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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
process
preparation outline
concept
simile
2. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
vocalized pause
event
Identification
hypothetical example
3. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
persuasion
repetition
Demographic audience analysis
imagery
4. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
Name- calling
need
sans-serif font
bibliography
5. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
bar graph
reasoning from principle
supporting materials
catalogue
6. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
practicality
bandwagon
sans-serif font
abstract
7. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
toast
hypothetical example
sponsoring organization
Identification
8. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
Listener
Central idea
dialect
monotone
9. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
hasty generalization
bandwagon
parallelism
Spare 'brain time'
10. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
Specific purpose
credibility
problem-solution design
stage fright
11. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
either or
articulation
strategic organization
statistics
12. Speaking that celebrates special occasions - such as speeches of tribute - inspiration - and introduction - eulogies - toasts - award presentations - acceptances - and after-dinner speeches. Their deeper function is to share identities and reinforce
ceremonial speaking
burden of proof
parallelism
Brainstorming
13. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
sponsoring organization
derived credibility
preview statement
supporting materials
14. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
motivated sequence design
paraphrase
yearbook
reasoning from specific instances
15. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
Plagiarism
Residual message
reasoning from principle
impromptu speech
16. Testimony that is presented word for word
statistics
direct quotation
Fixed-alternative questions
rhetorical question
17. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
false cause
description
invalid analogy
Patchwork plagiarism
18. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
Ethical decisions
comparison
sans-serif font
problem-solution order
19. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
connotative meaning
preliminary bibliography
Situational audience analysis
stage fright
20. A constant pitch or tone of voice
preview statement
monotone
denotative meaning
animation
21. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
speech of acceptance
embedded narrative
master narrative
22. A complete set of type of the same design
font
alliteration
Ethics
slipper slope
23. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
event
pause
animation
Residual message
24. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
extemporaneous speech
biographical aid
monotone
Feedback
25. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
Situational audience analysis
hasty generalization
rhetorical question
expert testimony
26. Numerical data
General purpose
signpost
transition
statistics
27. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
hypothetical example
object
vocal variety
false cause
28. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
bar graph
sans-serif font
inflections
Key- word outline
29. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
vocal variety
parallelism
Residual message
Monroe's motivated sequence
30. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
Audience-centeredness
analogical reasoning
award presentation
question of value
31. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
Hearing
problem-solution design
thesaurus
fallacy
32. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
Active listening
need
Global Plagiarism
speech to gain immediate action
33. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
bibliography
transparency
thesaurus
signpost
34. 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
serif font
award presentation
line graph
Critical listening
35. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Egocentrism
connective
Hearing
simile
36. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
example
mean
terminal credibility
Egocentrism
37. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
mean
speaking outline
red herring
reference work
38. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
credibility
vocalized pause
reasoning from principle
topical order
39. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
conversational quality
burden of proof
concrete words
process
40. A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention - need - satisfaction - visualization - and action
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41. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Speaker
Patchwork plagiarism
Situational audience analysis
initial credibility
42. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
Active listening
after-dinner speech
problem-solution design
mode
43. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
peer testimony
Critical thinking
graph
casual order
44. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
speech of introduction
delivery cues
logos
call number
45. 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
problem-solution order
supporting materials
Demographic audience analysis
extended example
46. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
initial credibility
problem-solution order
animation
Fixed-alternative questions
47. The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan sove the problem? Will it create new and more serious problem?
either or
Attitude
magnification
practicality
48. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
supporting materials
Comprehensive listening
either or
Visualization
49. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Interference
Patchwork plagiarism
rhetorical question
problem-solution order
50. The subject of a speech
research interview
Topic
pause
problem-solution order