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






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






3. 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.'






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






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






6. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.

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






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






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






10. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






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






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






13. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






23. The means by which a message is communicated.






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






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






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






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






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






29. The audiences perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.






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






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






32. 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.






33. The subject of a speech.






34. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.






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






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






37. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.






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






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






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






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






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






43. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.






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






45. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.






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






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






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






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






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