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






2. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






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






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






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






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






25. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that which is true for the first case is also true for the second.






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






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






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






29. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.






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






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






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






42. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






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






44. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.






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






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






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






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






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






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