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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation






2. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.






3. 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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4. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes






5. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences






6. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic






7. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words






8. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action






9. 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






10. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product






11. The person who receives the speaker's message






12. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony






13. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute






14. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words






15. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact






16. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person






17. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.






18. The subject of a speech






19. 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






20. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation






21. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken






22. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items






23. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with te existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem






24. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.






25. 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






26. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice






27. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible






28. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next






29. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data






30. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence






31. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point






32. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence






33. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.






34. Numerical data






35. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields






36. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures






37. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony






38. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns






39. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech






40. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.






41. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented






42. 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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43. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.






44. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






45. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility






46. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic






47. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech






48. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view






49. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth






50. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form