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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A group of two people.






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






11. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.






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






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






14. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.






15. The subject of a speech.






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






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






18. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.






19. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






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






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






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






33. The average value of a group of numbers.






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






35. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.






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






37. Words that refer to tangible objects.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.






45. Numerical data.






46. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.






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






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






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






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