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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. Words that refer to tangible objects.






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






3. Numerical data.






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






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

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6. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.






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






8. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






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






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






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






18. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






19. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






21. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.






22. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.






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






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






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






26. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.






34. 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.






35. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.






36. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.






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






38. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.






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






40. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.






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






42. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.






43. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.






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






45. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.






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






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






48. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.






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






50. The subject of a speech.