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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
dialect
reasoning from specific instances
chart
Plagiarism
2. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Brainstorming
speech of introduction
direct quotation
yearbook
3. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
Brainstorming
extemporaneous speech
Critical thinking
model
4. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
dissolve ending
general encyclopedia
Audience-centeredness
slipper slope
5. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
spatial order
dialect
animation
personalize
6. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
Ethical decisions
supporting materials
median
concept
7. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
bibliography
speaking outline
internal preview
Channel
8. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
practicality
question of policy
Residual message
cliche
9. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
Residual message
Hearing
Audience-centeredness
target audience
10. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
eye contact
Situational audience analysis
Ethical decisions
red herring
11. Numerical data
plan
internal summary
dialect
statistics
12. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
concept
problem-solution design
Active listening
special encyclopedia
13. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
need
concrete words
simile
motivated sequence design
14. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
conversational quality
pause
bar graph
fair use
15. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
stock issues
invalid analogy
imagery
thesaurus
16. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
median
line graph
Patchwork plagiarism
Monroe's motivated sequence
17. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
catalogue
parallelism
red herring
Positive nervousness
18. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
median
speaking outline
Hearing
supporting materials
19. A complete set of type of the same design
font
antithesis
monotone
mental dialogue with the audience
20. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
rhythm
award presentation
ad hominem
example
21. The number that appears the most
speech to gain immediate action
mode
serif font
extended example
22. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
generic 'he'
Paraphrase
reference work
topical order
23. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
antithesis
graph
inclusive language
abstract words
24. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
plan
bar graph
delivery cues
inclusive language
25. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
inclusive language
rhythm
simile
mental dialogue with the audience
26. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
Attitude
clutter
credibility
Identification
27. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
volume
Audience-centeredness
stage fright
logos
28. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Fixed-alternative questions
testimony
Situation
Active listening
29. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
General purpose
rate
eulogy
contrast
30. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
line graph
articulation
hasty generalization
Open- ended questions
31. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
visual framework
line graph
inclusive language
slipper slope
32. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
rate
invalid analogy
periodical database
either or
33. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
motivated sequence design
internal summary
kinesics
imagery
34. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
eye contact
practicality
Positive nervousness
vicarious experience narrative
35. The physical production of particular speech sounds
topical order
articulation
false cause
pie graph
36. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
event
goodwill
vocalized pause
motivated sequence design
37. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
Residual message
credibility
vicarious experience narrative
Active listening
38. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with te existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
pitch
concept
reasoning from specific instances
problem-solution order
39. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
dialect
example
Empathic listening
Scale questions
40. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
persuasion
Paraphrase
animation
bandwagon
41. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
internal summary
narrative design
strategic organization
testimony
42. The subject of a speech
Situation
Listening
bar graph
Topic
43. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
Demographic audience analysis
Ethical decisions
rhetorical question
process
44. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
burden of proof
spatial order
ethos
abstract words
45. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
reasoning
rate
visual framework
credibility
46. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
virtual library
event
either or
initial credibility
47. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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48. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
Feedback
persuasion
stock issues
bandwagon
49. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
speaking outline
parallelism
master narrative
derived credibility
50. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
Listening
informative speech
stage fright
connotative meaning
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