Did both of you get the chance to review the feedback in the Specific Feedback section? Here is a direct link: http://www.instantcertonline.com/for...king-dsst.html. Hopefully the feedback will give you enough information about what to expect and how to best prepare.

I haven't personally taken this "exam", but from reading the posts it doesn't look like you have to turn in your speech to anyone afterwards. (If I'm wrong, someone please correct me!).

Good luck to both of you! We're all rooting for you!

JoAnne

Well I feel sheepish! I just finished looking through all the posts from others who have taken this test. I am thinking of taking it this Friday along with American History. Wish me luck!!

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Actually....you are allowed ten minutes to write an outline once you are given the subject. You then have to make the 3-5 minute speech into a tape recorder, in front of the test proctor. The tape is then sent, with your outline, to be graded by a professor. So yes, the taped speech is sent off and no, you don't get feedback on it if you fail, just that you failed.

I failed this the first time but passed the second because I practiced my outlines for several days before the exam, I just happened to get one of the subjects I practiced on so I had the outline already written in my head. Lee

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Bachelors of Science, Liberal Studies Degree, Excelsior
MBA Human Resource Management, California Coast University

i am taking my public speaking test on tues and am so nervous bc all ive heard is how everyone failed the speech portion of it. its good to hear someone is passing...lol. any advice? i feel like i am able to ome up with ideas but putting it all together to make sense seems almost impossible!

I am so freaking glad that after receiving a copy of my official transcripts from Excelsior College, they gave me 3 semester hours for Public Speaking/Speech for being a former Recruiter.
My buddy had to take the DSST and he didn't pass it 5 months ago. He is going to try it again next month. I told him to volunteer for recruiting duty so he didn't have to worry about it. He declined.

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CLEP
12L Spanish - 77/50
6 L Freshman Comp. - 51/50
6 L Social Science & Hist - 54/50
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3 L Intro Sociology - 61/50
3 L Prin of Mngmt - 68/50
3 L US History I - 52/50
3 L US History II - 59/50
DSST
3 U Civil War & Reconstruction - 59/47
3 U Drug and Alcohol - 49/49
3 L Here's to Your Hlth - 56/48
3 L Intro To Comp - 56/45
3 L Prin of Sup - 51/46
3 L Technical Writing 61/48
Central Texas College
3 L English Comp I "A"
1 L Academic Research "A" (Info Literacy Substitute)
Excelsior College:
3 L Biology- "B"
3 L College Math- "A"

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Because the tape is sent to a University Professor for scoring, it takes 6-8 weeks to receive results. My son's took one day over the 8 weeks (yes, we were counting!).