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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
abstract words
Adrenaline
practicality
Speaker
2. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
yearbook
ethos
monotone
reference work
3. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
inclusive language
personalize
cliche
extended example
4. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
invalid analogy
Paraphrase
periodical database
Global Plagiarism
5. 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
award presentation
paraphrase
personalize
creating common ground
6. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
topical order
reasoning from specific instances
Speaker
abstract words
7. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Specific purpose
Bill of Rights
Ethnocentrism
Audience-centeredness
8. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
speech to gain passive agreement
motivated sequence design
hasty generalization
Critical thinking
9. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
biographical aid
transition
credibility
mental dialogue with the audience
10. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
initial credibility
multimedia presentation
Scale questions
mode
11. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
spatial order
question of value
informative speech
Visualization
12. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
extemporaneous speech
articulation
spatial order
reasoning
13. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
Name- calling
red herring
alliteration
parallelism
14. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
speaking outline
Spare 'brain time'
causal reasoning
comparison
15. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
periodical database
either or
Fixed-alternative questions
vocalized pause
16. 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
embedded narrative
rhythm
Listener
17. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
research interview
fair use
bandwagon
Feedback
18. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
Adrenaline
Visualization
clutter
Appreciative listening
19. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
Residual message
thesaurus
Paraphrase
Listening
20. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
Brainstorming
speech of introduction
logos
Channel
21. Words that refer to ideas or concepts
example
abstract words
Speaker
Message
22. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
monotone
biographical aid
nonverbal communication
Message
23. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
process
burden of proof
comparison
statistics
24. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern
refutative design
Bill of Rights
research interview
chronological order
25. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
internal summary
causal reasoning
Empathic listening
reasoning from principle
26. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
vocal variety
general encyclopedia
research interview
speech of inspiration
27. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
antithesis
virtual library
cliche
repetition
28. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
pie graph
Plagiarism
Feedback
creating common ground
29. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
stock issues
speech to gain passive agreement
dialect
Critical thinking
30. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
eulogy
quoting out of context
Incremental plagiarism
Spare 'brain time'
31. 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
comparative advatages order
speech to gain passive agreement
supporting materials
inclusive language
32. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
strategic organization
fair use
concrete words
Situational audience analysis
33. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
derived credibility
reasoning
Critical listening
speech of tribute
34. A complete set of type of the same design
either or
font
rate
goodwill
35. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
analogical reasoning
Adrenaline
internal summary
Appreciative listening
36. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
persuasion
inflections
master of ceremonies
gestures
37. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
simile
logos
causal reasoning
imagery
38. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
extended example
internal summary
multimedia presentation
topical order
39. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
Comprehensive listening
embedded narrative
alliteration
motivated sequence design
40. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
either or
problem-cause-solution order
eulogy
narrative design
41. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
internal preview
speech of introduction
master of ceremonies
dissolve ending
42. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
expert testimony
example
Paraphrase
slipper slope
43. 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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44. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
Ethics
rhythm
credibility
Monroe's motivated sequence
45. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
kinesics
internal summary
Demographic audience analysis
mental dialogue with the audience
46. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
Plagiarism
periodical database
spatial order
pie graph
47. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
Paraphrase
kinesics
Positive nervousness
eulogy
48. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
gestures
Scale questions
goodwill
eulogy
49. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
statistics
general encyclopedia
font
analogical reasoning
50. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
contrast
manuscript speech
Feedback
biographical aid