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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
target audience
narrative design
thesaurus
speech of introduction
2. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
Speaker
delivery cues
peer testimony
pitch
3. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
after-dinner speech
master narrative
speech of introduction
Positive nervousness
4. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
credibility
personalize
fallacy
pause
5. An error in reasoning
Visualization
fallacy
contrast
Egocentrism
6. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
rate
speech to gain immediate action
event
eye contact
7. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
connotative meaning
credibility
fallacy
Critical thinking
8. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
antithesis
monotone
volume
comparison
9. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
master of ceremonies
Comprehensive listening
metaphor
serif font
10. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation
plan
Positive nervousness
Egocentrism
creating common ground
11. Words that refer to tangible objects
master of ceremonies
concrete words
embedded narrative
Speaker
12. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
chart
topical order
either or
parallelism
13. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
metaphor
Message
Ethnocentrism
speech of introduction
14. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity
mean
Residual message
crescendo ending
Visualization
15. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
informative speech
Situation
initial credibility
visual framework
16. Testimony that is presented word for word
Fixed-alternative questions
goodwill
spatial order
direct quotation
17. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
target audience
reasoning from specific instances
motivated sequence design
Key- word outline
18. 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
award presentation
need
speech to gain passive agreement
master of ceremonies
19. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
Comprehensive listening
antithesis
personalize
dissolve ending
20. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
Scale questions
thesaurus
Residual message
sponsoring organization
21. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
statistics
reference work
reasoning from principle
pitch
22. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
eye contact
comparative advatages order
spatial order
strategic organization
23. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
multimedia presentation
internal summary
speech of acceptance
kinesics
24. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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25. The average value of a group of numbers
pathos
mean
quoting out of context
description
26. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
ceremonial speaking
evidence
delivery cues
burden of proof
27. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
manuscript speech
dialect
expert testimony
nonverbal communication
28. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Empathic listening
rhythm
Paraphrase
gestures
29. 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
inclusive language
after-dinner speech
repetition
ceremonial speaking
30. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
Attitude
supporting materials
animation
question of value
31. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
speaking outline
pathos
denotative meaning
Situational audience analysis
32. The difference between the rate at which most people talk (120 to 150 words a minute) and the rate at which the brain can process language
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33. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
speech of inspiration
visual framework
Demographic audience analysis
motivated sequence design
34. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
slipper slope
transition
signpost
Incremental plagiarism
35. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
chronological order
dissolve ending
Interference
36. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
Paraphrase
internal preview
impromptu speech
expert testimony
37. The person who receives the speaker's message
eulogy
animation
Fixed-alternative questions
Listener
38. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
Hearing
pause
example
Audience-centeredness
39. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
slipper slope
visual framework
practicality
Appreciative listening
40. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
line graph
antithesis
question of policy
signpost
41. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
Bill of Rights
general encyclopedia
Patchwork plagiarism
monotone
42. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
Attitude
sponsoring organization
alliteration
Interference
43. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
inflections
cliche
hypothetical example
terminal credibility
44. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
Ethical decisions
logos
brief example
master of ceremonies
45. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
false cause
clutter
internal preview
sponsoring organization
46. The number that appears the most
event
Hearing
mode
inclusive language
47. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second
analogical reasoning
process
speech of tribute
embedded narrative
48. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
delivery cues
main points
Frame of reference
reasoning from principle
49. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
casual order
peer testimony
Scale questions
terminal credibility
50. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
plan
antithesis
ad hominem
Critical listening