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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
conversational quality
master narrative
transparency
brief example
2. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
speaking outline
reference work
clutter
sans-serif font
3. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
inflections
Message
Global Plagiarism
inclusive language
4. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
vocal variety
Fixed-alternative questions
personalize
Hearing
5. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
description
Name- calling
fair use
Paraphrase
6. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
problem-solution order
casual order
mean
7. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
dialect
analogical reasoning
parallelism
animation
8. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Global Plagiarism
antithesis
bandwagon
simile
9. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Listener
Appreciative listening
general encyclopedia
quoting out of context
10. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
persuasion
pathos
mode
abstract
11. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
antithesis
preview statement
Open- ended questions
question of value
12. Words that refer to tangible objects
reasoning from specific instances
concrete words
either or
logos
13. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
paraphrase
goodwill
narrative design
award presentation
14. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
statistics
dissolve ending
Scale questions
main points
15. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
conversational quality
metaphor
Interference
Stereotyping
16. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
award presentation
rhetorical question
call number
target audience
17. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
Adrenaline
persuasion
abstract words
transition
18. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
spatial order
invalid analogy
Demographic audience analysis
comparison
19. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
creating common ground
signpost
inflections
20. The speed at which a person speaks
rate
thesaurus
mode
personalize
21. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
Incremental plagiarism
virtual library
signpost
reasoning from principle
22. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
Incremental plagiarism
question of value
magnification
nonverbal communication
23. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
casual order
mean
paraphrase
pitch
24. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
causal reasoning
preparation outline
credibility
connective
25. The broad goal of a speech
nonverbal communication
bandwagon
direct quotation
General purpose
26. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
sponsoring organization
periodical database
Demographic audience analysis
narrative design
27. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
pitch
Critical thinking
nonverbal communication
Speaker
28. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
research interview
concept
multimedia presentation
simile
29. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
rate
imagery
supporting materials
Adrenaline
30. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
manuscript speech
Appreciative listening
imagery
clutter
31. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
connective
Plagiarism
analogical reasoning
Key- word outline
32. Testimony that is presented word for word
speech of introduction
need
vocalized pause
direct quotation
33. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
problem-solution design
internal preview
Message
logos
34. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
narrative design
evidence
stock issues
Hearing
35. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
goodwill
award presentation
Listener
Identification
36. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
main points
award presentation
visual framework
event
37. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
credibility
need
gestures
Visualization
38. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
call number
Topic
embedded narrative
initial credibility
39. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
example
graph
monotone
comparison
40. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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41. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
false cause
Patchwork plagiarism
problem-solution order
extended example
42. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
nonverbal communication
problem-cause-solution order
Specific purpose
catalogue
43. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
Hearing
either or
credibility
plan
44. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
call number
mental dialogue with the audience
ad hominem
preliminary bibliography
45. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
burden of proof
conversational quality
magnification
Scale questions
46. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
burden of proof
contrast
kinesics
main points
47. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
master of ceremonies
connotative meaning
monotone
Global Plagiarism
48. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
stock issues
Global Plagiarism
chronological order
Ethics
49. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
denotative meaning
chronological order
bar graph
Stereotyping
50. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
Incremental plagiarism
Message
comparison
Attitude