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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The speed at which a person speaks
evidence
master of ceremonies
paraphrase
rate
2. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
mean
quoting out of context
question of value
stock issues
3. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth
sans-serif font
Name- calling
master narrative
mean
4. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
volume
graph
serif font
Plagiarism
5. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
topical order
Active listening
stage fright
internal summary
6. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
direct quotation
award presentation
Residual message
reasoning from specific instances
7. The average value of a group of numbers
graph
mean
Residual message
conversational quality
8. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
statistics
Specific purpose
master narrative
analogical reasoning
9. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
font
denotative meaning
research interview
logos
10. The physical production of particular speech sounds
statistics
Positive nervousness
Name- calling
articulation
11. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
creating common ground
Listening
strategic organization
graph
12. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
preparation outline
call number
speech of inspiration
bar graph
13. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
reference work
Ethnocentrism
Listener
sponsoring organization
14. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
inflections
evidence
creating common ground
ethos
15. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
mode
line graph
Frame of reference
volume
16. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
vicarious experience narrative
motivated sequence design
invalid analogy
Channel
17. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
testimony
inclusive language
model
magnification
18. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
Empathic listening
preview statement
Appreciative listening
median
19. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
conversational quality
narrative design
Scale questions
visual framework
20. 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
casual order
award presentation
pause
21. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
reasoning
line graph
Spare 'brain time'
stock issues
22. 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
need
reasoning from specific instances
Key- word outline
problem-solution order
23. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
abstract
thesaurus
inflections
main points
24. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
internal preview
pronunciation
Scale questions
problem-solution order
25. A trite or overused expression
delivery cues
cliche
Specific purpose
inflections
26. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
sponsoring organization
question of value
general encyclopedia
Comprehensive listening
27. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
embedded narrative
Incremental plagiarism
speech of tribute
generic 'he'
28. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
kinesics
reference work
extemporaneous speech
transparency
29. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
toast
question of policy
extemporaneous speech
Adrenaline
30. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
master of ceremonies
logos
internal preview
kinesics
31. 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
simile
process
award presentation
cliche
32. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
median
Speaker
Bill of Rights
inclusive language
33. 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
Frame of reference
bar graph
false cause
Brainstorming
34. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
goodwill
pathos
Paraphrase
problem-solution order
35. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
casual order
catalogue
mental dialogue with the audience
ad hominem
36. Words that refer to tangible objects
credibility
Listener
hasty generalization
concrete words
37. The subject of a speech
Topic
Feedback
speech of introduction
stage fright
38. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
Hearing
signpost
conversational quality
extemporaneous speech
39. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
Scale questions
vocal variety
nonverbal communication
rhetorical question
40. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
fair use
credibility
question of policy
eye contact
41. 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
delivery cues
comparative advatages order
Feedback
virtual library
42. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic audience analysis
rhythm
bar graph
concrete words
43. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
description
analogical reasoning
reference work
derived credibility
44. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
delivery cues
peer testimony
animation
repetition
45. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
clutter
preliminary bibliography
yearbook
46. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
Audience-centeredness
derived credibility
virtual library
example
47. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness
description
Bill of Rights
question of fact
Stereotyping
48. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
ad hominem
dialect
spatial order
abstract words
49. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
kinesics
statistics
Incremental plagiarism
stock issues
50. A constant pitch or tone of voice
Monroe's motivated sequence
Patchwork plagiarism
concrete words
monotone