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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
speech of introduction
transition
master narrative
rhetorical question
2. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
Positive nervousness
eulogy
target audience
magnification
3. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
Speaker
description
toast
transition
4. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
derived credibility
Scale questions
call number
Situation
5. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
supporting materials
strategic organization
conversational quality
need
6. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
award presentation
rhythm
internal preview
Empathic listening
7. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Key- word outline
Brainstorming
Plagiarism
contrast
8. The subject of a speech
rate
yearbook
credibility
Topic
9. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
preparation outline
conversational quality
evidence
casual order
10. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
Key- word outline
Speaker
research interview
monotone
11. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
Ethics
logos
Identification
preview statement
12. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
yearbook
problem-solution design
Comprehensive listening
speaking outline
13. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
after-dinner speech
description
pie graph
preparation outline
14. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
speech of acceptance
Situation
testimony
credibility
15. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
Topic
Brainstorming
speaking outline
persuasion
16. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Empathic listening
Audience-centeredness
concrete words
Situational audience analysis
17. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - subpoints - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech
paraphrase
preparation outline
testimony
mental dialogue with the audience
18. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
Specific purpose
Hearing
personalize
conversational quality
19. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
pitch
refutative design
stage fright
call number
20. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
denotative meaning
vocal variety
eulogy
burden of proof
21. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
visual framework
supporting materials
Fixed-alternative questions
transition
22. The broad goal of a speech
abstract words
Appreciative listening
General purpose
fallacy
23. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
bandwagon
Ethnocentrism
Empathic listening
Identification
24. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
thesaurus
Egocentrism
narrative design
chart
25. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
ceremonial speaking
general encyclopedia
paraphrase
call number
26. A complete set of type of the same design
font
preparation outline
speech to gain passive agreement
comparison
27. The second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy - does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem
plan
speech of inspiration
toast
antithesis
28. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion
Situation
question of fact
Appreciative listening
derived credibility
29. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
Visualization
Comprehensive listening
informative speech
burden of proof
30. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
Critical listening
contrast
Plagiarism
31. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
logos
abstract
simile
Open- ended questions
32. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
extended example
red herring
process
supporting materials
33. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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34. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
denotative meaning
pitch
thesaurus
credibility
35. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
visual framework
event
ad hominem
inclusive language
36. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
Topic
manuscript speech
personalize
sans-serif font
37. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
Attitude
Hearing
pathos
38. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
gestures
vocal variety
persuasion
comparative advatages order
39. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
line graph
Central idea
Patchwork plagiarism
Comprehensive listening
40. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
comparison
event
problem-solution order
magnification
41. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
award presentation
model
rate
transparency
42. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
Ethnocentrism
eye contact
impromptu speech
mode
43. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
pie graph
stage fright
example
Speaker
44. 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
problem-cause-solution order
serif font
preparation outline
Audience-centeredness
45. The number that appears the most
mode
Ethical decisions
Listening
Name- calling
46. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
award presentation
Specific purpose
delivery cues
statistics
47. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
speaking outline
catalogue
casual order
master narrative
48. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
magnification
either or
median
contrast
49. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic audience analysis
extended example
sponsoring organization
expert testimony
50. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
Positive nervousness
connotative meaning
reasoning
antithesis