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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
preliminary bibliography
award presentation
crescendo ending
Empathic listening
2. 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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3. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
Identification
serif font
derived credibility
graph
4. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
speech of tribute
Plagiarism
repetition
process
5. A reference work that provides information about people
logos
crescendo ending
need
biographical aid
6. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
reasoning from principle
Ethnocentrism
yearbook
event
7. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Open- ended questions
internal preview
red herring
Paraphrase
8. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
causal reasoning
Interference
master of ceremonies
statistics
9. The broad goal of a speech
extended example
General purpose
Critical thinking
font
10. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern
chronological order
delivery cues
bar graph
conversational quality
11. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
periodical database
vicarious experience narrative
fallacy
visual framework
12. 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
connotative meaning
plan
monotone
crescendo ending
13. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
gestures
Bill of Rights
mode
testimony
14. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
Monroe's motivated sequence
terminal credibility
periodical database
biographical aid
15. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
hypothetical example
causal reasoning
delivery cues
after-dinner speech
16. The average value of a group of numbers
mean
abstract words
rhetorical question
personalize
17. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
pie graph
mean
median
repetition
18. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
graph
invalid analogy
reasoning from specific instances
abstract words
19. 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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20. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
magnification
master of ceremonies
after-dinner speech
event
21. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
Scale questions
example
toast
speaking outline
22. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
derived credibility
spatial order
gestures
persuasion
23. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
topical order
Adrenaline
pie graph
alliteration
24. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award
question of fact
award presentation
reference work
pitch
25. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
animation
evidence
manuscript speech
question of value
26. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
Speaker
Paraphrase
manuscript speech
evidence
27. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
research interview
Specific purpose
need
model
28. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
manuscript speech
dissolve ending
speech of inspiration
Active listening
29. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
pronunciation
simile
quoting out of context
bandwagon
30. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
object
rate
target audience
vocal variety
31. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
rhetorical question
Global Plagiarism
catalogue
Spare 'brain time'
32. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
extemporaneous speech
slipper slope
stage fright
33. 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
vocal variety
Open- ended questions
Situational audience analysis
credibility
34. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
Listening
manuscript speech
transition
Speaker
35. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
initial credibility
connotative meaning
Critical listening
Key- word outline
36. The number that appears the most
comparative advatages order
Interference
mental dialogue with the audience
mode
37. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
delivery cues
inclusive language
personalize
question of fact
38. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
spatial order
pathos
contrast
target audience
39. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
Comprehensive listening
Topic
inflections
internal preview
40. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
multimedia presentation
sans-serif font
Channel
cliche
41. A book of synonyms
ceremonial speaking
speech of introduction
thesaurus
Monroe's motivated sequence
42. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
clutter
abstract
connotative meaning
internal preview
43. Speaking that celebrates special occasions - such as speeches of tribute - inspiration - and introduction - eulogies - toasts - award presentations - acceptances - and after-dinner speeches. Their deeper function is to share identities and reinforce
Name- calling
ceremonial speaking
hasty generalization
conversational quality
44. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
Egocentrism
Positive nervousness
Patchwork plagiarism
eulogy
45. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
toast
topical order
Message
Demographic audience analysis
46. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
topical order
Listener
articulation
supporting materials
47. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
problem-solution design
question of policy
articulation
reasoning from principle
48. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
Ethics
question of policy
vicarious experience narrative
reasoning from principle
49. The means by which a message is communicated
Channel
causal reasoning
ethos
transition
50. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness
process
description
statistics
pause