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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
delivery cues
Plagiarism
vocalized pause
comparison
2. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
general encyclopedia
Fixed-alternative questions
slipper slope
internal summary
3. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Interference
gestures
credibility
periodical database
4. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
hypothetical example
testimony
concrete words
after-dinner speech
5. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
connective
dissolve ending
magnification
evidence
6. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
Identification
mental dialogue with the audience
denotative meaning
Channel
7. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
persuasion
periodical database
preparation outline
mental dialogue with the audience
8. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
credibility
Positive nervousness
speech of tribute
question of value
9. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Frame of reference
toast
mean
brief example
10. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
yearbook
abstract
toast
cliche
11. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
dissolve ending
magnification
causal reasoning
mental dialogue with the audience
12. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
refutative design
vocal variety
Visualization
analogical reasoning
13. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
analogical reasoning
speech of acceptance
kinesics
Paraphrase
14. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
brief example
Speaker
question of value
bar graph
15. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
font
Audience-centeredness
research interview
Listening
16. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
reasoning
pause
pathos
spatial order
17. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
graph
alliteration
magnification
clutter
18. The means by which a message is communicated
Interference
topical order
model
Channel
19. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
Global Plagiarism
red herring
mental dialogue with the audience
stock issues
20. 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
pathos
problem-solution order
creating common ground
articulation
21. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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22. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
embedded narrative
terminal credibility
peer testimony
spatial order
23. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
credibility
goodwill
gestures
speech of inspiration
24. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
Central idea
problem-solution order
chronological order
transition
25. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
narrative design
chart
conversational quality
transparency
26. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
speech to gain immediate action
Speaker
statistics
quoting out of context
27. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
evidence
connotative meaning
denotative meaning
Stereotyping
28. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
pathos
transition
imagery
graph
29. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
General purpose
serif font
goodwill
repetition
30. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
articulation
model
Paraphrase
example
31. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Ethics
Adrenaline
dialect
expert testimony
32. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
rhetorical question
problem-solution order
object
personalize
33. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
burden of proof
reasoning from principle
Channel
embedded narrative
34. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
repetition
simile
statistics
ethos
35. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
Frame of reference
gestures
rhythm
Speaker
36. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
Interference
periodical database
credibility
fair use
37. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
paraphrase
invalid analogy
preparation outline
mode
38. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
rhetorical question
Positive nervousness
either or
virtual library
39. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
line graph
quoting out of context
statistics
ceremonial speaking
40. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
Adrenaline
Specific purpose
transition
Ethical decisions
41. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
gestures
creating common ground
reasoning from principle
burden of proof
42. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
initial credibility
Situation
hypothetical example
question of value
43. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
antithesis
spatial order
parallelism
fair use
44. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
logos
catalogue
impromptu speech
speech to gain passive agreement
45. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
causal reasoning
supporting materials
inclusive language
vocalized pause
46. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
Patchwork plagiarism
Global Plagiarism
connective
extemporaneous speech
47. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another - the first event is the cause of the second - Post hoc Fallacy
Appreciative listening
speech to gain immediate action
false cause
Ethical decisions
48. A ceremonial speech that recognizes the achievements of individuals or groups or commemorates special events
Specific purpose
creating common ground
Global Plagiarism
speech of tribute
49. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
speech of tribute
font
sponsoring organization
question of policy
50. The name used by aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal
pathos
multimedia presentation
event
serif font
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