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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. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Adrenaline
Scale Questions
Initial Credibility
Eye Contact
2. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Feedback
Internal Summary
Conversational Quality
Credibility
3. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.
Kinesics
Main Points
Consensus
Reasoning from Specific Instances
4. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Reasoning from Principle
Example
Chronological Order
Open-Ended Questions
5. The highness or lowness of a speaker's voice.
Articulation
Clutter
Pitch
Metaphor
6. 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.
Hasty Generalization
Hidden Agenda
Problem-Solution Order
Monotone
7. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.
Problem Solving (small)
Testimony
Hearing
Pause
8. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Internal Preview
Expert Testimony
Goodwill
Extemporaneous Speech
9. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Alliteration
Designated Leader
Listening
Crescendo Ending
10. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.
Channel
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Speech of Introduction
Reasoning
11. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Testimony
Pronunciation
Quoting out of Context
Articulation
12. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.
Paraphrase
Mean
Open-Ended Questions
Ethics
13. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.
Repetition
Alliteration
Concrete Words
Topical Order
14. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas.
Open-Ended Questions
Positive nervousness
Nonverbal Communication
Imagery
15. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.
Median
Brief Example
Symposium
Statistics
16. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.
Problem-Solution Order
Conversational Quality
Parallelism
Causal Reasoning
17. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Rate
Listener
Key-word Outline
Listening
18. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.
Ethical Decisions
Cliche
Dissolve Ending
Ethics
19. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.
Comprehensive Listening
Eye Contact
Ethnocentrism
Antithesis
20. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Monotone
Example
Stereo-typing
Gestures
21. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.
Example
Maintenance Needs
Attitude
Procedural Needs
22. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Transition
Crescendo Ending
Dialect
Direct Quotation
23. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body of the speech.
Rhetorical Question
Pathos
Adrenaline
Preview Statement
24. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
Appreciative Listening
Manuscript Speech
Stage Fright
Visual Framework
25. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.
Audience-Centeredness
Preparation Outline
Terminal Credibility
Designated Leader
26. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Listening
Key-word Outline
Crescendo Ending
False Cause
27. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Denotative Meaning
Task Needs
Appreciative Listening
Procedural Needs
28. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Active Listening
Reasoning
Preview Statement
Creating Common Grounds
29. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Median
Clutter
Emphatic Listening
Causal Order
30. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Ethics
Attitude
Strategic Organization
Goodwill
31. The speed at which a person speaks.
Ethics
Positive nervousness
Rate
Preview Statement
32. An error in reasoning.
Strategic Organization
Situation
Fallacy
Concrete Words
33. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Stereo-typing
Bibliography
Visual Framework
Feedback
34. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Transition
Name-calling
After-Dinner Speech
Speaking Outline
35. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Situation
Dyad
Dissolve Ending
Positive nervousness
36. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.
Implied Leader
Emergent Leader
Visual Framework
Derived Credibility
37. 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.
Pitch
Preparation Outline
Invalid Analogy
Causal Order
38. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Adrenaline
Commemorative Speech
Paraphrase
Open-Ended Questions
39. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.
Goodwill
Spatial Order
Maintenance Needs
Bibliography
40. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure.
Hearing
Antithesis
Quoting out of Context
Speaker
41. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
Dialect
Key-word Outline
Speech of Introduction
Internal Preview
42. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Nonverbal Communication
Consensus
Implied Leader
Visual Framework
43. A group of two people.
Key-word Outline
Dyad
Specific Purpose
Parallelism
44. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. It can be internal or external to listeners.
Interference
Commemorative Speech
Credibility
Initial Credibility
45. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech.
Speaking Outline
Question of Policy
Terminal Credibility
Problem Solving (small)
46. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.
Fallacy
Ethical Decisions
Visualization
Repetition
47. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Spatial Order
Slippery Slope
Small Group
Ethics
48. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
Nonverbal Communication
Alliteration
Problem-Solution Order
Audience-Centeredness
49. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Causal Reasoning
Topical Order
Peer Testimony
Concrete Words
50. 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.'
Goodwill
Task Needs
Frame of Reference
False Cause
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