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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 frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Attitude
Dissolve Ending
Articulation
Vocalized Pause
2. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.
Testimony
Adrenaline
Eye Contact
Consensus
3. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Key-word Outline
Scale Questions
Alliteration
Visual Framework
4. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Vocalized Pause
Central Idea
Task Needs
Audience-Centeredness
5. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Red Herring
Parallelism
Procedural Needs
Patchwork Plagiarism
6. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.
Strategic Organization
Creating Common Grounds
Residual Message
Example
7. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Slippery Slope
Invalid Analogy
Message
Spatial Order
8. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
False Cause
Rate
Simile
Specific Purpose
9. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Stereo-typing
Derived Credibility
Open-Ended Questions
Peer Testimony
10. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Strategic Organization
Derived Credibility
Small Group
Visual Framework
11. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.
Topical Order
Repetition
Eye Contact
Testimony
12. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Ad Hominem
Supporting Materials
Oral Report
Scale Questions
13. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Topical Order
Comprehensive Listening
Terminal Credibility
Oral Report
14. A trite or over uesd expression.
Testimony
Cliche
Hearing
Articulation
15. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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16. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Message
Small Group
Dialect
Connotative Meaning
17. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Either-Or
Procedural Needs
Hypothetical Example
Testimony
18. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Main Points
Stage Fright
Visualization
Preview Statement
19. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.
Manuscript Speech
Message
Demographic Audience Analysis
Rhetorical Question
20. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Ethics
Frame of Reference
Bill of Rights
Speaking Outline
21. 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.
Situational Audience Analysis
Imagery
Eye Contact
Ad Hominem
22. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Bibliography
Procedural Needs
Dissolve Ending
Small Group
23. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Paraphrase
Internal Summary
Small Group
Hasty Generalization
24. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.
Speaking Outline
After-Dinner Speech
Imagery
Critical Thinking
25. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Median
Terminal Credibility
Repetition
Emphatic Listening
26. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Acceptance Speech
Commemorative Speech
Bill of Rights
Ethical Decisions
27. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.
Emergent Leader
Vocal Variety
Simile
Chronological Order
28. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Scale Questions
Parallelism
Preparation Outline
Bandwagon
29. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.
Main Points
Abstract Words
Hypothetical Example
Direct Quotation
30. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Analogical Reasoning
Nonverbal Communication
Imagery
Goodwill
31. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.
Paraphrase
Ethics
Supporting Materials
Abstract Words
32. An error in reasoning.
Invalid Analogy
Fallacy
Speech of Presentation
Credibility
33. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Reasoning
Appreciative Listening
Global Plagiarism
Metaphor
34. A speech that presents someone a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Open-Ended Questions
Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
Speech of Presentation
35. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Goodwill
Global Plagiarism
Question of Policy
Implied Leader
36. What a speaker would like the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.
Pitch
Central Idea
Residual Message
Question of Policy
37. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.
Paraphrase
Denotative Meaning
Positive nervousness
Scale Questions
38. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Dialect
Eye Contact
Implied Leader
Articulation
39. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
Panel Discussion
Credibility
Rate
Extemporaneous Speech
40. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Listening
Chronological Order
Pathos
Denotative Meaning
41. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Logos
Implied Leader
Emphatic Listening
Spatial Order
42. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Signpost
Frame of Reference
Emphatic Listening
Channel
43. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Delivery Cues
Emphatic Listening
Open-Ended Questions
Slippery Slope
44. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Red Herring
Incremental Plagiarism
Listening
Visualization
45. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.
Topic
Imagery
Chronological Order
Impromptu Speech
46. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Slippery Slope
Speech of Introduction
Cliche
Antithesis
47. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Bandwagon
Key-word Outline
Adrenaline
Rhetorical Question
48. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
Slippery Slope
Panel Discussion
Ethics
Pronunciation
49. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.
Rate
Initial Credibility
Speech of Presentation
Hearing
50. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents the solution to the problem.
Nonverbal Communication
Bill of Rights
Problem-Solution Order
Emphatic Listening