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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
special encyclopedia
goodwill
cliche
embedded narrative
2. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Bill of Rights
speech to gain passive agreement
vocalized pause
internal summary
3. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Audience-centeredness
question of fact
practicality
Critical thinking
4. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
biographical aid
ceremonial speaking
stage fright
Active listening
5. The average value of a group of numbers
speech of acceptance
Message
Brainstorming
mean
6. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
Global Plagiarism
connotative meaning
special encyclopedia
problem-solution order
7. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
testimony
articulation
need
vocalized pause
8. The physical production of particular speech sounds
preliminary bibliography
articulation
Ethnocentrism
Egocentrism
9. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
general encyclopedia
quoting out of context
contrast
terminal credibility
10. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
denotative meaning
statistics
monotone
terminal credibility
11. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
preview statement
red herring
conversational quality
Demographic audience analysis
12. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
Scale questions
contrast
stage fright
bibliography
13. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
clutter
kinesics
Visualization
Plagiarism
14. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
Listening
brief example
signpost
internal summary
15. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
reasoning from specific instances
eye contact
Central idea
yearbook
16. A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience
manuscript speech
comparison
Attitude
Stereotyping
17. Numerical data
statistics
after-dinner speech
mean
credibility
18. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
virtual library
rhythm
spatial order
volume
19. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
bibliography
nonverbal communication
kinesics
transparency
20. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
Active listening
internal summary
hasty generalization
pie graph
21. 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
problem-cause-solution order
mental dialogue with the audience
object
preview statement
22. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
object
cliche
simile
Attitude
23. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
speech to gain passive agreement
Paraphrase
Empathic listening
delivery cues
24. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Active listening
process
concrete words
Ethics
25. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
derived credibility
inflections
special encyclopedia
question of fact
26. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
paraphrase
either or
persuasion
problem-solution design
27. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
gestures
denotative meaning
Speaker
paraphrase
28. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
preparation outline
creating common ground
extemporaneous speech
after-dinner speech
29. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
topical order
master narrative
virtual library
Speaker
30. A book of synonyms
bandwagon
evidence
thesaurus
antithesis
31. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion
bar graph
question of fact
animation
Demographic audience analysis
32. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity
concept
line graph
bar graph
crescendo ending
33. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
statistics
abstract words
vocal variety
Frame of reference
34. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
speech to gain passive agreement
motivated sequence design
general encyclopedia
Ethical decisions
35. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
abstract
process
question of policy
Central idea
36. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
bibliography
Key- word outline
delivery cues
spatial order
37. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
Incremental plagiarism
yearbook
rhythm
Paraphrase
38. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
bandwagon
periodical database
stock issues
plan
39. The person who receives the speaker's message
question of policy
model
Listener
Global Plagiarism
40. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
Critical listening
abstract
reasoning
animation
41. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
Bill of Rights
line graph
reasoning from specific instances
metaphor
42. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
quoting out of context
parallelism
target audience
reasoning from principle
43. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
object
Monroe's motivated sequence
vicarious experience narrative
Central idea
44. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
slipper slope
problem-solution order
informative speech
45. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
Paraphrase
preview statement
testimony
reasoning from specific instances
46. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
process
Incremental plagiarism
bandwagon
Comprehensive listening
47. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
embedded narrative
transparency
credibility
Key- word outline
48. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
reasoning from principle
topical order
spatial order
main points
49. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Patchwork plagiarism
generic 'he'
Critical thinking
Adrenaline
50. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
refutative design
rhetorical question
nonverbal communication
Ethics