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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
hasty generalization
virtual library
Global Plagiarism
evidence
2. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Speaker
Visualization
parallelism
chronological order
3. The speed at which a person speaks
casual order
call number
event
rate
4. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
transition
line graph
Listening
Hearing
5. A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience
multimedia presentation
Key- word outline
model
manuscript speech
6. The average value of a group of numbers
mean
Residual message
Ethnocentrism
Name- calling
7. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
stage fright
clutter
Ethnocentrism
call number
8. 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
description
hasty generalization
Listening
credibility
9. An error in reasoning
fallacy
abstract words
example
goodwill
10. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
connective
median
special encyclopedia
supporting materials
11. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
biographical aid
fallacy
Central idea
process
12. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
catalogue
initial credibility
reasoning
Listening
13. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another - the first event is the cause of the second - Post hoc Fallacy
Incremental plagiarism
speech of inspiration
multimedia presentation
false cause
14. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
Open- ended questions
plan
antithesis
Audience-centeredness
15. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
direct quotation
expert testimony
Attitude
transition
16. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
articulation
Open- ended questions
supporting materials
statistics
17. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
eye contact
toast
process
vocal variety
18. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
refutative design
Appreciative listening
Frame of reference
Name- calling
19. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
comparative advatages order
bandwagon
contrast
Central idea
20. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
casual order
Name- calling
multimedia presentation
concept
21. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
vocalized pause
General purpose
pathos
periodical database
22. 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
Topic
casual order
comparative advatages order
Spare 'brain time'
23. The person who receives the speaker's message
testimony
mental dialogue with the audience
dialect
Listener
24. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
Ethnocentrism
Feedback
Spare 'brain time'
strategic organization
25. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
reasoning from principle
stock issues
sans-serif font
Critical listening
26. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
magnification
Critical thinking
practicality
median
27. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
target audience
question of fact
bar graph
after-dinner speech
28. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
Feedback
call number
extemporaneous speech
informative speech
29. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
reasoning from specific instances
persuasion
Incremental plagiarism
Feedback
30. 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?
contrast
virtual library
practicality
Spare 'brain time'
31. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
statistics
Patchwork plagiarism
Monroe's motivated sequence
persuasion
32. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
derived credibility
initial credibility
refutative design
line graph
33. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
simile
Stereotyping
Feedback
derived credibility
34. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern
strategic organization
chronological order
Positive nervousness
rate
35. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
ad hominem
testimony
alliteration
Demographic audience analysis
36. Testimony that is presented word for word
Stereotyping
direct quotation
Ethnocentrism
peer testimony
37. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
speech of acceptance
rhetorical question
sponsoring organization
chronological order
38. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
personalize
derived credibility
Fixed-alternative questions
direct quotation
39. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
speech to gain immediate action
biographical aid
Active listening
alliteration
40. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
connotative meaning
dialect
monotone
abstract
41. 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
Frame of reference
bandwagon
font
42. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
speech to gain passive agreement
concept
peer testimony
special encyclopedia
43. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
cliche
metaphor
false cause
nonverbal communication
44. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
ethos
eulogy
magnification
supporting materials
45. A reference work that provides information about people
practicality
Comprehensive listening
magnification
biographical aid
46. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
example
Specific purpose
pitch
47. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
reference work
causal reasoning
delivery cues
master of ceremonies
48. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
bar graph
supporting materials
question of value
Message
49. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
nonverbal communication
rhetorical question
description
hypothetical example
50. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
paraphrase
motivated sequence design
concrete words
master of ceremonies