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






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






3. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A constant tone or pitch of voice.






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






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






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






14. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






15. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.






16. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.






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






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






19. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.






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






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






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






23. Words that refer to tangible objects.






24. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.






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






26. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.






27. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.






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






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






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






39. The average value of a group of numbers.






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






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






42. The speed at which a person speaks.






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.