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






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






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






4. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.






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






6. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.






7. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.






8. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.






9. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.






10. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






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






12. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.






13. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.






21. Numerical data.






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






23. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.






24. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.






25. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.






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






27. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.






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






29. The person who receives the speaker's message.






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






31. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.






32. Words that refer to tangible objects.






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






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






35. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.






36. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.

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






38. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.






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






48. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.






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






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