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






2. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.






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






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

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13. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.






14. The means by which a message is communicated.






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






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






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






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






19. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.






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






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






22. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






23. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






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






25. The average value of a group of numbers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.






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






37. A trite or over uesd expression.






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






39. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






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






41. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.






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






43. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.






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






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






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






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






48. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.






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






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