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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Ethical decisions
model
chart
dialect
2. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
after-dinner speech
vocal variety
connotative meaning
signpost
3. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
object
reference work
vocalized pause
Bill of Rights
4. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
ad hominem
logos
chart
Demographic audience analysis
5. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
Speaker
Central idea
transition
volume
6. The broad goal of a speech
General purpose
rate
monotone
yearbook
7. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
process
stage fright
preliminary bibliography
dialect
8. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
vicarious experience narrative
process
signpost
research interview
9. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
vicarious experience narrative
contrast
need
reasoning
10. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
internal preview
fair use
general encyclopedia
contrast
11. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
Empathic listening
Plagiarism
personalize
award presentation
12. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
expert testimony
vocal variety
problem-solution order
supporting materials
13. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
speech to gain passive agreement
topical order
parallelism
Ethics
14. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second
goodwill
analogical reasoning
after-dinner speech
Positive nervousness
15. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
speech to gain passive agreement
example
connective
question of policy
16. The speed at which a person speaks
rate
magnification
comparative advatages order
generic 'he'
17. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
Audience-centeredness
general encyclopedia
Visualization
Message
18. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
pathos
Hearing
problem-cause-solution order
periodical database
19. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
ad hominem
Brainstorming
quoting out of context
Ethnocentrism
20. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
ad hominem
volume
Speaker
speech to gain immediate action
21. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
bibliography
Critical listening
median
chart
22. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
question of value
after-dinner speech
alliteration
speech to gain passive agreement
23. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award
award presentation
pronunciation
Situation
concrete words
24. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
contrast
supporting materials
vocalized pause
ad hominem
25. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
creating common ground
multimedia presentation
dissolve ending
speaking outline
26. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
Message
serif font
Stereotyping
casual order
27. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
font
master of ceremonies
Patchwork plagiarism
logos
28. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
object
reasoning
dissolve ending
need
29. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
call number
chronological order
sponsoring organization
informative speech
30. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Situation
peer testimony
Brainstorming
credibility
31. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
visual framework
Adrenaline
model
logos
32. The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan sove the problem? Will it create new and more serious problem?
practicality
mean
Positive nervousness
spatial order
33. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
dialect
credibility
event
strategic organization
34. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
master of ceremonies
creating common ground
topical order
35. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
description
question of value
Positive nervousness
invalid analogy
36. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
line graph
metaphor
rhetorical question
dissolve ending
37. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
vocal variety
graph
repetition
Attitude
38. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
question of policy
speech of inspiration
chronological order
example
39. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
model
concept
comparison
Global Plagiarism
40. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
ad hominem
kinesics
Critical thinking
transition
41. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
reasoning
imagery
Frame of reference
bandwagon
42. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
fallacy
denotative meaning
reasoning from principle
call number
43. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
concrete words
Ethnocentrism
Feedback
Active listening
44. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
repetition
nonverbal communication
bibliography
causal reasoning
45. The subject of a speech
conversational quality
hypothetical example
either or
Topic
46. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
peer testimony
event
question of fact
casual order
47. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
mean
Hearing
hypothetical example
serif font
48. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
Plagiarism
problem-cause-solution order
goodwill
direct quotation
49. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
magnification
pathos
delivery cues
Comprehensive listening
50. A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention - need - satisfaction - visualization - and action
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