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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. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.






2. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.






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






4. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.






5. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.






6. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.






7. The ability to influence group members so as to help achieve the goals of the group.






8. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.






9. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - sub points - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech.






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






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






12. A group of two people.






13. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.






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






15. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.






16. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.






17. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.






18. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.






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






20. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.






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






22. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.






23. The subject of a speech.






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






25. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.






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






27. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.






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






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






30. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.






31. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that which is true for the first case is also true for the second.






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






33. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






34. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






37. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.






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






39. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experience of the audience.






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






41. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.






42. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.






43. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.






44. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.






45. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -






46. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.






47. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.






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






49. An error in reasoning.






50. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.