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






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






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






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






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






6. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.






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






8. A speech that presents someone a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.






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






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






11. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.






12. A trite or over uesd expression.






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






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

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15. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.






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






17. The subject of a speech.






18. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.






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






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






28. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.






29. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.






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






31. The means by which a message is communicated.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






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