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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. Words that refer to tangible objects.
Pronunciation
Generic 'he'
Concrete Words
Procedural Needs
2. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Peer Testimony
Maintenance Needs
Generic 'he'
Small Group
3. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Signpost
Problem Solving (small)
Quoting out of Context
Situation
4. A group member to whom other members defer because of his rank - expertise - or other quality.
Ethnocentrism
Implied Leader
Brief Example
Generic 'he'
5. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Hypothetical Example
Open-Ended Questions
Leadership
Topical Order
6. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Visual Framework
Critical Listening
Hidden Agenda
7. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Evidence
Positive nervousness
Rhythm
Dialect
8. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Ethnocentrism
Rate
Speaker
Creating Common Grounds
9. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Inflections
Oral Report
Parallelism
Adrenaline
10. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.
Goodwill
Clutter
Articulation
Implied Leader
11. The difference between the rate at which most people talk and the rate at which the brain can process language.
Credibility
Spare Brain Time
Supporting Materials
Spatial Order
12. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.
Slippery Slope
Open-Ended Questions
Initial Credibility
Extemporaneous Speech
13. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.
Incremental Plagiarism
Either-Or
Topical Order
Speaking Outline
14. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Active Listening
Hypothetical Example
Speaker
Visual Framework
15. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Crescendo Ending
Internal Summary
Creating Common Grounds
Goodwill
16. Standards on which a judgement or decision can be based.
Criteria
Spatial Order
Ethical Decisions
Delivery Cues
17. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
Derived Credibility
Spatial Order
Pronunciation
Demographic Audience Analysis
18. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Inflections
Consensus
Quoting out of Context
Clutter
19. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Rhythm
Demographic Audience Analysis
Testimony
Quoting out of Context
20. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
Situational Audience Analysis
Speaking Outline
Question of Policy
Appreciative Listening
21. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Listening
Derived Credibility
Reflective-Thinking Method
Initial Credibility
22. A trite or over uesd expression.
Frame of Reference
Problem Solving (small)
Acceptance Speech
Cliche
23. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
Designated Leader
Hasty Generalization
Leadership
Bandwagon
24. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women.
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25. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech.
Listener
Derived Credibility
Direct Quotation
Cliche
26. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
Pronunciation
Kinesics
Emergent Leader
Leadership
27. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Either-Or
Bibliography
Dissolve Ending
Fallacy
28. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Pathos
Designated Leader
Concrete Words
Preview Statement
29. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Denotative Meaning
Rhetorical Question
Attitude
Supporting Materials
30. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Direct Quotation
Clutter
Stereo-typing
False Cause
31. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Expert Testimony
Ethnocentrism
Dialect
Fallacy
32. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Name-calling
Example
Bibliography
Connotative Meaning
33. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Acceptance Speech
Dyad
Manuscript Speech
Ethics
34. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.
Pause
Specific Purpose
False Cause
Emphatic Listening
35. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Connective
Name-calling
Manuscript Speech
Pause
36. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Pitch
Frame of Reference
Vocalized Pause
Dyad
37. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.
Procedural Needs
Vocalized Pause
Symposium
Topic
38. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Credibility
Open-Ended Questions
Stereo-typing
Implied Leader
39. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Cliche
Connotative Meaning
Hasty Generalization
Message
40. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.
Maintenance Needs
Expert Testimony
Listener
Credibility
41. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Credibility
After-Dinner Speech
Reasoning
Signpost
42. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
Terminal Credibility
Rhetorical Question
Gestures
Invalid Analogy
43. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Hasty Generalization
Maintenance Needs
Commemorative Speech
Speech of Presentation
44. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.
Hidden Agenda
Evidence
Problem Solving (small)
Vocalized Pause
45. The means by which a message is communicated.
Global Plagiarism
Channel
Critical Thinking
Credibility
46. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Appreciative Listening
Reflective-Thinking Method
Ad Hominem
Hypothetical Example
47. The average value of a group of numbers.
Speech of Introduction
Frame of Reference
Procedural Needs
Mean
48. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experience of the audience.
Creating Common Grounds
Analogical Reasoning
Pronunciation
Demographic Audience Analysis
49. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.
Listener
Specific Purpose
Identification
Either-Or
50. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Quoting out of Context
Listener
Active Listening
Problem Solving (small)
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