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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.






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






14. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.






15. The subject of a speech.






16. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his presentation.






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






18. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.






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






20. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.






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






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






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






29. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.






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






31. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.






32. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






33. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.






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






35. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.'






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






44. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.






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






46. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.






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






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






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






50. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.