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






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






3. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.






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






16. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.






17. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






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






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






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






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






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






23. Words that refer to tangible objects.






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






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






26. Numerical data.






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






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






29. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.






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






31. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. It can be internal or external to listeners.






32. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.






40. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.






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