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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. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.






2. Words that refer to tangible objects.






3. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.






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






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






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






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






8. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A trite or over uesd expression.






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






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






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






29. The subject of a speech.






30. 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.'






31. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.






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






42. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.






43. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.






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






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






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






47. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






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