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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
personalize
narrative design
Demographic audience analysis
speech to gain immediate action
2. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Stereotyping
persuasion
call number
special encyclopedia
3. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
clutter
eulogy
nonverbal communication
practicality
4. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
fair use
catalogue
mean
supporting materials
5. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation
pause
antithesis
Positive nervousness
supporting materials
6. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
vocal variety
process
evidence
Ethnocentrism
7. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
Brainstorming
delivery cues
eye contact
strategic organization
8. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
Scale questions
Visualization
personalize
process
9. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
internal summary
impromptu speech
refutative design
mental dialogue with the audience
10. The average value of a group of numbers
ad hominem
mean
false cause
Audience-centeredness
11. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
Audience-centeredness
model
Hearing
Specific purpose
12. A trite or overused expression
cliche
denotative meaning
statistics
topical order
13. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
call number
speech of introduction
virtual library
Open- ended questions
14. The means by which a message is communicated
Ethics
problem-cause-solution order
Channel
conversational quality
15. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
line graph
Interference
fair use
mental dialogue with the audience
16. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
pause
conversational quality
statistics
periodical database
17. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
paraphrase
virtual library
reasoning from principle
research interview
18. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
speech of inspiration
supporting materials
credibility
concrete words
19. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
Interference
red herring
bar graph
extemporaneous speech
20. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
supporting materials
animation
sponsoring organization
terminal credibility
21. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
personalize
Attitude
Global Plagiarism
Paraphrase
22. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
supporting materials
problem-solution order
Critical listening
imagery
23. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
derived credibility
slipper slope
call number
supporting materials
24. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
kinesics
biographical aid
main points
Critical listening
25. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
reference work
stage fright
problem-solution design
hasty generalization
26. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
eulogy
question of value
special encyclopedia
supporting materials
27. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
eulogy
object
pause
mode
28. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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29. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Brainstorming
speaking outline
research interview
inclusive language
30. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
articulation
problem-solution order
Monroe's motivated sequence
either or
31. 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
Frame of reference
master of ceremonies
Situational audience analysis
32. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
monotone
rate
pause
question of policy
33. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
sponsoring organization
problem-solution design
visual framework
serif font
34. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
question of value
topical order
bibliography
graph
35. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
motivated sequence design
fair use
special encyclopedia
practicality
36. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
extemporaneous speech
Brainstorming
spatial order
Speaker
37. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
contrast
animation
Interference
question of fact
38. A complete set of type of the same design
Open- ended questions
hasty generalization
mode
font
39. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
simile
special encyclopedia
description
stage fright
40. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
personalize
credibility
event
invalid analogy
41. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
connotative meaning
delivery cues
Identification
either or
42. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
model
invalid analogy
virtual library
speaking outline
43. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
Appreciative listening
evidence
mental dialogue with the audience
vocal variety
44. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
bibliography
internal preview
logos
fair use
45. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
Open- ended questions
rhetorical question
target audience
Situational audience analysis
46. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
font
event
monotone
strategic organization
47. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
yearbook
connotative meaning
brief example
transition
48. The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan sove the problem? Will it create new and more serious problem?
practicality
stage fright
line graph
toast
49. 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
false cause
magnification
generic 'he'
casual order
50. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
example
fair use
eulogy
vicarious experience narrative