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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
Scale questions
impromptu speech
Situational audience analysis
reasoning
2. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
general encyclopedia
quoting out of context
Critical thinking
Interference
3. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
reasoning from specific instances
mental dialogue with the audience
crescendo ending
animation
4. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
volume
Stereotyping
Bill of Rights
Empathic listening
5. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
pause
speech to gain passive agreement
reasoning
analogical reasoning
6. 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
refutative design
analogical reasoning
master narrative
simile
7. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
reference work
narrative design
conversational quality
goodwill
8. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth
master narrative
Message
signpost
rhetorical question
9. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
extemporaneous speech
question of fact
periodical database
Interference
10. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
virtual library
transition
magnification
Situation
11. A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding
process
denotative meaning
informative speech
Plagiarism
12. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
main points
simile
pie graph
extended example
13. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
motivated sequence design
Channel
paraphrase
toast
14. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
serif font
Listener
bar graph
dissolve ending
15. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
Situational audience analysis
rhythm
speaking outline
preliminary bibliography
16. The subject of a speech
personalize
Topic
Attitude
goodwill
17. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
mental dialogue with the audience
rate
abstract
extended example
18. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
question of value
practicality
transition
casual order
19. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
extended example
need
terminal credibility
generic 'he'
20. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
question of fact
problem-solution design
question of policy
metaphor
21. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
sans-serif font
Key- word outline
inclusive language
description
22. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Open- ended questions
speech of acceptance
example
Frame of reference
23. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
credibility
Listening
question of value
Situation
24. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
Attitude
after-dinner speech
virtual library
personalize
25. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
supporting materials
Active listening
Message
pathos
26. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
rhetorical question
speech of introduction
refutative design
line graph
27. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
pitch
peer testimony
dialect
conversational quality
28. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
narrative design
simile
Interference
example
29. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
problem-solution design
brief example
periodical database
General purpose
30. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
master narrative
slipper slope
articulation
eye contact
31. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
metaphor
chart
plan
event
32. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
dialect
description
metaphor
question of fact
33. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
preparation outline
expert testimony
Ethnocentrism
transition
34. 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
alliteration
Attitude
Name- calling
35. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Spare 'brain time'
Global Plagiarism
testimony
graph
36. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
kinesics
Appreciative listening
award presentation
personalize
37. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
Monroe's motivated sequence
multimedia presentation
concrete words
Message
38. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
supporting materials
serif font
creating common ground
line graph
39. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
expert testimony
eulogy
main points
median
40. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
impromptu speech
mode
process
invalid analogy
41. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
credibility
problem-solution order
median
impromptu speech
42. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
eye contact
ethos
graph
speech of introduction
43. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.
call number
pie graph
reference work
Channel
44. The broad goal of a speech
Attitude
pie graph
General purpose
general encyclopedia
45. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
speaking outline
fair use
peer testimony
articulation
46. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
sponsoring organization
supporting materials
manuscript speech
inflections
47. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
comparison
Plagiarism
Comprehensive listening
Ethical decisions
48. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
strategic organization
false cause
after-dinner speech
manuscript speech
49. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
Empathic listening
ethos
chart
process
50. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
embedded narrative
Spare 'brain time'
main points
metaphor
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