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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A constant tone or pitch of voice.






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






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






20. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.






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






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






35. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.






36. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.






37. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - sub points - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.






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






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