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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Patchwork plagiarism
imagery
general encyclopedia
personalize
2. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
biographical aid
bar graph
embedded narrative
eye contact
3. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
line graph
Specific purpose
Channel
Attitude
4. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
question of policy
speech of acceptance
Adrenaline
goodwill
5. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Interference
multimedia presentation
generic 'he'
topical order
6. Numerical data
visual framework
abstract
statistics
magnification
7. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
contrast
signpost
direct quotation
mental dialogue with the audience
8. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
concept
terminal credibility
signpost
Egocentrism
9. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
Central idea
problem-cause-solution order
supporting materials
speech to gain immediate action
10. The person who receives the speaker's message
Visualization
after-dinner speech
metaphor
Listener
11. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
biographical aid
transparency
causal reasoning
ceremonial speaking
12. A reference work that provides information about people
ad hominem
biographical aid
speech of acceptance
Ethics
13. Words that refer to tangible objects
question of policy
concrete words
plan
strategic organization
14. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
nonverbal communication
signpost
animation
contrast
15. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
alliteration
personalize
kinesics
need
16. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
periodical database
serif font
peer testimony
clutter
17. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
Bill of Rights
brief example
invalid analogy
process
18. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
comparative advatages order
volume
reasoning from specific instances
spatial order
19. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
preview statement
reference work
credibility
Identification
20. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
antithesis
invalid analogy
toast
serif font
21. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
Paraphrase
metaphor
Key- word outline
Identification
22. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
Scale questions
contrast
conversational quality
speech of inspiration
23. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
multimedia presentation
crescendo ending
conversational quality
median
24. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
transition
invalid analogy
yearbook
Stereotyping
25. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
vocalized pause
vicarious experience narrative
preliminary bibliography
preparation outline
26. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - subpoints - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech
gestures
internal preview
preparation outline
Residual message
27. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Empathic listening
speech of introduction
yearbook
Name- calling
28. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Frame of reference
Central idea
problem-solution order
Critical listening
29. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
speech to gain passive agreement
catalogue
Fixed-alternative questions
hasty generalization
30. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
inflections
fair use
eulogy
31. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
call number
Global Plagiarism
fallacy
Hearing
32. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
delivery cues
derived credibility
Monroe's motivated sequence
paraphrase
33. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
graph
animation
peer testimony
Global Plagiarism
34. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy
Ethnocentrism
Spare 'brain time'
award presentation
speech to gain passive agreement
35. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
problem-cause-solution order
serif font
inflections
mean
36. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth
concept
pathos
master narrative
antithesis
37. The difference between the rate at which most people talk (120 to 150 words a minute) and the rate at which the brain can process language
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38. The number that appears the most
extended example
terminal credibility
object
mode
39. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
direct quotation
Active listening
pause
event
40. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
graph
visual framework
hypothetical example
General purpose
41. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
Paraphrase
problem-solution design
Specific purpose
antithesis
42. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
multimedia presentation
eulogy
plan
fair use
43. The second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy - does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem
Feedback
problem-cause-solution order
Attitude
plan
44. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
Global Plagiarism
master of ceremonies
Fixed-alternative questions
either or
45. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
internal preview
pitch
imagery
problem-solution design
46. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
eulogy
master narrative
speech of tribute
Monroe's motivated sequence
47. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
concrete words
Feedback
supporting materials
transparency
48. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
Key- word outline
Listener
Active listening
evidence
49. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
problem-solution order
Ethnocentrism
Message
supporting materials
50. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
special encyclopedia
connotative meaning
supporting materials
preparation outline