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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
preparation outline
visual framework
connotative meaning
problem-solution order
2. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Bill of Rights
speech to gain passive agreement
Positive nervousness
master of ceremonies
3. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
pause
evidence
pitch
casual order
4. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
speech to gain immediate action
Situation
connective
internal preview
5. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
simile
Comprehensive listening
call number
practicality
6. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
nonverbal communication
Global Plagiarism
yearbook
problem-cause-solution order
7. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
Incremental plagiarism
creating common ground
Interference
simile
8. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
target audience
median
question of value
font
9. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
Bill of Rights
parallelism
eye contact
antithesis
10. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
Incremental plagiarism
comparative advatages order
Spare 'brain time'
speech to gain passive agreement
11. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem - the second main point analyzes the cause of the problem - and the third main point presents a solution to the problem
informative speech
problem-cause-solution order
dialect
general encyclopedia
12. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
yearbook
Topic
Monroe's motivated sequence
model
13. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
ad hominem
Positive nervousness
causal reasoning
preparation outline
14. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
special encyclopedia
connotative meaning
main points
pathos
15. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
sponsoring organization
reference work
hasty generalization
catalogue
16. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
crescendo ending
description
Open- ended questions
Paraphrase
17. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
volume
graph
ad hominem
Identification
18. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
gestures
object
pronunciation
transition
19. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
problem-solution design
chart
General purpose
delivery cues
20. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
multimedia presentation
reasoning from specific instances
internal preview
Positive nervousness
21. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
vocalized pause
denotative meaning
pie graph
supporting materials
22. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
animation
mean
internal summary
master narrative
23. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
supporting materials
clutter
Fixed-alternative questions
kinesics
24. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
imagery
graph
Egocentrism
object
25. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
stock issues
spatial order
concrete words
Listening
26. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
Audience-centeredness
visual framework
dialect
peer testimony
27. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
example
initial credibility
question of policy
Critical thinking
28. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
serif font
eye contact
Plagiarism
hypothetical example
29. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
research interview
periodical database
general encyclopedia
target audience
30. The average value of a group of numbers
mean
reasoning from specific instances
eulogy
vocal variety
31. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
parallelism
Comprehensive listening
speech of acceptance
manuscript speech
32. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
Situation
target audience
Identification
signpost
33. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Ethical decisions
Situation
slipper slope
animation
34. A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding
hasty generalization
ethos
Adrenaline
informative speech
35. Testimony that is presented word for word
Central idea
target audience
vocalized pause
direct quotation
36. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
example
biographical aid
fair use
General purpose
37. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
Scale questions
serif font
inclusive language
problem-solution design
38. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
pathos
repetition
Interference
Speaker
39. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
metaphor
rhythm
Egocentrism
Attitude
40. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
internal summary
credibility
Bill of Rights
hypothetical example
41. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
model
spatial order
Paraphrase
chronological order
42. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
speaking outline
expert testimony
conversational quality
Feedback
43. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
Topic
multimedia presentation
rhythm
clutter
44. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
denotative meaning
internal preview
rhetorical question
antithesis
45. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
hypothetical example
award presentation
Situational audience analysis
causal reasoning
46. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
master of ceremonies
Central idea
Monroe's motivated sequence
event
47. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
main points
object
speech to gain passive agreement
vocalized pause
48. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
speech of acceptance
metaphor
conversational quality
topical order
49. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
ethos
mode
description
plan
50. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
mean
Interference
Stereotyping
comparison