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






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






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






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






5. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.






6. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






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






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






9. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.






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






11. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.






12. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






15. 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.'






16. 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.






17. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.






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






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






20. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.






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






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






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






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






25. The average value of a group of numbers.






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






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






28. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.






29. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.






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






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






32. The ability to influence group members so as to help achieve the goals of the group.






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






34. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.






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






36. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.






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






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






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






40. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






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






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






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






44. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.






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






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






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






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






49. A constant tone or pitch of voice.






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