____________, as its name implies, is a way of making your ideas public-of sharing them with other people and of influencing them.

During modern times, many women and men around the globe have spread their ___________ and influence through public speaking.

In highly specialized fields such as civil and mechanical engineering, employers consistently rank the ability to _____________ above technical knowledge when deciding whom to hire and whom to promote.

The ability to speak _______________ is so prized that college graduates are increasingly being asked to give a presentation as part of their job interview.

The growth of the __________ and other new technologies reduced the need for public speaking.

In this age of Tiktok and Twitter, businesses are concerned that college graduates are losing the ability ___________________.

• to play in a professional way

• to greet in a professional way

• to talk in a professional way

• to sing in a professional way

Who said this famous line in public speaking, "One who forms a judgment on any point but cannot explain" it clearly"might as well never have thought at all on the subject."

• Lindsey Pollak

• Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King

• Greek leader Pericles

The key phrase in public speaking is " ________________________________"

• make your ideas heard

• make others life easier

• make your voice known

• make a difference

The oldest known handbook on effective speech was written on ____________ in Egypt some 4,500 years ago.

• manuscript

• Arabic

• papyrus

• English

It was highly prized in ancient India, Africa, and China as well as among the Aztecs and other pre-European cultures of North and South America.

• Eloquence

• Aristotle's Rhetoric

• oldest known handbook in Egypt

• None of the above