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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. the two major factors influencing a speaker's credibility are competence and character
clutter
speaking outline
credibility
Speaker
2. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
Listening
impromptu speech
expert testimony
Feedback
3. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
initial credibility
question of value
volume
imagery
4. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
connective
need
award presentation
5. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
thesaurus
font
Global Plagiarism
sponsoring organization
6. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
transparency
denotative meaning
terminal credibility
7. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
evidence
repetition
concept
contrast
8. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
ethos
abstract
Positive nervousness
pause
9. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
plan
derived credibility
stage fright
problem-solution design
10. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
vocal variety
Active listening
casual order
toast
11. A complete set of type of the same design
Appreciative listening
Message
font
reasoning from specific instances
12. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
sans-serif font
Message
General purpose
multimedia presentation
13. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
rhetorical question
font
speech to gain passive agreement
mode
14. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
graph
repetition
Global Plagiarism
embedded narrative
15. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
award presentation
Feedback
internal summary
fallacy
16. A book of synonyms
thesaurus
Situation
problem-solution design
pathos
17. 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
preparation outline
award presentation
peer testimony
analogical reasoning
18. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
topical order
transition
thesaurus
concept
19. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
red herring
Interference
vocalized pause
invalid analogy
20. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
reasoning from principle
Paraphrase
simile
ad hominem
21. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem - the second main point analyzes the cause of the problem - and the third main point presents a solution to the problem
transition
transparency
problem-cause-solution order
preparation outline
22. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
sans-serif font
pronunciation
testimony
comparison
23. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
internal summary
bar graph
speaking outline
stock issues
24. The means by which a message is communicated
informative speech
example
Brainstorming
Channel
25. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
nonverbal communication
speech of introduction
Scale questions
vocal variety
26. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
spatial order
nonverbal communication
rate
multimedia presentation
27. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
paraphrase
graph
mental dialogue with the audience
Ethnocentrism
28. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
serif font
generic 'he'
monotone
either or
29. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
Scale questions
thesaurus
example
either or
30. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
antithesis
inclusive language
main points
after-dinner speech
31. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
concept
median
Scale questions
yearbook
32. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
chart
multimedia presentation
peer testimony
derived credibility
33. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity
extemporaneous speech
serif font
Listening
crescendo ending
34. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
preview statement
vocal variety
Name- calling
extended example
35. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
main points
Brainstorming
Central idea
parallelism
36. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Empathic listening
parallelism
Listening
Name- calling
37. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
abstract words
Adrenaline
rhetorical question
process
38. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
transparency
catalogue
simile
median
39. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
Ethical decisions
reasoning from principle
Comprehensive listening
conversational quality
40. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
stage fright
testimony
model
call number
41. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
Stereotyping
goodwill
chart
alliteration
42. 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
pause
either or
Central idea
comparative advatages order
43. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
evidence
Residual message
hasty generalization
reasoning from specific instances
44. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
preparation outline
imagery
master of ceremonies
Channel
45. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
toast
embedded narrative
Key- word outline
Speaker
46. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
pause
pronunciation
conversational quality
transparency
47. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
process
need
brief example
slipper slope
48. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
supporting materials
Feedback
simile
Situation
49. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
direct quotation
dialect
Attitude
Empathic listening
50. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with te existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
Central idea
vicarious experience narrative
catalogue
problem-solution order