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WorksheetsPublic Speaking Midterm Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
(a) – Fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons
(a) is the nervousness that speakers feel before and during the presentation of their speeches.
What are 3 things you should remember about stage fright?
Why do people experience stage fright?
They are afraid of being judged.
They are afraid of people.
They are afraid of receiving a bad grade.
They are afraid of making mistakes.
Body of speech arrangement: Main points are delivered in the order they happened in time.
Chronological
Topical
Spatial
Causal
Arrange the body of the speech in the following manner:
Main points are delivered in order of most interesting or importance.
Comparative
Topical
Spatial
Causal
Body of speech arrangement:
Main points are delivered in order of most interesting or importance.
Comparative
Topical
Spatial
Causal
Body of speech arrangement:
Main points are delivered according to their physical location.
Comparative
Topical
Spatial
Causal
Body of speech arrangement:
Main points are delivered by comparing two objects.
Comparative
Topical
Spatial
Causal
Body of speech arrangement:
Main points are delivered based on cause and effect relationships.
Comparative
Topical
Spatial
Causal
How many seconds do you have to grab your audience's attention?
5 seconds
30 seconds
2 seconds
10 seconds
Which part of the speech is considered the MEAT?
Which part of a speech is considered the most important?
Body
Conclusion
Middle
Introduction
What are the 6 attention grabbers?
When should you use silence as an attention grabber?
Which part of the speech should you prepare FIRST?
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Attention Grabber
Your audience will always notice if you're nervous.
True
False
Feeling nervous before a speech is normal.
True
False
Is there a cure for stage fright?
True
False
What is the best way to prepare for a presentation?
Practice
Procrastinate until the last minute
Inform everyone that you're nervous
Refuse to present
What are the three parts of a speech introduction? Write them in order.
What are the following?
Asking a question
Telling a story
Using a fact or statistic
Using humor
Quoting someone
(a)
What do you call the statement where the main idea of your speech is expressed?
Body
Thesis
Attention Grabber
Roadmap
What is a brief preview of your body of speech called?
Attention Grabber
Thesis Statement
Roadmap
Conclusion
What does the acronym PREP stand for?
When concluding an impromptu speech, you should always:
Remind the audience of the topic
Repeat
Take a deep breath
End the speech
How long should an impromptu speech be?
1-3 minutes long
30 seconds
As long as you want it to be
Forever
What should you do if you can't remember the rest of your impromptu speech?
Give up
Conclude your speech
Repeat your speech again
Start all over
The literal definition of a word.
Denotation
Connotation
The emotional or imaginative definition of a word
Denotation
Connotation
