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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 specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Kinesics
Brief Example
Expert Testimony
Topical Order
2. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.
Frame of Reference
Question of Policy
Situation
Incremental Plagiarism
3. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Acceptance Speech
Designated Leader
Task Needs
Dyad
4. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Stage Fright
Hasty Generalization
Maintenance Needs
Simile
5. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Nonverbal Communication
Stereo-typing
Fallacy
Topic
6. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.
Supporting Materials
Central Idea
Mean
Delivery Cues
7. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his presentation.
Positive nervousness
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Patchwork Plagiarism
Attitude
8. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.
Chronological Order
Inflections
Causal Reasoning
Peer Testimony
9. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.
Procedural Needs
Consensus
Panel Discussion
Patchwork Plagiarism
10. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Causal Reasoning
Emergent Leader
Peer Testimony
Reasoning from Principle
11. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as - 'uh -' 'um -' and 'er.'
Vocalized Pause
Volume
Monotone
Pitch
12. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Attitude
Impromptu Speech
Speech of Introduction
Credibility
13. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.
Critical Listening
Testimony
Interference
Example
14. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Credibility
Emphatic Listening
Paraphrase
Fallacy
15. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Identification
Ethnocentrism
Initial Credibility
Patchwork Plagiarism
16. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Causal Order
Metaphor
Task Needs
Simile
17. The meaning suggested by the association or emotions triggered by a word or phrase.
Ethics
Connotative Meaning
Hasty Generalization
Demographic Audience Analysis
18. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. It can be internal or external to listeners.
Invalid Analogy
Interference
Ethnocentrism
Clutter
19. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.
Symposium
Abstract Words
Manuscript Speech
Open-Ended Questions
20. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.
Pitch
Topic
Denotative Meaning
Main Points
21. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Testimony
Rhetorical Question
Fallacy
Imagery
22. Reasoning that moves from a particular fact to a general conclusion.
Denotative Meaning
Reasoning from Specific Instances
Testimony
Internal Summary
23. The subject of a speech.
Paraphrase
Brief Example
Logos
Topic
24. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Task Needs
Consensus
Bill of Rights
Cliche
25. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.
Ethics
Causal Order
Bill of Rights
Credibility
26. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Median
Implied Leader
Scale Questions
Rate
27. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Connective
Ethnocentrism
Internal Preview
Hidden Agenda
28. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Derived Credibility
Nonverbal Communication
Delivery Cues
Bibliography
29. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.
Dissolve Ending
Ethics
Hidden Agenda
Kinesics
30. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Channel
Direct Quotation
Global Plagiarism
Fixed-Alternative Questions
31. 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
Scale Questions
Identification
Consensus
32. A five-step method for directing discussion in a problem-solving small group.
Topic
Pause
Reflective-Thinking Method
Implied Leader
33. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.
After-Dinner Speech
Initial Credibility
Bandwagon
Pitch
34. A group of two people.
Dyad
Expert Testimony
Commemorative Speech
Mean
35. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.
Impromptu Speech
Hasty Generalization
Listener
Rhetorical Question
36. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Paraphrase
Volume
Strategic Organization
Frame of Reference
37. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Strategic Organization
Preparation Outline
Causal Order
Eye Contact
38. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Symposium
Incremental Plagiarism
Simile
Dissolve Ending
39. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Small Group
Oral Report
Feedback
Ad Hominem
40. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Signpost
Brief Example
Residual Message
Statistics
41. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences.
Identification
Ethical Decisions
Alliteration
Clutter
42. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.
Pitch
Speaking Outline
Fallacy
Fixed-Alternative Questions
43. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Denotative Meaning
Task Needs
Visualization
After-Dinner Speech
44. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Attitude
Active Listening
Derived Credibility
Chronological Order
45. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she or he wants to deliver key parts of the speech.
Denotative Meaning
Terminal Credibility
Testimony
Delivery Cues
46. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.
Speaker
Impromptu Speech
Key-word Outline
Clutter
47. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Connective
Nonverbal Communication
Peer Testimony
Specific Purpose
48. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Bill of Rights
Metaphor
Hearing
Invalid Analogy
49. A trite or over uesd expression.
Maintenance Needs
Cliche
Extemporaneous Speech
Visual Framework
50. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Initial Credibility
Name-calling
Hearing
Global Plagiarism