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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
stock issues
sans-serif font
Critical listening
eye contact
2. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
internal summary
Empathic listening
analogical reasoning
evidence
3. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
either or
Ethics
Name- calling
direct quotation
4. 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?
plan
Bill of Rights
problem-cause-solution order
practicality
5. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
object
Frame of reference
burden of proof
Incremental plagiarism
6. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
brief example
Situational audience analysis
Appreciative listening
mode
7. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
question of fact
example
invalid analogy
hasty generalization
8. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
analogical reasoning
peer testimony
inclusive language
Message
9. Speaking that celebrates special occasions - such as speeches of tribute - inspiration - and introduction - eulogies - toasts - award presentations - acceptances - and after-dinner speeches. Their deeper function is to share identities and reinforce
supporting materials
informative speech
creating common ground
ceremonial speaking
10. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
derived credibility
imagery
invalid analogy
problem-solution order
11. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
repetition
Patchwork plagiarism
Ethical decisions
Monroe's motivated sequence
12. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
problem-solution design
transparency
transition
Paraphrase
13. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness
description
antithesis
abstract
volume
14. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
periodical database
Ethical decisions
brief example
speech of inspiration
15. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
false cause
Topic
animation
stage fright
16. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Speaker
embedded narrative
serif font
dialect
17. A constant pitch or tone of voice
Spare 'brain time'
reasoning
object
monotone
18. 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
comparative advatages order
Attitude
Critical listening
fair use
19. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
persuasion
eye contact
extemporaneous speech
reference work
20. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
persuasion
bandwagon
problem-solution order
clutter
21. The broad goal of a speech
sponsoring organization
embedded narrative
generic 'he'
General purpose
22. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
object
initial credibility
speaking outline
magnification
23. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
concrete words
nonverbal communication
description
mode
24. A reference work that provides information about people
biographical aid
Visualization
speech to gain immediate action
credibility
25. The subject of a speech
virtual library
Listening
Topic
serif font
26. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
burden of proof
Interference
general encyclopedia
magnification
27. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
vocalized pause
yearbook
reasoning
dissolve ending
28. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
supporting materials
model
Audience-centeredness
Topic
29. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
Situation
invalid analogy
impromptu speech
research interview
30. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
pause
conversational quality
preparation outline
Critical thinking
31. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
parallelism
Demographic audience analysis
speech of inspiration
Attitude
32. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
Active listening
catalogue
strategic organization
Audience-centeredness
33. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
problem-solution order
pathos
paraphrase
pie graph
34. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
fair use
signpost
Global Plagiarism
Residual message
35. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
Ethical decisions
connective
Scale questions
master of ceremonies
36. The number that appears the most
mode
Global Plagiarism
median
General purpose
37. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
terminal credibility
speech of acceptance
speech of introduction
abstract words
38. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
special encyclopedia
invalid analogy
reasoning from specific instances
stock issues
39. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Name- calling
dialect
mean
animation
40. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
mean
preview statement
gestures
reasoning from specific instances
41. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
Ethical decisions
volume
conversational quality
impromptu speech
42. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
strategic organization
testimony
Identification
practicality
43. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
pitch
visual framework
pathos
pronunciation
44. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
narrative design
mental dialogue with the audience
causal reasoning
terminal credibility
45. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
question of fact
Incremental plagiarism
eulogy
evidence
46. A book of synonyms
thesaurus
Demographic audience analysis
Open- ended questions
pronunciation
47. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
research interview
model
analogical reasoning
Brainstorming
48. A complete set of type of the same design
chronological order
dialect
font
delivery cues
49. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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50. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
question of policy
graph
Monroe's motivated sequence
peer testimony