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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Words that refer to tangible objects
transparency
Empathic listening
concrete words
Ethnocentrism
2. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
motivated sequence design
mode
denotative meaning
Ethics
3. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic audience analysis
sponsoring organization
personalize
mental dialogue with the audience
4. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
practicality
articulation
toast
internal summary
5. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
Critical listening
credibility
dialect
Open- ended questions
6. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
statistics
Fixed-alternative questions
award presentation
topical order
7. The person who receives the speaker's message
toast
ceremonial speaking
Listener
speech of introduction
8. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
problem-cause-solution order
Plagiarism
paraphrase
graph
9. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
slipper slope
Bill of Rights
toast
Incremental plagiarism
10. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
Hearing
false cause
magnification
reasoning from specific instances
11. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
hasty generalization
Central idea
antithesis
example
12. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
toast
Positive nervousness
speaking outline
Identification
13. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
question of policy
articulation
after-dinner speech
Situation
14. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
creating common ground
antithesis
Brainstorming
vocal variety
15. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
antithesis
Ethnocentrism
Brainstorming
connotative meaning
16. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
model
Scale questions
supporting materials
practicality
17. A trite or overused expression
speech to gain immediate action
ad hominem
cliche
abstract
18. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
cliche
testimony
mean
generic 'he'
19. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
graph
antithesis
reasoning from specific instances
narrative design
20. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
hasty generalization
eulogy
Ethics
General purpose
21. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
alliteration
problem-solution order
Ethics
problem-solution order
22. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
paraphrase
bandwagon
direct quotation
call number
23. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
Critical listening
Stereotyping
award presentation
either or
24. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Global Plagiarism
embedded narrative
Adrenaline
Active listening
25. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
multimedia presentation
Residual message
question of value
Interference
26. Numerical data
burden of proof
statistics
delivery cues
problem-cause-solution order
27. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Stereotyping
speaking outline
sans-serif font
reasoning from specific instances
28. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
general encyclopedia
pie graph
hasty generalization
supporting materials
29. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
eulogy
pie graph
metaphor
abstract words
30. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
repetition
pitch
fair use
after-dinner speech
31. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
Demographic audience analysis
Critical thinking
hypothetical example
need
32. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
sans-serif font
Comprehensive listening
inflections
abstract
33. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
cliche
vicarious experience narrative
speech of tribute
Stereotyping
34. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
contrast
bandwagon
stage fright
crescendo ending
35. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
bibliography
Visualization
question of fact
cliche
36. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
font
median
Channel
informative speech
37. 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
eulogy
serif font
award presentation
antithesis
38. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
event
font
nonverbal communication
Monroe's motivated sequence
39. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
reasoning from principle
supporting materials
repetition
general encyclopedia
40. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
call number
pitch
Critical thinking
Frame of reference
41. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
abstract
Channel
strategic organization
stock issues
42. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
Plagiarism
vicarious experience narrative
Key- word outline
preparation outline
43. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
yearbook
personalize
metaphor
antithesis
44. A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding
informative speech
narrative design
conversational quality
extended example
45. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
speech of tribute
Ethical decisions
supporting materials
description
46. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
problem-cause-solution order
internal preview
repetition
manuscript speech
47. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
supporting materials
comparison
expert testimony
speech to gain immediate action
48. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
direct quotation
Spare 'brain time'
transition
speech of tribute
49. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
master of ceremonies
mean
call number
multimedia presentation
50. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
Global Plagiarism
preview statement
example
transparency