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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Spare Brain Time
Credibility
Maintenance Needs
Situation
2. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Rhetorical Question
Mean
Spare Brain Time
Symposium
3. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Goodwill
Generic 'he'
Main Points
Terminal Credibility
4. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Either-Or
Open-Ended Questions
Eye Contact
Red Herring
5. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Visual Framework
Crescendo Ending
Bibliography
Stereo-typing
6. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Comprehensive Listening
Egocentrism
Connotative Meaning
Impromptu Speech
7. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Listening
Dissolve Ending
Pathos
Situation
8. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Derived Credibility
Kinesics
Ethical Decisions
Stereo-typing
9. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Visualization
Statistics
Emergent Leader
Speech of Introduction
10. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.
After-Dinner Speech
Paraphrase
Nonverbal Communication
Vocal Variety
11. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Conversational Quality
Eye Contact
Hypothetical Example
Visualization
12. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Panel Discussion
Critical Thinking
Nonverbal Communication
13. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Panel Discussion
Extemporaneous Speech
Rate
Testimony
14. The average value of a group of numbers.
Volume
Mean
Rhetorical Question
Small Group
15. 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.
Internal Preview
Problem Solving (small)
Comprehensive Listening
Analogical Reasoning
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.
Problem-Solution Order
Repetition
Reasoning from Principle
Mean
17. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Pitch
Speech of Presentation
Example
Red Herring
18. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.
Connotative Meaning
Strategic Organization
Main Points
Plagiarism
19. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Channel
Bibliography
Speech of Introduction
Bandwagon
20. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Dialect
Hearing
Expert Testimony
Leadership
21. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.
Gestures
Feedback
Inflections
Rhythm
22. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Monotone
Connotative Meaning
Denotative Meaning
Residual Message
23. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
Hasty Generalization
Listener
Question of Policy
Speaking Outline
24. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Central Idea
Procedural Needs
Median
Situation
25. 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.'
Fallacy
Peer Testimony
False Cause
Chronological Order
26. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Attitude
Gestures
Ad Hominem
Designated Leader
27. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.
Causal Reasoning
Slippery Slope
Spatial Order
Vocal Variety
28. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Bandwagon
Hypothetical Example
Internal Summary
Scale Questions
29. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.
Hidden Agenda
Metaphor
Dyad
Emergent Leader
30. Audience Analysis that focuses on situational factors such as the size of the audience - the physical setting of the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion.
Channel
Situational Audience Analysis
Designated Leader
Volume
31. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Repetition
Articulation
Pronunciation
Pathos
32. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Speech of Presentation
Repetition
Nonverbal Communication
Ethical Decisions
33. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Small Group
Consensus
Antithesis
Hearing
34. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Central Idea
Peer Testimony
Audience-Centeredness
Example
35. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.
Statistics
Impromptu Speech
Reasoning from Principle
Clutter
36. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.
Leadership
Reflective-Thinking Method
Abstract Words
Implied Leader
37. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic Audience Analysis
Visualization
Egocentrism
Analogical Reasoning
38. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Residual Message
Critical Thinking
Specific Purpose
Demographic Audience Analysis
39. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Commemorative Speech
Topical Order
Repetition
Identification
40. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Cliche
Speech of Introduction
Small Group
Preparation Outline
41. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Bandwagon
Comprehensive Listening
Antithesis
Delivery Cues
42. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Connotative Meaning
Bill of Rights
Active Listening
Vocal Variety
43. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Imagery
Adrenaline
Connective
Active Listening
44. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.
Ethnocentrism
Parallelism
Kinesics
Causal Order
45. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.
Clutter
Transition
Inflections
Manuscript Speech
46. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Name-calling
Cliche
Interference
Connective
47. A trite or over uesd expression.
Cliche
Vocalized Pause
Visualization
Analogical Reasoning
48. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Acceptance Speech
Credibility
Inflections
Designated Leader
49. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.
Scale Questions
Criteria
Logos
Problem-Solution Order
50. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Terminal Credibility
Credibility
Connective
Extemporaneous Speech