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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking
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1. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Either-Or
Chronological Order
Designated Leader
Monotone
2. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.
Residual Message
Alliteration
Speaking Outline
Internal Preview
3. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.
Adrenaline
Repetition
Expert Testimony
Inflections
4. The audiences perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Consensus
Crescendo Ending
Credibility
5. 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.
Criteria
Pathos
Channel
Situational Audience Analysis
6. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Causal Order
Incremental Plagiarism
Vocalized Pause
Stage Fright
7. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Logos
False Cause
Inflections
Antithesis
8. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Vocalized Pause
Attitude
Frame of Reference
Question of Policy
9. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Reasoning from Principle
Signpost
Bandwagon
Extemporaneous Speech
10. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Ethics
Residual Message
Spatial Order
Bandwagon
11. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
Either-Or
Logos
Median
Internal Summary
12. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Implied Leader
Visualization
Clutter
Dyad
13. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Supporting Materials
Hypothetical Example
Brief Example
Critical Listening
14. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Abstract Words
Conversational Quality
Connective
Attitude
15. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Main Points
Slippery Slope
Articulation
Internal Preview
16. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.
Manuscript Speech
Visual Framework
Causal Order
Active Listening
17. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
Panel Discussion
Connective
Task Needs
Median
18. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Fallacy
Nonverbal Communication
Reflective-Thinking Method
Impromptu Speech
19. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Preview Statement
Kinesics
Denotative Meaning
Task Needs
20. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Generic 'he'
Paraphrase
Articulation
Volume
21. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Chronological Order
Generic 'he'
Volume
Metaphor
22. 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.
Frame of Reference
Testimony
Example
Preparation Outline
23. Words that refer to tangible objects.
Reasoning
Main Points
Concrete Words
Causal Reasoning
24. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Audience-Centeredness
Rhetorical Question
Paraphrase
Appreciative Listening
25. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Impromptu Speech
Signpost
Inflections
Patchwork Plagiarism
26. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.
Plagiarism
Specific Purpose
Commemorative Speech
Demographic Audience Analysis
27. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Emergent Leader
Symposium
After-Dinner Speech
Listener
28. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Paraphrase
Terminal Credibility
Inflections
Connotative Meaning
29. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Open-Ended Questions
Gestures
Commemorative Speech
Peer Testimony
30. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Active Listening
Name-calling
Repetition
Spare Brain Time
31. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Cliche
Evidence
Consensus
Repetition
32. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Vocal Variety
Demographic Audience Analysis
Ethics
Scale Questions
33. A group of two people.
Causal Order
Pronunciation
Dyad
Quoting out of Context
34. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Strategic Organization
Maintenance Needs
Preparation Outline
Transition
35. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Ethos
Articulation
Specific Purpose
Spare Brain Time
36. The subject of a speech.
Incremental Plagiarism
Hasty Generalization
Topic
Name-calling
37. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Symposium
Visualization
Specific Purpose
Nonverbal Communication
38. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Small Group
Specific Purpose
Ethos
Causal Order
39. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Connective
Problem Solving (small)
Repetition
Ad Hominem
40. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Internal Summary
Causal Order
Specific Purpose
Causal Reasoning
41. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Listener
Speech of Presentation
Internal Summary
Emphatic Listening
42. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
Transition
Repetition
Implied Leader
Spatial Order
43. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Credibility
Stage Fright
Causal Order
Comprehensive Listening
44. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.
Pause
Main Points
Visualization
Fixed-Alternative Questions
45. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Emergent Leader
Implied Leader
Testimony
Nonverbal Communication
46. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Hypothetical Example
Critical Listening
Concrete Words
Egocentrism
47. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.
Bibliography
Vocal Variety
Rhetorical Question
Ethical Decisions
48. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.
Small Group
Main Points
Ad Hominem
Global Plagiarism
49. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Vocal Variety
Speech of Presentation
Gestures
Rhythm
50. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Paraphrase
Emphatic Listening
Abstract Words
Speaker
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