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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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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 middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.






2. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.






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






4. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.






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






6. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.






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






8. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.






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






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






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






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






13. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






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






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






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






25. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.






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






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






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






29. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.






30. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.






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






32. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.






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






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






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






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






37. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.






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






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






40. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.






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






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






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






44. 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.'






45. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






46. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.






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






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






49. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






50. An error in reasoning.