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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
virtual library
example
speech of introduction
terminal credibility
2. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
Global Plagiarism
Visualization
inflections
pitch
3. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
fair use
Audience-centeredness
Name- calling
reference work
4. The number that appears the most
Patchwork plagiarism
mode
slipper slope
imagery
5. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
Key- word outline
concrete words
speech of acceptance
rate
6. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth
object
Monroe's motivated sequence
Frame of reference
master narrative
7. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
model
example
visual framework
kinesics
8. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Global Plagiarism
simile
pathos
concept
9. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
special encyclopedia
fallacy
burden of proof
volume
10. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
question of fact
Hearing
comparison
Message
11. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
research interview
Bill of Rights
preview statement
parallelism
12. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
Ethnocentrism
mean
Bill of Rights
process
13. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
false cause
main points
Feedback
expert testimony
14. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
call number
Message
metaphor
hypothetical example
15. The subject of a speech
main points
General purpose
bibliography
Topic
16. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
example
serif font
hasty generalization
Egocentrism
17. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Interference
monotone
extemporaneous speech
line graph
18. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point explains why a speaker's solution to a problem is preferable to other proposed solutions
comparative advatages order
statistics
credibility
abstract
19. Speaking that celebrates special occasions - such as speeches of tribute - inspiration - and introduction - eulogies - toasts - award presentations - acceptances - and after-dinner speeches. Their deeper function is to share identities and reinforce
Bill of Rights
General purpose
initial credibility
ceremonial speaking
20. Numerical data
statistics
internal preview
connotative meaning
credibility
21. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
speaking outline
speech of tribute
pitch
Central idea
22. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
connotative meaning
virtual library
Empathic listening
call number
23. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
clutter
Critical thinking
articulation
false cause
24. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another - the first event is the cause of the second - Post hoc Fallacy
Name- calling
cliche
false cause
Ethnocentrism
25. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
Scale questions
clutter
rate
serif font
26. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Listening
direct quotation
Hearing
gestures
27. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
either or
Audience-centeredness
reasoning from specific instances
Ethnocentrism
28. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
reasoning
special encyclopedia
Bill of Rights
Listening
29. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
hypothetical example
kinesics
Ethics
quoting out of context
30. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
direct quotation
catalogue
Frame of reference
Comprehensive listening
31. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
internal summary
brief example
invalid analogy
antithesis
32. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern
problem-solution order
Listener
chronological order
topical order
33. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
pause
clutter
chronological order
34. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
vocalized pause
Channel
paraphrase
event
35. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
ethos
Situation
extemporaneous speech
personalize
36. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
eulogy
evidence
median
stage fright
37. A trite or overused expression
cliche
embedded narrative
Residual message
Bill of Rights
38. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
call number
main points
direct quotation
master narrative
39. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
Residual message
serif font
denotative meaning
target audience
40. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
Stereotyping
Listening
internal summary
inflections
41. A book of synonyms
problem-solution order
thesaurus
Identification
mean
42. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
periodical database
visual framework
Comprehensive listening
Fixed-alternative questions
43. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
creating common ground
inclusive language
master narrative
spatial order
44. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
speech to gain immediate action
creating common ground
event
master of ceremonies
45. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Name- calling
quoting out of context
pathos
bandwagon
46. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
question of value
practicality
speech of inspiration
refutative design
47. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
reasoning from principle
Stereotyping
after-dinner speech
speech of inspiration
48. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
Frame of reference
vocalized pause
denotative meaning
line graph
49. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
Central idea
manuscript speech
burden of proof
research interview
50. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
alliteration
topical order
Spare 'brain time'
burden of proof