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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. 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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2. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
question of policy
pathos
goodwill
Positive nervousness
3. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
toast
imagery
either or
dialect
4. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
goodwill
chart
main points
testimony
5. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
peer testimony
yearbook
master of ceremonies
fallacy
6. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
slipper slope
Specific purpose
kinesics
Frame of reference
7. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
either or
toast
Message
Patchwork plagiarism
8. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
median
supporting materials
informative speech
Ethnocentrism
9. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
vicarious experience narrative
font
imagery
virtual library
10. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
extended example
quoting out of context
peer testimony
11. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
cliche
volume
Incremental plagiarism
initial credibility
12. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
casual order
initial credibility
brief example
false cause
13. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
repetition
multimedia presentation
need
ceremonial speaking
14. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
main points
direct quotation
Listener
connotative meaning
15. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
testimony
clutter
Egocentrism
conversational quality
16. Words that refer to tangible objects
monotone
catalogue
concrete words
Interference
17. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
reasoning from principle
Comprehensive listening
preliminary bibliography
Brainstorming
18. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
internal preview
red herring
need
Frame of reference
19. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Brainstorming
problem-cause-solution order
dissolve ending
Critical listening
20. Numerical data
statistics
delivery cues
median
Key- word outline
21. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
pie graph
concept
median
Ethical decisions
22. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
virtual library
spatial order
problem-cause-solution order
antithesis
23. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
nonverbal communication
Critical listening
Appreciative listening
parallelism
24. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
stock issues
Situational audience analysis
problem-solution order
Feedback
25. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
Channel
nonverbal communication
graph
visual framework
26. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
generic 'he'
invalid analogy
hypothetical example
question of value
27. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
inflections
credibility
denotative meaning
General purpose
28. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
credibility
extemporaneous speech
Appreciative listening
process
29. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
evidence
topical order
informative speech
alliteration
30. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
hasty generalization
median
award presentation
Stereotyping
31. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Critical listening
Listening
Bill of Rights
Monroe's motivated sequence
32. 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
extemporaneous speech
invalid analogy
imagery
33. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
Positive nervousness
Comprehensive listening
hypothetical example
eye contact
34. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
repetition
contrast
Ethics
mode
35. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
Ethical decisions
derived credibility
informative speech
visual framework
36. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
dialect
concrete words
call number
toast
37. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
rhetorical question
personalize
plan
Egocentrism
38. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
red herring
Monroe's motivated sequence
paraphrase
parallelism
39. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
analogical reasoning
vicarious experience narrative
statistics
Interference
40. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Situational audience analysis
causal reasoning
Demographic audience analysis
speech to gain passive agreement
41. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
process
comparative advatages order
call number
slipper slope
42. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation
speech to gain immediate action
research interview
either or
Positive nervousness
43. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
conversational quality
mean
median
quoting out of context
44. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
vocalized pause
slipper slope
direct quotation
chart
45. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
stage fright
Channel
speech of acceptance
comparison
46. Testimony that is presented word for word
vocal variety
logos
speech of introduction
direct quotation
47. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
description
vocal variety
graph
derived credibility
48. A book of synonyms
Listening
object
thesaurus
monotone
49. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
dialect
false cause
Global Plagiarism
yearbook
50. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
award presentation
question of policy
research interview
toast