Effective Public Speaking Test 1

"All the great speakers were bad speakers at first."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is the reference for the verse that goes with the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson?

Psalm 19:14

In the ministry, we are not looking for - but a -

production, presentation

Don't be so - that you're no longer -

professional, practical

- is essential

prayer

- is needed

preparation

- is always important

punctuality

- your approach

plan

- is always nice

personable

- is important

posture

- grammar helps the listener to listen

proper

- look

professional

Have a -

passion

- from the Lord is a must

power

The ability to - well is one of the most - skills a person can -

communicate, important, possess

According to the Wall Street Journal, -- is the #1 fear in America, #2 is -

public speaking, death

Glossophobia

fear of public speaking

The greatest hindrance to our public speaking is -

pride

- skills can be learned, the fear of -- can be overcome

presentation, public speaking

Public speaking is a skill learned through -

practice

"Words have - power. They can make people's hearts -, or it can make people's hearts -." -

incredible, soar, sore, Dr. Mardy Grothe

Proverbs 25:11

"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."

Ways to improve language skills:

1. Pay attention to your own use of language

2. Study how others use language

3. Read aloud

When speaking to - or an -, be -

someone, audience, yourself

Ethos

ethical appeal; convince the audience of an author's credibility or character; Greek word for character, the word ethic is derived from this word -> good sense, good moral character, and goodwill

Pathos

appeals to emotion, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotion

Logos

appeals to logic, convincing an audience using logic or reason, Greek word for word; the word logic is derived from logos

Adrenaline and cortisol

2 stress hormones

Amygdala

part of the brain that responds to emergency

"Say not always what you -, but - know what you -" -

know, always, say, Claudius

Colossians 4:6

"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."

Amorphous: having no definite -, lacking - or -

form, organization, unity

Neural Pathways: - between the - system, new connection between -, information - of the brain

passage, nervous, neurons, messengers

Neurons: information - of the -

information, brain