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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking
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1. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Egocentrism
Imagery
Critical Listening
Symposium
2. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Emphatic Listening
Acceptance Speech
Connotative Meaning
Antithesis
3. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - sub points - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech.
Preparation Outline
Alliteration
Dissolve Ending
Initial Credibility
4. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Global Plagiarism
Vocalized Pause
Manuscript Speech
Delivery Cues
5. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Speech of Introduction
Direct Quotation
Example
Dialect
6. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Preview Statement
Oral Report
Terminal Credibility
Main Points
7. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.
Spatial Order
Repetition
Connotative Meaning
Designated Leader
8. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Central Idea
Listening
Alliteration
Internal Summary
9. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.
Audience-Centeredness
Derived Credibility
Speaking Outline
Appreciative Listening
10. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Reasoning
Connective
Ethnocentrism
Situation
11. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Demographic Audience Analysis
Stereo-typing
Creating Common Grounds
Gestures
12. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Oral Report
Goodwill
Example
13. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Residual Message
Interference
Metaphor
Bibliography
14. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Articulation
Pathos
Initial Credibility
Vocalized Pause
15. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.
Feedback
Evidence
Patchwork Plagiarism
Metaphor
16. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.
Hearing
Name-calling
Symposium
Channel
17. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own.
Speech of Presentation
Ethos
Crescendo Ending
Global Plagiarism
18. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.
Implied Leader
Hidden Agenda
Hasty Generalization
Rhetorical Question
19. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Slippery Slope
Spare Brain Time
Preview Statement
Example
20. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Situational Audience Analysis
Inflections
Designated Leader
Oral Report
21. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Name-calling
Incremental Plagiarism
Designated Leader
Global Plagiarism
22. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Spatial Order
Quoting out of Context
Task Needs
Red Herring
23. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Audience-Centeredness
Vocalized Pause
Red Herring
Inflections
24. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Causal Reasoning
Credibility
Bandwagon
Attitude
25. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.
Example
Reasoning
Ethos
Frame of Reference
26. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Hidden Agenda
Monotone
Problem Solving (small)
Main Points
27. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Median
Ethnocentrism
Listening
Delivery Cues
28. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Designated Leader
Active Listening
Consensus
Ethnocentrism
29. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
Central Idea
Transition
Derived Credibility
Hasty Generalization
30. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Speaking Outline
Clutter
Egocentrism
Internal Summary
31. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Feedback
Delivery Cues
Testimony
Ethics
32. A group of two people.
Central Idea
Quoting out of Context
Stage Fright
Dyad
33. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Spatial Order
Emergent Leader
Listener
Example
34. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Reflective-Thinking Method
Question of Policy
Dyad
Red Herring
35. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Name-calling
Mean
Inflections
Message
36. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. It can be internal or external to listeners.
Small Group
Active Listening
Rate
Interference
37. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Emphatic Listening
Gestures
Topical Order
Alliteration
38. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Speech of Introduction
Visual Framework
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Abstract Words
39. The ability to influence group members so as to help achieve the goals of the group.
Repetition
Leadership
Message
Active Listening
40. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Conversational Quality
Concrete Words
Impromptu Speech
Brief Example
41. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Listening
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Problem Solving (small)
Impromptu Speech
42. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Situation
Listener
Impromptu Speech
Reflective-Thinking Method
43. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Ad Hominem
Causal Order
Speaking Outline
Maintenance Needs
44. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Delivery Cues
Speaker
Stage Fright
Supporting Materials
45. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Delivery Cues
Topic
Kinesics
Rhetorical Question
46. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experience of the audience.
Positive nervousness
Transition
Creating Common Grounds
Kinesics
47. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Scale Questions
Comprehensive Listening
After-Dinner Speech
Quoting out of Context
48. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.
Small Group
Oral Report
Active Listening
Name-calling
49. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Pitch
Bandwagon
Maintenance Needs
Invalid Analogy
50. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.
Conversational Quality
Derived Credibility
Median
Statistics
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