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






2. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'






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






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






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






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






7. A group of two people.






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






9. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






19. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.






20. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.






32. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.






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






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






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






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






37. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.






38. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






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






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






41. The subject of a speech.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






50. Testimony that is presented word for word.