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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
alliteration
clutter
question of value
chart
2. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
vicarious experience narrative
concept
Situational audience analysis
chronological order
3. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
internal preview
ad hominem
Specific purpose
manuscript speech
4. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
Listener
Global Plagiarism
multimedia presentation
thesaurus
5. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
Appreciative listening
ethos
Comprehensive listening
Listener
6. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
Paraphrase
problem-solution design
chart
biographical aid
7. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
serif font
chronological order
animation
extemporaneous speech
8. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
alliteration
gestures
general encyclopedia
comparison
9. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
mode
practicality
pie graph
vicarious experience narrative
10. A trite or overused expression
pie graph
practicality
master narrative
cliche
11. The number that appears the most
informative speech
Residual message
mode
internal summary
12. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
master narrative
pitch
speech of tribute
13. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Patchwork plagiarism
Demographic audience analysis
Stereotyping
Adrenaline
14. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
sans-serif font
embedded narrative
rate
extended example
15. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
Audience-centeredness
speech of introduction
Brainstorming
Global Plagiarism
16. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
description
ethos
volume
after-dinner speech
17. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
alliteration
rate
Hearing
hypothetical example
18. Words that refer to ideas or concepts
quoting out of context
abstract words
brief example
Incremental plagiarism
19. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
bandwagon
Feedback
clutter
Name- calling
20. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
nonverbal communication
Brainstorming
impromptu speech
Frame of reference
21. 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
General purpose
Ethics
comparative advatages order
conversational quality
22. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
alliteration
direct quotation
Attitude
inclusive language
23. Words that refer to tangible objects
bar graph
concrete words
Speaker
testimony
24. 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
crescendo ending
Situational audience analysis
analogical reasoning
hasty generalization
25. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
vicarious experience narrative
speaking outline
delivery cues
vocalized pause
26. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
chart
credibility
causal reasoning
repetition
27. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
spatial order
supporting materials
vocal variety
Stereotyping
28. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
Ethics
dialect
speaking outline
preliminary bibliography
29. A book of synonyms
impromptu speech
articulation
thesaurus
Specific purpose
30. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
fair use
pause
quoting out of context
motivated sequence design
31. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Bill of Rights
Patchwork plagiarism
credibility
chart
32. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
main points
either or
vocalized pause
internal summary
33. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
speaking outline
speech of inspiration
Empathic listening
event
34. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
imagery
vocal variety
rhetorical question
preparation outline
35. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
slipper slope
gestures
vicarious experience narrative
master narrative
36. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Brainstorming
award presentation
yearbook
Critical listening
37. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
generic 'he'
concept
Identification
invalid analogy
38. A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention - need - satisfaction - visualization - and action
39. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy
dissolve ending
Name- calling
embedded narrative
speech to gain passive agreement
40. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
generic 'he'
monotone
reasoning from specific instances
brief example
41. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
connotative meaning
casual order
Demographic audience analysis
evidence
42. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
problem-cause-solution order
chronological order
Speaker
conversational quality
43. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
pitch
master of ceremonies
process
Central idea
44. Testimony that is presented word for word
direct quotation
award presentation
Message
Situation
45. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
Scale questions
dialect
reference work
spatial order
46. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
ad hominem
contrast
Active listening
topical order
47. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
credibility
concept
animation
cliche
48. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
reasoning from specific instances
rhetorical question
nonverbal communication
problem-cause-solution order
49. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
evidence
signpost
example
rhetorical question
50. 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