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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
pie graph
Active listening
font
supporting materials
2. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
master of ceremonies
yearbook
question of fact
volume
3. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
embedded narrative
connective
imagery
impromptu speech
4. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
animation
comparative advatages order
false cause
slipper slope
5. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
Incremental plagiarism
stage fright
question of value
fallacy
6. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
vocalized pause
comparison
Speaker
award presentation
7. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
catalogue
mental dialogue with the audience
Active listening
periodical database
8. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
Positive nervousness
speaking outline
evidence
stage fright
9. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Critical thinking
kinesics
Positive nervousness
Scale questions
10. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
target audience
Hearing
concrete words
peer testimony
11. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion
pronunciation
monotone
reasoning from specific instances
personalize
12. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
hypothetical example
extended example
Visualization
metaphor
13. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
rate
magnification
Ethnocentrism
generic 'he'
14. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
antithesis
pronunciation
paraphrase
bibliography
15. A trite or overused expression
speech of inspiration
practicality
cliche
Attitude
16. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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17. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
spatial order
Channel
Monroe's motivated sequence
question of fact
18. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
ethos
metaphor
expert testimony
crescendo ending
19. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
Audience-centeredness
Incremental plagiarism
Egocentrism
Specific purpose
20. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
Identification
periodical database
metaphor
peer testimony
21. The person who receives the speaker's message
Audience-centeredness
Residual message
font
Listener
22. Words that refer to tangible objects
mean
model
concrete words
connotative meaning
23. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
narrative design
Monroe's motivated sequence
derived credibility
Speaker
24. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
signpost
kinesics
Audience-centeredness
fallacy
25. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
connective
inflections
articulation
pitch
26. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness
preliminary bibliography
preview statement
multimedia presentation
description
27. 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
brief example
ceremonial speaking
Global Plagiarism
problem-solution order
28. Testimony that is presented word for word
direct quotation
Empathic listening
toast
Identification
29. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
reference work
Key- word outline
peer testimony
internal summary
30. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
topical order
causal reasoning
chart
fair use
31. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy
Appreciative listening
articulation
manuscript speech
speech to gain passive agreement
32. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
main points
multimedia presentation
extemporaneous speech
impromptu speech
33. 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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34. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
graph
antithesis
Audience-centeredness
burden of proof
35. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth
master narrative
motivated sequence design
stage fright
pie graph
36. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
imagery
fallacy
conversational quality
Ethnocentrism
37. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
speech of inspiration
ethos
after-dinner speech
evidence
38. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
animation
clutter
hypothetical example
ceremonial speaking
39. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Empathic listening
toast
Specific purpose
main points
40. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
Residual message
Egocentrism
bandwagon
reference work
41. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Adrenaline
graph
rhetorical question
speech of tribute
42. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
rhythm
Speaker
dissolve ending
General purpose
43. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
general encyclopedia
need
Situation
casual order
44. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Situation
statistics
concrete words
Critical thinking
45. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
concept
description
generic 'he'
logos
46. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
chart
delivery cues
volume
alliteration
47. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Scale questions
Brainstorming
median
monotone
48. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
Monroe's motivated sequence
object
narrative design
supporting materials
49. A book of synonyms
Critical listening
Comprehensive listening
thesaurus
call number
50. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
speech of introduction
topical order
Listener
personalize