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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy
speech to gain passive agreement
pause
transparency
serif font
2. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language
stage fright
pronunciation
personalize
comparative advatages order
3. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
virtual library
Empathic listening
Name- calling
Message
4. Words that refer to tangible objects
Active listening
concrete words
stage fright
fallacy
5. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
award presentation
Monroe's motivated sequence
Ethics
graph
6. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
topical order
Feedback
sponsoring organization
pathos
7. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
pitch
parallelism
Situational audience analysis
stage fright
8. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
pathos
hypothetical example
special encyclopedia
award presentation
9. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
comparison
internal preview
main points
parallelism
10. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
spatial order
embedded narrative
Plagiarism
bar graph
11. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
contrast
Message
question of value
Key- word outline
12. A trite or overused expression
connotative meaning
cliche
Appreciative listening
Listener
13. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
animation
Egocentrism
sans-serif font
research interview
14. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
Ethnocentrism
multimedia presentation
persuasion
pathos
15. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
speaking outline
conversational quality
monotone
narrative design
16. 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
pie graph
comparative advatages order
general encyclopedia
toast
17. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
Brainstorming
fallacy
periodical database
transparency
18. 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
toast
analogical reasoning
Positive nervousness
expert testimony
19. 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?
Bill of Rights
practicality
quoting out of context
goodwill
20. The number that appears the most
mode
peer testimony
antithesis
Egocentrism
21. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
need
Adrenaline
eulogy
Situational audience analysis
22. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
question of value
monotone
event
terminal credibility
23. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
parallelism
internal preview
thesaurus
stock issues
24. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
clutter
preview statement
sans-serif font
Ethics
25. A book of synonyms
problem-cause-solution order
Egocentrism
toast
thesaurus
26. The physical production of particular speech sounds
abstract words
abstract
articulation
denotative meaning
27. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
hypothetical example
reasoning
terminal credibility
research interview
28. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
Central idea
informative speech
example
practicality
29. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
either or
speaking outline
pathos
Critical listening
30. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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31. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
Ethical decisions
inclusive language
mean
Fixed-alternative questions
32. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
personalize
concept
Ethnocentrism
virtual library
33. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
reasoning
preliminary bibliography
informative speech
call number
34. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
motivated sequence design
statistics
inflections
Patchwork plagiarism
35. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
Empathic listening
Patchwork plagiarism
goodwill
connective
36. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
parallelism
impromptu speech
abstract
speech of introduction
37. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
denotative meaning
derived credibility
speech of introduction
pause
38. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
Open- ended questions
contrast
brief example
bandwagon
39. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
plan
reasoning from principle
chart
bandwagon
40. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity
rhythm
comparative advatages order
Key- word outline
crescendo ending
41. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
Ethics
Channel
bandwagon
preparation outline
42. The person who receives the speaker's message
Listener
persuasion
signpost
Channel
43. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
eye contact
Feedback
derived credibility
periodical database
44. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
concept
pathos
chronological order
visual framework
45. A complete set of type of the same design
delivery cues
font
Listener
reasoning from principle
46. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
preview statement
problem-solution order
main points
Situation
47. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
connective
concept
mean
Frame of reference
48. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
catalogue
Brainstorming
repetition
delivery cues
49. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
chart
manuscript speech
master of ceremonies
Critical listening
50. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
delivery cues
direct quotation
eulogy
Speaker