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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. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.






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






3. The speed at which a person speaks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The average value of a group of numbers.






11. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






12. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






37. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents the solution to the problem.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.






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






48. 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.






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






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