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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
paraphrase
strategic organization
Topic
embedded narrative
2. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
connotative meaning
multimedia presentation
clutter
Channel
3. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
yearbook
fair use
visual framework
slipper slope
4. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Interference
sponsoring organization
pitch
Topic
5. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
cliche
Situation
need
credibility
6. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
dialect
dissolve ending
problem-solution design
volume
7. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
supporting materials
internal preview
Interference
quoting out of context
8. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
font
paraphrase
fair use
Key- word outline
9. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
expert testimony
speech of acceptance
refutative design
Key- word outline
10. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
Message
Critical thinking
inclusive language
graph
11. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
false cause
either or
imagery
multimedia presentation
12. The person who receives the speaker's message
Audience-centeredness
Listener
clutter
comparative advatages order
13. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
Channel
dialect
volume
Ethical decisions
14. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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15. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
biographical aid
Key- word outline
plan
Speaker
16. 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
credibility
motivated sequence design
transparency
Situation
17. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
false cause
serif font
delivery cues
Adrenaline
18. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
problem-solution order
problem-solution order
Ethical decisions
extended example
19. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
line graph
description
ad hominem
comparison
20. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
crescendo ending
reasoning from principle
Ethics
serif font
21. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
testimony
preliminary bibliography
fair use
reference work
22. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
volume
Global Plagiarism
hypothetical example
invalid analogy
23. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Ethical decisions
rhetorical question
eye contact
Demographic audience analysis
24. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
target audience
mode
sans-serif font
pie graph
25. The number that appears the most
Plagiarism
quoting out of context
stock issues
mode
26. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
Central idea
logos
slipper slope
Message
27. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
Identification
speech of tribute
terminal credibility
spatial order
28. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
Message
extemporaneous speech
Open- ended questions
red herring
29. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
inclusive language
pathos
motivated sequence design
Visualization
30. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
informative speech
ceremonial speaking
embedded narrative
speech of inspiration
31. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
creating common ground
nonverbal communication
evidence
Audience-centeredness
32. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
creating common ground
Listener
extemporaneous speech
virtual library
33. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
kinesics
Channel
invalid analogy
stage fright
34. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
Central idea
magnification
transparency
Hearing
35. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
process
Hearing
toast
paraphrase
36. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
chronological order
Hearing
master narrative
eulogy
37. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
object
false cause
simile
crescendo ending
38. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
eye contact
master narrative
false cause
volume
39. The means by which a message is communicated
model
yearbook
testimony
Channel
40. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
Ethnocentrism
periodical database
connective
model
41. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
Fixed-alternative questions
transition
virtual library
impromptu speech
42. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
reasoning from principle
Situational audience analysis
topical order
statistics
43. A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding
extended example
informative speech
denotative meaning
paraphrase
44. Numerical data
credibility
target audience
statistics
Feedback
45. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
Situation
vocal variety
evidence
Situational audience analysis
46. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
manuscript speech
Residual message
mode
target audience
47. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
pathos
casual order
Feedback
stock issues
48. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
speech of inspiration
biographical aid
internal summary
preliminary bibliography
49. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
inclusive language
animation
Specific purpose
yearbook
50. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
Topic
animation
burden of proof
pathos