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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
magnification
casual order
Comprehensive listening
problem-cause-solution order
2. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
creating common ground
Critical listening
eye contact
alliteration
3. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
supporting materials
graph
Demographic audience analysis
Ethical decisions
4. Words that refer to tangible objects
Ethical decisions
concrete words
kinesics
invalid analogy
5. A ceremonial speech that recognizes the achievements of individuals or groups or commemorates special events
Listening
Monroe's motivated sequence
speech of tribute
direct quotation
6. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
master of ceremonies
ethos
research interview
abstract words
7. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
Hearing
hypothetical example
General purpose
toast
8. The means by which a message is communicated
speech of inspiration
internal preview
Listening
Channel
9. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
magnification
Interference
Plagiarism
eulogy
10. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
expert testimony
magnification
Fixed-alternative questions
Paraphrase
11. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
Frame of reference
Name- calling
Attitude
logos
12. The subject of a speech
parallelism
General purpose
Topic
Visualization
13. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
false cause
paraphrase
model
delivery cues
14. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
persuasion
informative speech
event
median
15. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
reasoning from specific instances
testimony
evidence
transparency
16. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
peer testimony
biographical aid
visual framework
Channel
17. A complete set of type of the same design
preview statement
font
internal preview
direct quotation
18. A constant pitch or tone of voice
delivery cues
General purpose
vocal variety
monotone
19. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
biographical aid
direct quotation
reasoning from principle
magnification
20. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
problem-solution order
Residual message
Fixed-alternative questions
monotone
21. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
terminal credibility
Empathic listening
Ethics
pitch
22. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Fixed-alternative questions
internal summary
analogical reasoning
Audience-centeredness
23. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
Scale questions
credibility
parallelism
creating common ground
24. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
reasoning from principle
periodical database
vocalized pause
ad hominem
25. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point explains why a speaker's solution to a problem is preferable to other proposed solutions
Stereotyping
comparative advatages order
Critical listening
clutter
26. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
Attitude
quoting out of context
causal reasoning
vocalized pause
27. The average value of a group of numbers
Listener
mean
abstract
informative speech
28. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
Open- ended questions
peer testimony
comparative advatages order
Hearing
29. A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience
concrete words
manuscript speech
toast
General purpose
30. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
gestures
speaking outline
plan
repetition
31. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
pathos
reasoning from specific instances
ad hominem
visual framework
32. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language
Central idea
Appreciative listening
pronunciation
contrast
33. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
credibility
multimedia presentation
Global Plagiarism
Empathic listening
34. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
need
Stereotyping
dissolve ending
reasoning
35. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
simile
periodical database
speaking outline
Egocentrism
36. 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
Comprehensive listening
Ethnocentrism
Appreciative listening
37. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
spatial order
yearbook
hasty generalization
question of policy
38. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
yearbook
transition
extemporaneous speech
terminal credibility
39. The name used by aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal
either or
pathos
articulation
spatial order
40. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
concrete words
chronological order
ethos
need
41. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
spatial order
reference work
strategic organization
visual framework
42. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
target audience
supporting materials
Adrenaline
biographical aid
43. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
model
serif font
Demographic audience analysis
connotative meaning
44. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
eulogy
Paraphrase
practicality
quoting out of context
45. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
personalize
conversational quality
Attitude
Open- ended questions
46. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
Ethnocentrism
bandwagon
main points
problem-solution order
47. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
preparation outline
after-dinner speech
supporting materials
hasty generalization
48. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
volume
preparation outline
transition
Message
49. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
catalogue
abstract
object
bar graph
50. An error in reasoning
credibility
Channel
description
fallacy