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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 speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.
Listener
Hasty Generalization
Oral Report
Demographic Audience Analysis
2. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Extemporaneous Speech
Median
Logos
Speaker
3. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
Preparation Outline
Residual Message
Active Listening
Denotative Meaning
4. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
Hidden Agenda
Hasty Generalization
Situation
Speaker
5. Communication that occurs as a result of appearance - posture - gesture - eye contact - facial expressions - and other non-linguistic factors.
Abstract Words
Simile
Rhetorical Question
Nonverbal Communication
6. A constant tone or pitch of voice.
Feedback
Monotone
Visual Framework
Fallacy
7. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.
Generic 'he'
Commemorative Speech
Symposium
Peer Testimony
8. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.
Designated Leader
Internal Preview
Incremental Plagiarism
Imagery
9. An error in reasoning.
Extemporaneous Speech
Red Herring
Fallacy
Causal Reasoning
10. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.
Paraphrase
Hypothetical Example
Internal Preview
Feedback
11. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.
Hearing
Emphatic Listening
Dissolve Ending
Reasoning from Specific Instances
12. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.
Crescendo Ending
Peer Testimony
Emergent Leader
Key-word Outline
13. Changes in the pitch and tone of a speaker's voice.
Specific Purpose
Inflections
Reflective-Thinking Method
Hypothetical Example
14. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Paraphrase
Metaphor
Rhythm
Hypothetical Example
15. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that which is true for the first case is also true for the second.
Patchwork Plagiarism
Analogical Reasoning
Adrenaline
Brief Example
16. The person who receives the speaker's message.
Clutter
Listener
Vocalized Pause
Topical Order
17. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs -
Egocentrism
Dyad
Topic
Reasoning from Specific Instances
18. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea.
Visualization
Clutter
Ethos
Dissolve Ending
19. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.
Clutter
Global Plagiarism
Supporting Materials
Causal Order
20. A speech that presents someone a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.
Ethics
Dialect
Consensus
Speech of Presentation
21. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences.
Parallelism
Manuscript Speech
Internal Summary
Reasoning
22. A speech to entertain that makes a thoughtful point about its subject in a light-hearted manner.
Panel Discussion
Active Listening
Connective
After-Dinner Speech
23. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.
Connective
Name-calling
Parallelism
Internal Preview
24. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.
Antithesis
Supporting Materials
Statistics
Audience-Centeredness
25. The subject of a speech.
Rhetorical Question
Statistics
Topic
Symposium
26. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that can not be prevented.
Mean
Dissolve Ending
Slippery Slope
Critical Listening
27. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.
Red Herring
Appreciative Listening
Feedback
Maintenance Needs
28. A group of two people.
Dyad
Supporting Materials
Simile
Bandwagon
29. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas.The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimonies.
Global Plagiarism
Supporting Materials
Small Group
Maintenance Needs
30. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.
Chronological Order
Brief Example
Procedural Needs
Peer Testimony
31. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Either-Or
Small Group
Commemorative Speech
Situation
32. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.
Evidence
Attitude
Appreciative Listening
Hypothetical Example
33. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word like or as - between things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
Simile
Signpost
Maintenance Needs
Panel Discussion
34. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.
Adrenaline
Key-word Outline
Fixed-Alternative Questions
Credibility
35. 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.
Frame of Reference
Maintenance Needs
Problem-Solution Order
Articulation
36. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.
Global Plagiarism
Open-Ended Questions
Patchwork Plagiarism
Dialect
37. A structured conversation on a given topic among several people in front of an audience.
Appreciative Listening
Credibility
Key-word Outline
Panel Discussion
38. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal.
Pathos
Connective
Residual Message
Ethnocentrism
39. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.
Eye Contact
Procedural Needs
Gestures
Pathos
40. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.
Initial Credibility
Reasoning
Paraphrase
Dissolve Ending
41. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points.
Bill of Rights
After-Dinner Speech
Ethnocentrism
Internal Summary
42. The audiences perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.
Panel Discussion
Rhetorical Question
Goodwill
Red Herring
43. Testimony from ordinary people with first-hand experience or insight on a topic.
Statistics
Alliteration
Peer Testimony
Fallacy
44. The name used by Aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker. The two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Parallelism
Logos
Fallacy
Bandwagon
45. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Visualization
Patchwork Plagiarism
Chronological Order
Appreciative Listening
46. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
Direct Quotation
Supporting Materials
Articulation
Abstract Words
47. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually be assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Stereo-typing
Comprehensive Listening
Analogical Reasoning
Preview Statement
48. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.
Commemorative Speech
Manuscript Speech
Nonverbal Communication
Signpost
49. The pattern of sound in a speech created by the choice and arrangement of words.
Gestures
Rhythm
Panel Discussion
Question of Policy
50. A collection of three to twelve people that assemble for a specific purpose.
Problem-Solution Order
Critical Listening
Attitude
Small Group