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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
pathos
Topic
Ethnocentrism
Visualization
2. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
comparative advatages order
Ethical decisions
delivery cues
refutative design
3. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
metaphor
concept
speech of acceptance
expert testimony
4. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
Appreciative listening
nonverbal communication
Name- calling
description
5. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
narrative design
bar graph
Appreciative listening
repetition
6. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
comparative advatages order
connotative meaning
crescendo ending
Monroe's motivated sequence
7. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
pathos
Fixed-alternative questions
Situational audience analysis
dissolve ending
8. The average value of a group of numbers
Appreciative listening
Situational audience analysis
mean
gestures
9. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
alliteration
Topic
slipper slope
model
10. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Audience-centeredness
antithesis
object
extemporaneous speech
11. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
speech of tribute
Central idea
logos
after-dinner speech
12. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
gestures
thesaurus
Visualization
speech of inspiration
13. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
vocalized pause
impromptu speech
problem-solution order
eye contact
14. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
chronological order
concept
stock issues
either or
15. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
abstract
example
peer testimony
problem-solution design
16. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Frame of reference
derived credibility
chronological order
hasty generalization
17. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
multimedia presentation
credibility
sans-serif font
preview statement
18. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
dissolve ending
comparative advatages order
brief example
supporting materials
19. 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
comparative advatages order
Key- word outline
red herring
Appreciative listening
20. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
eye contact
pie graph
internal preview
bibliography
21. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
pitch
Visualization
master narrative
award presentation
22. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation
Demographic audience analysis
chart
Positive nervousness
transparency
23. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion
Ethical decisions
evidence
font
question of fact
24. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
concept
Ethical decisions
Comprehensive listening
Empathic listening
25. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
abstract
reasoning
pathos
either or
26. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
Listening
evidence
Identification
vocal variety
27. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
motivated sequence design
speech to gain immediate action
Adrenaline
model
28. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
Plagiarism
parallelism
fair use
casual order
29. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern
chronological order
Situational audience analysis
line graph
special encyclopedia
30. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
either or
animation
vicarious experience narrative
Adrenaline
31. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
statistics
persuasion
dialect
multimedia presentation
32. A complete set of type of the same design
font
question of fact
Attitude
reference work
33. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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34. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
font
line graph
paraphrase
speech of tribute
35. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
Listening
model
preview statement
creating common ground
36. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
extended example
Plagiarism
reasoning
Audience-centeredness
37. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
research interview
parallelism
Residual message
Critical thinking
38. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
target audience
periodical database
question of fact
internal preview
39. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
analogical reasoning
abstract words
clutter
example
40. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
false cause
metaphor
visual framework
goodwill
41. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
multimedia presentation
Speaker
Listener
signpost
42. A trite or overused expression
derived credibility
persuasion
cliche
fair use
43. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
yearbook
mode
generic 'he'
gestures
44. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
volume
delivery cues
red herring
Bill of Rights
45. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Brainstorming
animation
problem-solution design
nonverbal communication
46. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
narrative design
goodwill
need
47. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
reference work
terminal credibility
magnification
sponsoring organization
48. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
manuscript speech
Identification
initial credibility
pitch
49. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
Egocentrism
Attitude
plan
dialect
50. The number that appears the most
repetition
mode
generic 'he'
derived credibility
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