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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields
graph
Critical listening
expert testimony
credibility
2. The person who receives the speaker's message
pathos
dissolve ending
Central idea
Listener
3. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
evidence
contrast
reasoning from specific instances
burden of proof
4. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Empathic listening
paraphrase
Demographic audience analysis
Audience-centeredness
5. A ceremonial speech that recognizes the achievements of individuals or groups or commemorates special events
Active listening
magnification
speech of tribute
Specific purpose
6. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
question of fact
vicarious experience narrative
Global Plagiarism
Spare 'brain time'
7. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
yearbook
Incremental plagiarism
line graph
Ethics
8. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
pause
mode
rhetorical question
Plagiarism
9. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
rhythm
peer testimony
Plagiarism
mode
10. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
goodwill
burden of proof
Ethical decisions
kinesics
11. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
need
pie graph
transition
Adrenaline
12. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
speech of acceptance
dissolve ending
metaphor
preview statement
13. Numerical data
speech of inspiration
imagery
stage fright
statistics
14. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
credibility
speech to gain immediate action
metaphor
speech of introduction
15. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
goodwill
special encyclopedia
pitch
repetition
16. A book of synonyms
catalogue
thesaurus
graph
credibility
17. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
vicarious experience narrative
clutter
Bill of Rights
Key- word outline
18. 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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19. 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
Stereotyping
award presentation
Interference
alliteration
20. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
pie graph
Listening
vocal variety
abstract
21. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
chronological order
preparation outline
vocal variety
parallelism
22. 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
preparation outline
reasoning from specific instances
master narrative
reasoning from principle
23. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
extended example
problem-solution order
Residual message
cliche
24. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
rate
Adrenaline
bibliography
Critical thinking
25. 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
speech of introduction
graph
ceremonial speaking
multimedia presentation
26. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion
question of fact
Visualization
dialect
ethos
27. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
sans-serif font
after-dinner speech
topical order
vicarious experience narrative
28. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
quoting out of context
Topic
Identification
Scale questions
29. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
false cause
causal reasoning
dialect
dissolve ending
30. Testimony that is presented word for word
slipper slope
direct quotation
Channel
object
31. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
expert testimony
periodical database
speaking outline
graph
32. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
chronological order
after-dinner speech
Speaker
connotative meaning
33. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
rhythm
problem-solution design
direct quotation
rhetorical question
34. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
extemporaneous speech
conversational quality
plan
connotative meaning
35. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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36. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
catalogue
problem-solution design
Ethical decisions
speech of acceptance
37. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
hasty generalization
general encyclopedia
Attitude
casual order
38. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
speech of acceptance
invalid analogy
preview statement
metaphor
39. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
Frame of reference
example
Situational audience analysis
transparency
40. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
paraphrase
reasoning from principle
persuasion
Interference
41. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
preparation outline
Interference
Adrenaline
Identification
42. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
concrete words
Identification
analogical reasoning
Comprehensive listening
43. 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
practicality
mean
Active listening
comparative advatages order
44. 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
conversational quality
Key- word outline
font
false cause
45. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
biographical aid
simile
question of policy
extended example
46. A trite or overused expression
cliche
narrative design
question of policy
clutter
47. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
event
vicarious experience narrative
bibliography
chronological order
48. 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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49. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
bar graph
concept
Message
Fixed-alternative questions
50. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
Active listening
target audience
Egocentrism
Key- word outline