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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. The ability to influence group members so as to help achieve the goals of the group.
Rate
Kinesics
Dyad
Leadership
2. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.
Attitude
Procedural Needs
Credibility
Reasoning from Principle
3. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Question of Policy
Message
Testimony
Comprehensive Listening
4. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
Critical Listening
Pronunciation
Pause
Speaking Outline
5. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.
Signpost
Global Plagiarism
Hypothetical Example
Plagiarism
6. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Oral Report
Listening
Pathos
Spatial Order
7. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Brief Example
Speaker
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Residual Message
8. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic Audience Analysis
Transition
Cliche
Consensus
9. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Ethics
Spare Brain Time
Specific Purpose
Paraphrase
10. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.
Volume
Symposium
Credibility
Bandwagon
11. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Dissolve Ending
Imagery
Attitude
Message
12. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Preview Statement
Denotative Meaning
Extemporaneous Speech
Task Needs
13. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.
Rhetorical Question
Audience-Centeredness
Rhythm
Goodwill
14. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Criteria
Small Group
Channel
Name-calling
15. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Demographic Audience Analysis
Imagery
Ethics
Dyad
16. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Reasoning from Principle
Ad Hominem
Concrete Words
Articulation
17. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Antithesis
Paraphrase
Speech of Introduction
Situational Audience Analysis
18. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Dialect
Central Idea
Extemporaneous Speech
Hidden Agenda
19. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.
Paraphrase
Ethos
Bandwagon
Manuscript Speech
20. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. It can be internal or external to listeners.
Specific Purpose
Gestures
Interference
Statistics
21. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.
Problem-Solution Order
Ethnocentrism
Abstract Words
Repetition
22. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Imagery
Connective
Audience-Centeredness
Spare Brain Time
23. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Credibility
Visual Framework
Panel Discussion
Situation
24. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Initial Credibility
Consensus
Specific Purpose
25. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.
Credibility
Key-word Outline
Problem Solving (small)
Incremental Plagiarism
26. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.
Stereo-typing
Identification
Comprehensive Listening
Speaking Outline
27. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Bill of Rights
Preview Statement
Small Group
Hasty Generalization
28. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Adrenaline
Pause
Question of Policy
Listener
29. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Dissolve Ending
Demographic Audience Analysis
Concrete Words
Critical Thinking
30. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
Panel Discussion
Critical Thinking
Analogical Reasoning
Slippery Slope
31. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Internal Summary
Abstract Words
Ethnocentrism
Appreciative Listening
32. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Comprehensive Listening
Panel Discussion
Preparation Outline
Problem-Solution Order
33. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Topic
Brief Example
Pitch
Expert Testimony
34. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Spare Brain Time
Delivery Cues
Example
Maintenance Needs
35. The subject of a speech.
Connective
Global Plagiarism
Topic
Fallacy
36. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.
Visualization
Volume
Positive nervousness
Pause
37. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Monotone
Impromptu Speech
Pathos
Preparation Outline
38. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Mean
Preparation Outline
Logos
Eye Contact
39. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experience of the audience.
Creating Common Grounds
Slippery Slope
Central Idea
Statistics
40. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Critical Thinking
Bibliography
Creating Common Grounds
Global Plagiarism
41. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Dissolve Ending
Paraphrase
Delivery Cues
Emergent Leader
42. The average value of a group of numbers.
Problem Solving (small)
Mean
Internal Summary
Reasoning from Principle
43. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Egocentrism
Inflections
Antithesis
Eye Contact
44. 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.
Message
Comprehensive Listening
Situational Audience Analysis
Internal Preview
45. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Cliche
Rhythm
Active Listening
Goodwill
46. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.
Message
Goodwill
Ad Hominem
Repetition
47. The means by which a message is communicated.
Internal Preview
Reasoning from Principle
Channel
Connotative Meaning
48. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Delivery Cues
Either-Or
Ethical Decisions
Situation
49. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.
Transition
Concrete Words
Gestures
Feedback
50. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Signpost
Emphatic Listening
Direct Quotation
Bibliography