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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. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Attitude
Commemorative Speech
Problem-Solution Order
Stereo-typing
2. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Question of Policy
Monotone
Hidden Agenda
Extemporaneous Speech
3. 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
Demographic Audience Analysis
Bill of Rights
Reasoning from Principle
4. 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.
Problem-Solution Order
Emphatic Listening
Simile
Reflective-Thinking Method
5. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Rhetorical Question
Kinesics
Invalid Analogy
Channel
6. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Egocentrism
Conversational Quality
Simile
Bandwagon
7. An error in reasoning.
Dissolve Ending
Derived Credibility
Fallacy
Inflections
8. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Open-Ended Questions
Central Idea
Mean
Internal Preview
9. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Dyad
Testimony
Imagery
Rate
10. A group of two people.
Dyad
Topical Order
Eye Contact
Problem Solving (small)
11. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Dialect
Impromptu Speech
Extemporaneous Speech
Brief Example
12. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Ethos
Spare Brain Time
Procedural Needs
Comprehensive Listening
13. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Strategic Organization
Paraphrase
Generic 'he'
Audience-Centeredness
14. 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
Articulation
Panel Discussion
Emphatic Listening
15. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Crescendo Ending
Dialect
Stage Fright
Causal Reasoning
16. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Key-word Outline
Bill of Rights
Derived Credibility
Central Idea
17. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.
Symposium
Global Plagiarism
Problem Solving (small)
Antithesis
18. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.
Acceptance Speech
Impromptu Speech
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Evidence
19. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Bandwagon
Abstract Words
Key-word Outline
Dyad
20. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Supporting Materials
Criteria
Listener
Commemorative Speech
21. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Pronunciation
Hearing
Dialect
Speaker
22. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Alliteration
Question of Policy
Feedback
Hearing
23. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
False Cause
Alliteration
Kinesics
Panel Discussion
24. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Procedural Needs
Internal Preview
Residual Message
Topical Order
25. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Implied Leader
Parallelism
Reasoning from Principle
Plagiarism
26. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Small Group
Volume
Emphatic Listening
Patchwork Plagiarism
27. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Median
Oral Report
Critical Thinking
Vocalized Pause
28. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Chronological Order
Peer Testimony
Pathos
Antithesis
29. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Comprehensive Listening
Delivery Cues
Repetition
Reflective-Thinking Method
30. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.
Concrete Words
Evidence
Plagiarism
Demographic Audience Analysis
31. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Speech of Presentation
Fallacy
Small Group
Quoting out of Context
32. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Pitch
Preview Statement
Connotative Meaning
Direct Quotation
33. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Name-calling
Conversational Quality
Fallacy
Derived Credibility
34. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Main Points
Articulation
Problem-Solution Order
Peer Testimony
35. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Open-Ended Questions
Logos
Strategic Organization
Critical Listening
36. The ability to influence group members so as to help achieve the goals of the group.
Bibliography
Crescendo Ending
Leadership
Paraphrase
37. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Reasoning from Principle
Active Listening
Kinesics
Adrenaline
38. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Emphatic Listening
Reflective-Thinking Method
False Cause
Reasoning from Principle
39. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.
Paraphrase
Example
Specific Purpose
Visualization
40. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Speech of Presentation
Fallacy
Creating Common Grounds
Designated Leader
41. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Terminal Credibility
Demographic Audience Analysis
Supporting Materials
Hasty Generalization
42. Whatever a speaker communicates to a someone else.
Transition
Expert Testimony
Imagery
Message
43. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.
Internal Summary
Pause
Expert Testimony
Direct Quotation
44. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
Critical Thinking
Spatial Order
Pathos
Kinesics
45. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Parallelism
Situational Audience Analysis
Monotone
Acceptance Speech
46. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Supporting Materials
Expert Testimony
Chronological Order
Fixed-Alternative Questions
47. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.
Gestures
Example
Vocal Variety
Alliteration
48. The subject of a speech.
Topic
Slippery Slope
Emphatic Listening
Designated Leader
49. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Alliteration
Pathos
Creating Common Grounds
Fallacy
50. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Hypothetical Example
Stereo-typing
Preview Statement
Creating Common Grounds