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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. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.
Antithesis
Emergent Leader
Nonverbal Communication
Pause
2. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Vocalized Pause
Volume
Imagery
Rhythm
3. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Paraphrase
Attitude
Comprehensive Listening
Evidence
4. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Crescendo Ending
Strategic Organization
Audience-Centeredness
Frame of Reference
5. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Speech of Presentation
Egocentrism
Small Group
Testimony
6. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Vocalized Pause
Emphatic Listening
Paraphrase
Terminal Credibility
7. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.
Concrete Words
Situation
Plagiarism
Emphatic Listening
8. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.
Impromptu Speech
Listening
Emergent Leader
Connotative Meaning
9. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Nonverbal Communication
Reflective-Thinking Method
Audience-Centeredness
Parallelism
10. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.
Paraphrase
Initial Credibility
Hasty Generalization
Plagiarism
11. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Identification
Monotone
Bandwagon
Transition
12. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Causal Reasoning
Metaphor
Bibliography
Commemorative Speech
13. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Feedback
Connective
Scale Questions
Rate
14. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Specific Purpose
Scale Questions
Emphatic Listening
Denotative Meaning
15. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Visualization
Parallelism
Volume
Open-Ended Questions
16. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Main Points
Appreciative Listening
Listener
Dialect
17. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Emphatic Listening
Internal Preview
Quoting out of Context
Stereo-typing
18. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Emphatic Listening
Commemorative Speech
Oral Report
Critical Thinking
19. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.
Quoting out of Context
Spare Brain Time
Patchwork Plagiarism
Channel
20. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Antithesis
Bibliography
Abstract Words
Stereo-typing
21. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Strategic Organization
Eye Contact
Either-Or
Clutter
22. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Bandwagon
False Cause
Repetition
23. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Consensus
Question of Policy
Abstract Words
Bill of Rights
24. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Supporting Materials
Clutter
Emergent Leader
Hypothetical Example
25. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.
Active Listening
Emergent Leader
Manuscript Speech
After-Dinner Speech
26. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Conversational Quality
Global Plagiarism
Initial Credibility
Internal Summary
27. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.
Pitch
Dyad
Expert Testimony
Criteria
28. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Initial Credibility
Topical Order
Peer Testimony
Ethics
29. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Positive nervousness
Listener
Symposium
Articulation
30. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.
Appreciative Listening
Problem Solving (small)
Credibility
Reasoning from Specific Instances
31. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Signpost
Volume
Scale Questions
Chronological Order
32. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
Manuscript Speech
Stage Fright
Paraphrase
Panel Discussion
33. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Pronunciation
Connotative Meaning
Small Group
Ad Hominem
34. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.
Audience-Centeredness
Stage Fright
Fallacy
Invalid Analogy
35. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Question of Policy
Listening
Causal Order
Critical Thinking
36. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Direct Quotation
Monotone
Residual Message
Attitude
37. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.
Main Points
Initial Credibility
Stage Fright
Small Group
38. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Critical Listening
Brief Example
Conversational Quality
Reasoning
39. Words that refer to tangible objects.
Oral Report
Central Idea
Concrete Words
Dissolve Ending
40. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Open-Ended Questions
Name-calling
Crescendo Ending
Ethical Decisions
41. The speed at which a person speaks.
Main Points
Bandwagon
Inflections
Rate
42. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.
Spare Brain Time
Preparation Outline
Logos
Identification
43. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Commemorative Speech
Scale Questions
Vocalized Pause
Connective
44. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Ethical Decisions
Paraphrase
Slippery Slope
Articulation
45. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Red Herring
Task Needs
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
46. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Peer Testimony
Reasoning
Frame of Reference
Eye Contact
47. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Articulation
Pronunciation
Goodwill
Kinesics
48. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Criteria
Pause
Credibility
Hypothetical Example
49. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.
Rate
Problem-Solution Order
Oral Report
Brief Example
50. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.
Causal Order
Ad Hominem
Fallacy
Expert Testimony