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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 method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Transition
Statistics
Reasoning from Principle
Chronological Order
2. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.
Visual Framework
Acceptance Speech
Residual Message
Emergent Leader
3. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.
Peer Testimony
Abstract Words
Consensus
Comprehensive Listening
4. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Quoting out of Context
Crescendo Ending
Clutter
Repetition
5. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker's ideas.
Paraphrase
Consensus
Visual Framework
Open-Ended Questions
6. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Bandwagon
Listening
Paraphrase
Symposium
7. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.
After-Dinner Speech
Quoting out of Context
Internal Summary
Analogical Reasoning
8. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Maintenance Needs
Comprehensive Listening
Central Idea
Designated Leader
9. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.
Connotative Meaning
Pitch
Expert Testimony
After-Dinner Speech
10. 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.'
Articulation
False Cause
Invalid Analogy
Plagiarism
11. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.
Vocal Variety
Either-Or
Ethnocentrism
Demographic Audience Analysis
12. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.
Bibliography
Statistics
Stage Fright
Internal Summary
13. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.
Visual Framework
Hidden Agenda
Situation
Invalid Analogy
14. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Dissolve Ending
Bill of Rights
Rhythm
Red Herring
15. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.
Plagiarism
Eye Contact
Abstract Words
Ethics
16. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.
Feedback
Pitch
Volume
Parallelism
17. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Hearing
Stereo-typing
Causal Order
Question of Policy
18. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Adrenaline
Direct Quotation
Stage Fright
Maintenance Needs
19. Substantive actions necessary to help a small group complete its assigned task.
Task Needs
Emergent Leader
Key-word Outline
Topic
20. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
Speaking Outline
Hasty Generalization
Visualization
Rhythm
21. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility.
Central Idea
Ethos
Spare Brain Time
Strategic Organization
22. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Listener
Feedback
Metaphor
Hypothetical Example
23. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Emphatic Listening
Acceptance Speech
Hypothetical Example
Main Points
24. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Parallelism
Fallacy
Inflections
Manuscript Speech
25. An error in reasoning.
Gestures
Reasoning
Message
Fallacy
26. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.
Causal Order
Pitch
Chronological Order
Critical Listening
27. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.
Denotative Meaning
Procedural Needs
Feedback
Incremental Plagiarism
28. A fallacy that attacks the person rather than the dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Logos
Rhetorical Question
Incremental Plagiarism
Ad Hominem
29. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct - or desirable.
Reasoning from Principle
Leadership
Bandwagon
Parallelism
30. 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.
Central Idea
Preparation Outline
Supporting Materials
Generic 'he'
31. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech.
Dyad
Gestures
After-Dinner Speech
Transition
32. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.
Rate
Critical Listening
Situational Audience Analysis
Comprehensive Listening
33. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Central Idea
Hasty Generalization
Imagery
Antithesis
34. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.
Spatial Order
Articulation
Derived Credibility
Terminal Credibility
35. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.
Audience-Centeredness
Pronunciation
Rhythm
Acceptance Speech
36. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.
Signpost
Active Listening
Invalid Analogy
Mean
37. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Incremental Plagiarism
Speaking Outline
Transition
Paraphrase
38. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist.
Pitch
Either-Or
False Cause
Metaphor
39. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Articulation
Metaphor
After-Dinner Speech
Credibility
40. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Concrete Words
Terminal Credibility
Consensus
Channel
41. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Commemorative Speech
Specific Purpose
Critical Thinking
Egocentrism
42. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Procedural Needs
Metaphor
Simile
Audience-Centeredness
43. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.
Goodwill
Generic 'he'
Statistics
Extemporaneous Speech
44. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Signpost
Visualization
Internal Preview
Preview Statement
45. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
Paraphrase
Brief Example
Situation
Fallacy
46. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Preparation Outline
Strategic Organization
False Cause
Open-Ended Questions
47. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.
Causal Reasoning
Rhetorical Question
Cliche
Testimony
48. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.
Transition
Nonverbal Communication
Residual Message
Metaphor
49. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.
After-Dinner Speech
Abstract Words
Connective
Brief Example
50. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Conversational Quality
Internal Preview
Criteria
Pronunciation