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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
conversational quality
Ethics
monotone
denotative meaning
2. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
Attitude
Residual message
reference work
Monroe's motivated sequence
3. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
pronunciation
catalogue
clutter
expert testimony
4. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
invalid analogy
Fixed-alternative questions
Plagiarism
causal reasoning
5. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
reasoning
question of value
sponsoring organization
testimony
6. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
problem-solution design
reasoning from principle
pathos
stock issues
7. 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
Scale questions
nonverbal communication
speech to gain passive agreement
credibility
8. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
volume
creating common ground
Message
Ethnocentrism
9. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Brainstorming
Incremental plagiarism
goodwill
supporting materials
10. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
impromptu speech
Egocentrism
Global Plagiarism
Frame of reference
11. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Situation
Fixed-alternative questions
Specific purpose
Demographic audience analysis
12. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
delivery cues
abstract words
Central idea
dissolve ending
13. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Patchwork plagiarism
testimony
concept
hypothetical example
14. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
informative speech
Stereotyping
problem-cause-solution order
vocal variety
15. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
motivated sequence design
articulation
logos
slipper slope
16. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
rhythm
model
fair use
Stereotyping
17. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
bandwagon
hypothetical example
embedded narrative
catalogue
18. Words that refer to tangible objects
concrete words
eye contact
monotone
graph
19. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
derived credibility
question of policy
Situational audience analysis
pie graph
20. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
event
Monroe's motivated sequence
dissolve ending
Situation
21. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
fair use
speech of tribute
Situation
pitch
22. 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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23. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
Plagiarism
generic 'he'
mental dialogue with the audience
Residual message
24. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
speech of acceptance
evidence
simile
Identification
25. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
stock issues
topical order
vicarious experience narrative
burden of proof
26. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
Key- word outline
stage fright
ceremonial speaking
reasoning
27. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
kinesics
thesaurus
ceremonial speaking
Paraphrase
28. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
line graph
paraphrase
transparency
supporting materials
29. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
ad hominem
reasoning from principle
concept
question of policy
30. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
Positive nervousness
clutter
mode
process
31. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
mental dialogue with the audience
spatial order
preview statement
goodwill
32. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
embedded narrative
either or
narrative design
hypothetical example
33. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
connotative meaning
impromptu speech
median
Egocentrism
34. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
reasoning from principle
clutter
kinesics
conversational quality
35. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
Critical listening
magnification
dialect
transition
36. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Critical listening
Demographic audience analysis
chronological order
alliteration
37. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
after-dinner speech
rhythm
contrast
38. The name used by aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal
alliteration
preparation outline
dissolve ending
pathos
39. 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
Fixed-alternative questions
preparation outline
strategic organization
stock issues
40. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
alliteration
fair use
personalize
Message
41. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
direct quotation
connective
font
Demographic audience analysis
42. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
paraphrase
Active listening
periodical database
informative speech
43. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
extemporaneous speech
Paraphrase
Spare 'brain time'
Fixed-alternative questions
44. A book of synonyms
thesaurus
Frame of reference
internal preview
impromptu speech
45. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
General purpose
Frame of reference
line graph
bandwagon
46. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields
expert testimony
vocal variety
pitch
concept
47. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
chart
Critical listening
Hearing
contrast
48. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Empathic listening
personalize
Situational audience analysis
narrative design
49. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
target audience
inflections
gestures
conversational quality
50. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
quoting out of context
crescendo ending
stage fright
fallacy