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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. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Appreciative Listening
Connotative Meaning
Rate
Frame of Reference
2. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.
Bibliography
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Preparation Outline
Small Group
3. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Signpost
Either-Or
Speech of Introduction
Speech of Presentation
4. The means by which a message is communicated.
Problem-Solution Order
Channel
Credibility
Supporting Materials
5. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Oral Report
Dialect
Speech of Introduction
Audience-Centeredness
6. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Stage Fright
Main Points
Rhythm
Hidden Agenda
7. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Vocal Variety
Antithesis
Fallacy
Residual Message
8. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Oral Report
Rhythm
Paraphrase
Example
9. The audiences perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Reflective-Thinking Method
Crescendo Ending
Internal Summary
Credibility
10. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Inflections
Situation
Bill of Rights
11. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Hypothetical Example
Alliteration
Hidden Agenda
Analogical Reasoning
12. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
Stage Fright
Interference
Dialect
Maintenance Needs
13. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Dialect
Signpost
Interference
Question of Policy
14. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Logos
Mean
Preview Statement
Acceptance Speech
15. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.
Quoting out of Context
Kinesics
Pitch
Testimony
16. The average value of a group of numbers.
Creating Common Grounds
Mean
Denotative Meaning
Derived Credibility
17. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Speaking Outline
Task Needs
Oral Report
Speaker
18. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Kinesics
Direct Quotation
Parallelism
Audience-Centeredness
19. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Spare Brain Time
Statistics
Clutter
Brief Example
20. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
Either-Or
Acceptance Speech
Bill of Rights
Feedback
21. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Abstract Words
Active Listening
Brief Example
Impromptu Speech
22. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Ethical Decisions
Implied Leader
Speaker
Antithesis
23. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Adrenaline
Paraphrase
Kinesics
Conversational Quality
24. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Ad Hominem
Appreciative Listening
Problem-Solution Order
Either-Or
25. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Dialect
Emphatic Listening
Goodwill
Paraphrase
26. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Preview Statement
Critical Thinking
Derived Credibility
Fixed-Alternative Questions
27. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Direct Quotation
Situation
Visual Framework
Listening
28. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.
Dissolve Ending
Logos
Bibliography
Message
29. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Criteria
Procedural Needs
Internal Summary
Paraphrase
30. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Adrenaline
Speaking Outline
Delivery Cues
Bibliography
31. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Crescendo Ending
Critical Listening
Preview Statement
Credibility
32. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Dissolve Ending
Scale Questions
Repetition
Preparation Outline
33. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Critical Listening
Imagery
Listener
Spatial Order
34. 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.
Either-Or
Analogical Reasoning
Commemorative Speech
Panel Discussion
35. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.
Nonverbal Communication
Oral Report
Chronological Order
False Cause
36. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Audience-Centeredness
Statistics
Small Group
Speaker
37. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Stereo-typing
Active Listening
Name-calling
Expert Testimony
38. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.
Hidden Agenda
Name-calling
Connective
Analogical Reasoning
39. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Causal Reasoning
Identification
Terminal Credibility
Supporting Materials
40. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.
Rhetorical Question
Visual Framework
Bill of Rights
Parallelism
41. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Reasoning
Repetition
Hidden Agenda
Implied Leader
42. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Bill of Rights
Open-Ended Questions
Nonverbal Communication
Acceptance Speech
43. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Rate
Positive nervousness
Monotone
Denotative Meaning
44. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Rhythm
Main Points
Extemporaneous Speech
Dialect
45. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Pronunciation
Delivery Cues
Internal Preview
Topical Order
46. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Specific Purpose
Egocentrism
Connective
Hidden Agenda
47. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Designated Leader
Active Listening
Bandwagon
Statistics
48. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Red Herring
Speech of Introduction
Consensus
Listening
49. Numerical data.
Global Plagiarism
Spare Brain Time
Pathos
Statistics
50. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Transition
Derived Credibility
Delivery Cues
Analogical Reasoning