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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 group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Reasoning
Pronunciation
Rate
Implied Leader
2. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.
Speech of Introduction
Criteria
Concrete Words
Critical Listening
3. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Active Listening
Connotative Meaning
Problem-Solution Order
Hypothetical Example
4. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Causal Order
Plagiarism
Adrenaline
Incremental Plagiarism
5. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Criteria
Crescendo Ending
Imagery
Abstract Words
6. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Example
Speaking Outline
Quoting out of Context
Articulation
7. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Cliche
Alliteration
Dissolve Ending
Paraphrase
8. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Residual Message
Terminal Credibility
Direct Quotation
Speech of Presentation
9. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Small Group
Maintenance Needs
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Initial Credibility
10. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.
Stereo-typing
Alliteration
Interference
Pause
11. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.
Analogical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Situational Audience Analysis
Reasoning from Specific Instances
12. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.
Commemorative Speech
Preview Statement
Evidence
Example
13. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Spare Brain Time
Attitude
Connective
Consensus
14. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Impromptu Speech
Bibliography
Speaker
Crescendo Ending
15. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Supporting Materials
Invalid Analogy
Evidence
Channel
16. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.
Reasoning
Parallelism
Abstract Words
Hearing
17. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion.
Strategic Organization
Pitch
Antithesis
Reasoning from Principle
18. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Peer Testimony
Question of Policy
Connective
Statistics
19. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Paraphrase
Pronunciation
Reflective-Thinking Method
Metaphor
20. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Inflections
Conversational Quality
Dyad
Statistics
21. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Emphatic Listening
Invalid Analogy
Rhythm
Active Listening
22. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.
Pitch
Fallacy
Main Points
Abstract Words
23. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Consensus
Brief Example
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Ethnocentrism
24. 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.
Direct Quotation
Preparation Outline
Connective
Articulation
25. The average value of a group of numbers.
Channel
Mean
Supporting Materials
Ethics
26. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.
Bill of Rights
Credibility
Repetition
Transition
27. The speed at which a person speaks.
Rate
Central Idea
Problem Solving (small)
Crescendo Ending
28. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Dissolve Ending
Kinesics
Vocal Variety
Direct Quotation
29. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Task Needs
Key-word Outline
Patchwork Plagiarism
Testimony
30. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Scale Questions
Pronunciation
Visual Framework
Testimony
31. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follow another - the first event is the cause of the second. This error is often known by it's Latin name meaning - 'after this - therefore because of this.'
False Cause
Internal Summary
Ethical Decisions
Denotative Meaning
32. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.
Pause
Statistics
Emergent Leader
Hidden Agenda
33. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Peer Testimony
Reflective-Thinking Method
Identification
Connotative Meaning
34. Words that refer to tangible objects.
Terminal Credibility
Signpost
Situation
Concrete Words
35. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.
Conversational Quality
Rhetorical Question
Ethnocentrism
Ethical Decisions
36. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Task Needs
Clutter
Rate
Articulation
37. The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.
Ethics
Kinesics
Paraphrase
Expert Testimony
38. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Implied Leader
Internal Summary
Direct Quotation
Bibliography
39. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -
Generic 'he'
Direct Quotation
Egocentrism
Internal Summary
40. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Designated Leader
Visualization
Bibliography
Central Idea
41. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.
Imagery
Situation
Feedback
Derived Credibility
42. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Bill of Rights
Cliche
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Crescendo Ending
43. A speech that presents someone a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Speech of Presentation
False Cause
Credibility
Rhetorical Question
44. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.
Simile
Testimony
Denotative Meaning
Demographic Audience Analysis
45. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Median
Problem Solving (small)
Logos
Internal Summary
46. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.
Repetition
Egocentrism
Reasoning from Principle
Strategic Organization
47. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
Concrete Words
Connotative Meaning
Fallacy
Panel Discussion
48. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Reasoning
Denotative Meaning
Inflections
Consensus
49. A trite or over uesd expression.
Positive nervousness
Frame of Reference
Dialect
Cliche
50. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Implied Leader
Name-calling
Credibility
Ethnocentrism