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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking

Subjects : dsst, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.






2. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.






3. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.






4. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.






5. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.






6. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.






7. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.






8. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.






9. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.






10. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.






11. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.






12. Words that refer to tangible objects.






13. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.






14. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.






15. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.






16. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.






17. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.






18. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.






19. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.






20. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.






21. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.






22. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.






23. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






24. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






25. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.






26. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.






27. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents the solution to the problem.






28. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.






29. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.






30. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.






31. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.






32. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.






33. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.






34. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.






35. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.






36. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






37. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.






38. The average value of a group of numbers.






39. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.






40. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his presentation.






41. A trite or over uesd expression.






42. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.






43. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.






44. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.






45. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.






46. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.






47. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.






48. Audience Analysis that focuses on situational factors such as the size of the audience - the physical setting of the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion.






49. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.






50. What a speaker would like the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.







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