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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A trite or overused expression
median
antithesis
Plagiarism
cliche
2. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
statistics
yearbook
strategic organization
speech to gain immediate action
3. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
dissolve ending
Key- word outline
ethos
delivery cues
4. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
speech of acceptance
after-dinner speech
Active listening
Appreciative listening
5. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
contrast
Critical listening
Egocentrism
problem-cause-solution order
6. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
periodical database
Name- calling
target audience
credibility
7. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
repetition
vicarious experience narrative
speech of tribute
peer testimony
8. 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
plan
Monroe's motivated sequence
catalogue
preliminary bibliography
9. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
graph
stage fright
sponsoring organization
supporting materials
10. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
speech of acceptance
Ethical decisions
target audience
research interview
11. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Ethics
reasoning from principle
visual framework
direct quotation
12. A ceremonial speech that recognizes the achievements of individuals or groups or commemorates special events
Ethnocentrism
speech of tribute
causal reasoning
delivery cues
13. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
call number
chart
Ethics
Message
14. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
gestures
goodwill
Message
Feedback
15. 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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16. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
eye contact
denotative meaning
rhythm
call number
17. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
event
eye contact
special encyclopedia
Egocentrism
18. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
Spare 'brain time'
narrative design
extemporaneous speech
pronunciation
19. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
thesaurus
internal preview
pitch
Bill of Rights
20. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Message
Ethical decisions
Interference
denotative meaning
21. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
problem-solution order
abstract words
Patchwork plagiarism
Name- calling
22. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
reasoning from principle
reference work
extemporaneous speech
pronunciation
23. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
alliteration
Patchwork plagiarism
Egocentrism
periodical database
24. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
reasoning from principle
dialect
Interference
after-dinner speech
25. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
yearbook
question of value
Situation
Demographic audience analysis
26. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
master narrative
supporting materials
vocal variety
vocalized pause
27. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
delivery cues
mean
Critical thinking
internal summary
28. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
persuasion
Adrenaline
sponsoring organization
connective
29. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
bar graph
Plagiarism
hypothetical example
informative speech
30. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
internal preview
fallacy
line graph
call number
31. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
speaking outline
Identification
Critical listening
Speaker
32. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
Egocentrism
red herring
Adrenaline
model
33. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
Identification
master of ceremonies
multimedia presentation
gestures
34. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
process
paraphrase
transparency
Feedback
35. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
connective
question of policy
direct quotation
Frame of reference
36. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
credibility
chart
comparison
problem-cause-solution order
37. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
dissolve ending
conversational quality
spatial order
pitch
38. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
median
Critical thinking
denotative meaning
toast
39. A book of synonyms
eye contact
vicarious experience narrative
thesaurus
Positive nervousness
40. An error in reasoning
Fixed-alternative questions
nonverbal communication
fallacy
Interference
41. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
model
terminal credibility
pause
imagery
42. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
comparative advatages order
master of ceremonies
red herring
after-dinner speech
43. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
inclusive language
question of policy
contrast
analogical reasoning
44. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
Topic
rhetorical question
generic 'he'
call number
45. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
mental dialogue with the audience
Open- ended questions
kinesics
graph
46. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
pie graph
Residual message
fallacy
Key- word outline
47. A complete set of type of the same design
Attitude
font
speech of inspiration
dissolve ending
48. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
Name- calling
question of value
line graph
bibliography
49. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
reasoning from principle
Topic
Residual message
Scale questions
50. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
delivery cues
analogical reasoning
metaphor
vocal variety