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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
kinesics
toast
casual order
pause
2. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
persuasion
speech of tribute
Open- ended questions
periodical database
3. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
testimony
fallacy
special encyclopedia
metaphor
4. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
process
conversational quality
kinesics
Empathic listening
5. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
peer testimony
articulation
pause
Listening
6. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
Incremental plagiarism
delivery cues
terminal credibility
special encyclopedia
7. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
simile
generic 'he'
internal preview
persuasion
8. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
toast
goodwill
reference work
repetition
9. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
nonverbal communication
casual order
comparison
animation
10. The subject of a speech
credibility
supporting materials
pathos
Topic
11. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
creating common ground
Critical listening
visual framework
speech of acceptance
12. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
narrative design
concept
Attitude
Ethical decisions
13. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
Situation
abstract words
serif font
eye contact
14. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
reasoning from principle
statistics
causal reasoning
conversational quality
15. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Situation
multimedia presentation
reasoning from principle
target audience
16. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
object
Situational audience analysis
inclusive language
mode
17. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
casual order
visual framework
reference work
Audience-centeredness
18. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
Paraphrase
master narrative
evidence
median
19. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields
Demographic audience analysis
expert testimony
Situation
question of value
20. 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
problem-solution order
signpost
crescendo ending
Name- calling
21. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
fallacy
thesaurus
vocal variety
abstract
22. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
pronunciation
pie graph
hasty generalization
Hearing
23. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
visual framework
extemporaneous speech
stage fright
bar graph
24. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
goodwill
Message
reference work
clutter
25. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
vocal variety
pie graph
kinesics
call number
26. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
Residual message
question of policy
hypothetical example
mode
27. A book of synonyms
concrete words
Situation
thesaurus
Patchwork plagiarism
28. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
Identification
speech of tribute
internal preview
slipper slope
29. A ceremonial speech that recognizes the achievements of individuals or groups or commemorates special events
speech of tribute
slipper slope
Bill of Rights
inflections
30. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
logos
visual framework
chronological order
Comprehensive listening
31. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
plan
brief example
Key- word outline
median
32. 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
alliteration
Incremental plagiarism
kinesics
33. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
after-dinner speech
catalogue
dissolve ending
preparation outline
34. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
delivery cues
imagery
crescendo ending
Ethics
35. 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
internal summary
problem-cause-solution order
Attitude
mean
36. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
target audience
rhythm
concrete words
pause
37. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
peer testimony
Central idea
Feedback
speaking outline
38. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
ad hominem
Spare 'brain time'
Critical thinking
personalize
39. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
magnification
red herring
delivery cues
pathos
40. 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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41. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
speech of acceptance
Frame of reference
line graph
Channel
42. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
line graph
Visualization
ethos
connective
43. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
signpost
speech to gain passive agreement
paraphrase
Egocentrism
44. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
vocalized pause
Speaker
question of policy
model
45. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
impromptu speech
credibility
Plagiarism
either or
46. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
topical order
sans-serif font
paraphrase
vocalized pause
47. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
embedded narrative
plan
Global Plagiarism
Listening
48. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
strategic organization
magnification
Demographic audience analysis
multimedia presentation
49. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
speech of inspiration
transition
reasoning
Demographic audience analysis
50. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
problem-cause-solution order
yearbook
magnification
kinesics