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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.






2. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.






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






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






5. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.






6. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.






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






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






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






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






16. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






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






18. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.






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






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






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






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






23. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.






24. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.






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






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






27. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.






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






29. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.






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






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






32. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






33. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.






34. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.






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






36. A trite or over uesd expression.






37. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.






38. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.






39. 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.






40. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.






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






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






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






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






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






46. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.






47. Testimony that is presented word for word.






48. 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.






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






50. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.