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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.






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






9. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






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






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






12. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.






23. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






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






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






26. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.






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






28. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.






29. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.






30. The speed at which a person speaks.






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






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






33. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






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






37. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






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






39. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.






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






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






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






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






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