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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The subject of a speech.






2. The means by which a message is communicated.






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






4. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.






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






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






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






8. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.






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






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






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






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






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






15. An error in reasoning.






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






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






18. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.






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






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






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






22. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follow another - the first event is the cause of the second. This error is often known by it's Latin name meaning - 'after this - therefore because of this.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The speed at which a person speaks.






37. A constant tone or pitch of voice.






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






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






40. A trite or over uesd expression.






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






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






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






44. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'






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






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






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






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






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






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