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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
speech to gain passive agreement
Patchwork plagiarism
spatial order
toast
2. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
speech to gain immediate action
kinesics
Specific purpose
line graph
3. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Ethical decisions
Global Plagiarism
credibility
General purpose
4. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
Key- word outline
narrative design
general encyclopedia
impromptu speech
5. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
problem-solution order
gestures
initial credibility
goodwill
6. 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
Situational audience analysis
plan
burden of proof
evidence
7. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
event
process
inclusive language
transition
8. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
narrative design
reasoning from specific instances
fallacy
terminal credibility
9. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
Global Plagiarism
expert testimony
Appreciative listening
problem-solution design
10. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
paraphrase
toast
transition
call number
11. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
stage fright
Key- word outline
testimony
imagery
12. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
graph
Channel
volume
personalize
13. 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
burden of proof
Ethnocentrism
problem-cause-solution order
periodical database
14. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
master of ceremonies
statistics
Positive nervousness
sponsoring organization
15. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
expert testimony
Bill of Rights
sponsoring organization
supporting materials
16. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
Situation
stage fright
creating common ground
parallelism
17. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
problem-solution order
thesaurus
paraphrase
connective
18. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
embedded narrative
Channel
chart
pitch
19. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
causal reasoning
Channel
evidence
Ethical decisions
20. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
antithesis
Scale questions
question of value
problem-solution design
21. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
speech of inspiration
target audience
vicarious experience narrative
yearbook
22. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
reference work
thesaurus
pitch
embedded narrative
23. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
object
event
preview statement
signpost
24. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
supporting materials
serif font
Residual message
example
25. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
pie graph
reasoning from specific instances
simile
comparison
26. The broad goal of a speech
quoting out of context
Visualization
font
General purpose
27. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - subpoints - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech
need
preparation outline
Audience-centeredness
inclusive language
28. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
Spare 'brain time'
pitch
denotative meaning
after-dinner speech
29. The name used by aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal
question of value
pathos
statistics
Appreciative listening
30. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
Global Plagiarism
catalogue
animation
31. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
false cause
Identification
reasoning from specific instances
alliteration
32. 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
after-dinner speech
speech to gain passive agreement
analogical reasoning
Situational audience analysis
33. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
fair use
Plagiarism
reasoning
internal preview
34. 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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35. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
clutter
evidence
general encyclopedia
speech to gain immediate action
36. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
articulation
quoting out of context
Frame of reference
crescendo ending
37. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
toast
manuscript speech
topical order
pitch
38. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
master narrative
pie graph
topical order
eulogy
39. A ceremonial speech that recognizes the achievements of individuals or groups or commemorates special events
call number
chronological order
reasoning
speech of tribute
40. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
mean
clutter
Comprehensive listening
speech of tribute
41. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
persuasion
derived credibility
problem-cause-solution order
reasoning from principle
42. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
refutative design
Stereotyping
description
preliminary bibliography
43. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
question of policy
speech of introduction
after-dinner speech
embedded narrative
44. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Feedback
font
Adrenaline
refutative design
45. The subject of a speech
Paraphrase
Topic
generic 'he'
logos
46. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
target audience
vocalized pause
supporting materials
quoting out of context
47. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
articulation
denotative meaning
topical order
visual framework
48. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
multimedia presentation
bandwagon
Critical listening
transition
49. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
supporting materials
pronunciation
rhetorical question
need
50. A constant pitch or tone of voice
alliteration
virtual library
Situation
monotone