc.

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Facts

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Brief explanations designed to inform audience about something unfamiliar

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definition

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Senator John McCain used "Joe the Plumber"

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lay testimony

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speech about the H1N1 virus, include information about Health and Human Services

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expert testimony

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Stories, narratives, illustrations

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extended examples

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numerical facts(data)

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statistics

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checking the copyright date on Web pages is

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currency

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Choosing support material from unbiased resources

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trustworthy

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the successful speaker restates most of the support material

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paraphrasing

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Secondary sources are NOT useful T/F

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False

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Stating the book title T/F

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False

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A figurative analogy T/F

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true

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Statistics should be used T/F

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true

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Students should orally cite all sources in the same way T/F

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false

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the introduction of your speech

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gains the audiences attention

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which of the following is NOT part of the body of the outline?

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sources

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an effective speech preparation outline uses

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full sentences

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covering only one issue at a time ensures that

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you are writing the outline as a speech, rather than a manuscript

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Roman numerals represent___ on the outline

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main points

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if two main points are balanced, then

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they are equal in importance

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....are usually handwritten attempts to organize your thoughts as you create a speech

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working outlines

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...are known as formal outlines

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preparation outlines

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should be used as early as possible in the rehearsal stage for your speech

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delivery outlines

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"Therefore" "Thus" "As a result"

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concluding transitions

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"Another" "Moreover" ""Not only...but also"

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connective transition

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"Meanwhile" "lets move on to" "next"

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time transitions

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"Conversely" "Although" "But"

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viewpoint transitions

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five-step motivational strategy designed to fulfill an audience

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the motivated sequence

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organizational strategy that uses some naturally occurring subdivisions of the topic

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topical

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organizational strategy that illustrates the consequences or effect of something

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casual

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speech about the similarities and differences

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comparative

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speech about JFK, his family background, presidency, and his assassination

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topical

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organizational pattern best suited for a persuasive speech that calls for the audience to take an action

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the motivated sequence

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Speech about hometown, and location

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spatial

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during the satisfaction stage of the motivated sequence, you

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propose a solution to the problem

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in selecting the best organizational strategy, you should consider

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your general purpose, topic, and audience

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In creating your main points, you should definitely use

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declarative sentences

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arranging words, phrases, or sentences in a similar pattern can help you and your audience remember the main points of the speech, this is called

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parallelism

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