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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 brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.






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






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






4. A constant tone or pitch of voice.






5. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






7. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.






8. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.






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

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






11. A group of two people.






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






13. Numerical data.






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






15. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






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






17. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.






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






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






20. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.






21. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.






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






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






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






25. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






30. A trite or over uesd expression.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.






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






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






46. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.






47. The speed at which a person speaks.






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






49. 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.'






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