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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
Comprehensive listening
slipper slope
fair use
multimedia presentation
2. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
metaphor
analogical reasoning
refutative design
vicarious experience narrative
3. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Visualization
question of value
rate
Situation
4. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
goodwill
evidence
Fixed-alternative questions
Residual message
5. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
cliche
Appreciative listening
pause
Specific purpose
6. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
creating common ground
comparison
abstract
need
7. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
concrete words
slipper slope
casual order
abstract
8. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
clutter
mode
transition
Identification
9. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
eulogy
speech of tribute
refutative design
Monroe's motivated sequence
10. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
clutter
preview statement
Critical thinking
initial credibility
11. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
pitch
periodical database
narrative design
manuscript speech
12. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
evidence
monotone
causal reasoning
conversational quality
13. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
research interview
clutter
stock issues
serif font
14. 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
cliche
preparation outline
speech of introduction
logos
15. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
rate
eulogy
extemporaneous speech
target audience
16. 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
ceremonial speaking
general encyclopedia
false cause
virtual library
17. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
need
analogical reasoning
Appreciative listening
credibility
18. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
connective
either or
Bill of Rights
reasoning from specific instances
19. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
crescendo ending
signpost
Channel
concept
20. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
topical order
contrast
Positive nervousness
credibility
21. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
Central idea
strategic organization
Patchwork plagiarism
serif font
22. 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
problem-solution order
virtual library
toast
comparative advatages order
23. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields
preparation outline
analogical reasoning
expert testimony
speech to gain passive agreement
24. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
alliteration
persuasion
Ethics
concrete words
25. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
signpost
terminal credibility
sans-serif font
call number
26. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
Demographic audience analysis
volume
invalid analogy
27. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
stage fright
event
causal reasoning
Demographic audience analysis
28. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
plan
antithesis
need
problem-solution design
29. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
Listening
pie graph
reasoning
call number
30. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
kinesics
slipper slope
expert testimony
invalid analogy
31. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
quoting out of context
rhythm
Message
ceremonial speaking
32. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
transparency
Active listening
burden of proof
Bill of Rights
33. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
concept
Listening
bandwagon
Feedback
34. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
monotone
Active listening
Egocentrism
metaphor
35. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
informative speech
after-dinner speech
clutter
Ethics
36. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
periodical database
magnification
red herring
Bill of Rights
37. Testimony that is presented word for word
manuscript speech
direct quotation
kinesics
alliteration
38. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
rate
creating common ground
serif font
impromptu speech
39. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
bandwagon
preview statement
ceremonial speaking
connotative meaning
40. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
ad hominem
Demographic audience analysis
transparency
embedded narrative
41. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
goodwill
animation
parallelism
research interview
42. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
personalize
Positive nervousness
preliminary bibliography
refutative design
43. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
dissolve ending
Ethnocentrism
signpost
fallacy
44. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
visual framework
General purpose
narrative design
invalid analogy
45. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
extemporaneous speech
supporting materials
Situation
Critical listening
46. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
stock issues
casual order
supporting materials
Critical thinking
47. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second
event
analogical reasoning
either or
Key- word outline
48. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
virtual library
inflections
personalize
bar graph
49. The broad goal of a speech
General purpose
reasoning from principle
after-dinner speech
bibliography
50. 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
award presentation
Stereotyping
Monroe's motivated sequence
logos