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DSST The Art Of Public Speaking
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1. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Pathos
Situational Audience Analysis
Key-word Outline
Spatial Order
2. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.
Oral Report
Metaphor
Feedback
Stereo-typing
3. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Concrete Words
Hearing
Crescendo Ending
Preview Statement
4. 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
Kinesics
Emphatic Listening
Terminal Credibility
5. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Mean
Spatial Order
Internal Preview
Speaker
6. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Frame of Reference
Concrete Words
Ethos
Expert Testimony
7. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -
Plagiarism
Rhythm
Egocentrism
Listening
8. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Critical Listening
Articulation
Slippery Slope
Derived Credibility
9. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.
Impromptu Speech
Preview Statement
Concrete Words
Reasoning
10. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Concrete Words
Credibility
Critical Thinking
Reflective-Thinking Method
11. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.
Oral Report
Leadership
Internal Summary
Brief Example
12. A speech that presents someone a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Eye Contact
Scale Questions
Abstract Words
Speech of Presentation
13. 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.
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Volume
Problem-Solution Order
Leadership
14. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Testimony
Goodwill
Pitch
Volume
15. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Pause
Plagiarism
Analogical Reasoning
Terminal Credibility
16. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Direct Quotation
Feedback
Brief Example
Spatial Order
17. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Bandwagon
Reflective-Thinking Method
Alliteration
Attitude
18. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Mean
Reflective-Thinking Method
Terminal Credibility
Topical Order
19. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Antithesis
Bandwagon
Attitude
Appreciative Listening
20. A public presentation in which several people present prepared speeches on different aspects of the same topic.
Rhythm
Parallelism
Symposium
Reasoning from Specific Instances
21. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.
Kinesics
Initial Credibility
Reasoning from Principle
Concrete Words
22. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Generic 'he'
Speaking Outline
Paraphrase
Speaker
23. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Stage Fright
Gestures
Conversational Quality
Visualization
24. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Clutter
Hidden Agenda
Imagery
25. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Eye Contact
Ethics
Name-calling
Central Idea
26. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Internal Summary
Listening
Initial Credibility
Problem Solving (small)
27. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Hearing
Pause
Critical Thinking
Manuscript Speech
28. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Preparation Outline
Channel
Demographic Audience Analysis
Volume
29. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.
Clutter
Hearing
Goodwill
Frame of Reference
30. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.
Slippery Slope
Feedback
Example
Pitch
31. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.
Inflections
Gestures
Scale Questions
Ethics
32. 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.
Preparation Outline
Attitude
Fallacy
Comprehensive Listening
33. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.
Ethos
Maintenance Needs
Peer Testimony
Leadership
34. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Articulation
Vocalized Pause
Attitude
Expert Testimony
35. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Implied Leader
Leadership
Bill of Rights
Ethnocentrism
36. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Preview Statement
Impromptu Speech
Channel
Connective
37. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Identification
Metaphor
Commemorative Speech
Question of Policy
38. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.
Pathos
Emphatic Listening
Denotative Meaning
Question of Policy
39. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Maintenance Needs
Ethical Decisions
Reflective-Thinking Method
Procedural Needs
40. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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41. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Direct Quotation
Visual Framework
Connotative Meaning
Designated Leader
42. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.
Rate
Red Herring
Procedural Needs
Key-word Outline
43. 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
Reasoning
Ad Hominem
Vocal Variety
44. 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.
Emphatic Listening
After-Dinner Speech
Ethos
Situational Audience Analysis
45. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Volume
Connotative Meaning
Credibility
Imagery
46. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.
Criteria
Imagery
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Derived Credibility
47. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Adrenaline
Creating Common Grounds
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Testimony
48. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Crescendo Ending
After-Dinner Speech
Speaking Outline
Scale Questions
49. Words that refer to tangible objects.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Consensus
Concrete Words
Task Needs
50. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.
Statistics
Repetition
Hasty Generalization
Hypothetical Example