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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. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Designated Leader
Alliteration
Creating Common Grounds
Symposium
2. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Procedural Needs
Invalid Analogy
Median
Reasoning from Principle
3. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Rate
Internal Summary
Name-calling
Strategic Organization
4. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Volume
Chronological Order
Simile
Visual Framework
5. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Visual Framework
Speaking Outline
Logos
Pathos
6. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Crescendo Ending
Rhetorical Question
Paraphrase
Red Herring
7. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Listener
Causal Order
Ethos
Abstract Words
8. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Mean
Maintenance Needs
Example
Crescendo Ending
9. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.
Bill of Rights
Identification
Hasty Generalization
Ad Hominem
10. The subject of a speech.
Interference
Topic
Volume
Pathos
11. Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Ethical Decisions
Frame of Reference
Connotative Meaning
Paraphrase
12. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Implied Leader
Vocalized Pause
Ethos
Preview Statement
13. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Incremental Plagiarism
Bibliography
Manuscript Speech
Chronological Order
14. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Peer Testimony
Speaker
Supporting Materials
Maintenance Needs
15. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.
Task Needs
Stereo-typing
Abstract Words
Hidden Agenda
16. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.
Feedback
Manuscript Speech
Red Herring
Hypothetical Example
17. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Symposium
Central Idea
Rate
Bill of Rights
18. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Rhythm
Invalid Analogy
Adrenaline
Nonverbal Communication
19. What a speaker would like the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.
Central Idea
Strategic Organization
Problem Solving (small)
Residual Message
20. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.
Either-Or
False Cause
Logos
Hidden Agenda
21. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Stage Fright
Rate
Acceptance Speech
Repetition
22. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Rhythm
Leadership
Extemporaneous Speech
Initial Credibility
23. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Comprehensive Listening
Connotative Meaning
Alliteration
Problem Solving (small)
24. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Terminal Credibility
Slippery Slope
Pathos
Volume
25. Numerical data.
Comprehensive Listening
Statistics
Scale Questions
Supporting Materials
26. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.
Stage Fright
Generic 'he'
Extemporaneous Speech
Articulation
27. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Stereo-typing
Speaker
Speech of Presentation
Interference
28. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Testimony
Initial Credibility
Red Herring
Attitude
29. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Attitude
Feedback
Invalid Analogy
Appreciative Listening
30. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.
Pause
Message
Oral Report
Key-word Outline
31. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Abstract Words
Visualization
Critical Thinking
Brief Example
32. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
After-Dinner Speech
Residual Message
Testimony
Ethics
33. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Topical Order
Bibliography
Chronological Order
Listening
34. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Median
Antithesis
Eye Contact
Strategic Organization
35. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Antithesis
Evidence
Problem Solving (small)
Frame of Reference
36. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Audience-Centeredness
Logos
Designated Leader
Topical Order
37. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.
Eye Contact
Abstract Words
Preparation Outline
Fallacy
38. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic Audience Analysis
Pitch
Task Needs
Situation
39. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.
Listening
Derived Credibility
Internal Summary
Global Plagiarism
40. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.
Impromptu Speech
Dialect
Procedural Needs
Speaking Outline
41. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Metaphor
Audience-Centeredness
Frame of Reference
Ethos
42. 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.
Volume
Analogical Reasoning
Articulation
Situational Audience Analysis
43. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Ethnocentrism
Nonverbal Communication
Symposium
Direct Quotation
44. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Commemorative Speech
Dialect
Crescendo Ending
Oral Report
45. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Pitch
Bandwagon
Task Needs
Problem-Solution Order
46. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.
Visual Framework
Critical Listening
Commemorative Speech
Inflections
47. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Brief Example
Designated Leader
Attitude
Strategic Organization
48. 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.
Visual Framework
Connotative Meaning
Emergent Leader
Situational Audience Analysis
49. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.
Imagery
Signpost
Goodwill
Vocal Variety
50. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.
Transition
Derived Credibility
Repetition
Invalid Analogy