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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
hasty generalization
Active listening
median
simile
2. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
vocalized pause
credibility
Patchwork plagiarism
plan
3. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
vocalized pause
reference work
stage fright
4. Numerical data
process
statistics
Scale questions
Speaker
5. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
abstract
bibliography
catalogue
model
6. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
impromptu speech
question of value
catalogue
causal reasoning
7. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
example
dialect
master of ceremonies
8. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
rhythm
testimony
ethos
process
9. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
speech of inspiration
Listening
multimedia presentation
Message
10. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
internal preview
Channel
line graph
Ethical decisions
11. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
stock issues
pause
rate
Key- word outline
12. The second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy - does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem
magnification
plan
Topic
graph
13. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Global Plagiarism
speech to gain immediate action
abstract
eulogy
14. An error in reasoning
pitch
logos
fallacy
eye contact
15. A complete set of type of the same design
serif font
font
special encyclopedia
Empathic listening
16. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with te existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem
Appreciative listening
Key- word outline
embedded narrative
problem-solution order
17. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
alliteration
paraphrase
spatial order
Hearing
18. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
magnification
Name- calling
Demographic audience analysis
question of value
19. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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20. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
rhetorical question
Hearing
narrative design
signpost
21. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
stock issues
problem-cause-solution order
initial credibility
Adrenaline
22. The number that appears the most
credibility
mental dialogue with the audience
mode
either or
23. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
Ethnocentrism
fair use
example
reasoning from principle
24. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
Incremental plagiarism
nonverbal communication
master narrative
false cause
25. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
speech of inspiration
line graph
master narrative
credibility
26. Words that refer to tangible objects
red herring
eulogy
speech to gain immediate action
concrete words
27. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
comparison
clutter
Monroe's motivated sequence
fair use
28. 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
red herring
problem-solution order
Plagiarism
informative speech
29. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
Listener
mean
Feedback
mental dialogue with the audience
30. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
statistics
after-dinner speech
ad hominem
description
31. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
event
Scale questions
speech of tribute
spatial order
32. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
Speaker
problem-solution order
strategic organization
mean
33. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
master of ceremonies
internal summary
connective
abstract
34. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
sans-serif font
thesaurus
special encyclopedia
embedded narrative
35. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
stage fright
master of ceremonies
crescendo ending
speech of inspiration
36. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem - the second main point analyzes the cause of the problem - and the third main point presents a solution to the problem
rate
testimony
derived credibility
problem-cause-solution order
37. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
extemporaneous speech
Specific purpose
preview statement
toast
38. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
conversational quality
Central idea
eulogy
metaphor
39. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
initial credibility
line graph
embedded narrative
ad hominem
40. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
strategic organization
kinesics
font
statistics
41. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
initial credibility
Residual message
Appreciative listening
generic 'he'
42. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
comparative advatages order
Visualization
Name- calling
kinesics
43. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
terminal credibility
Fixed-alternative questions
credibility
inflections
44. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
contrast
topical order
kinesics
internal preview
45. The physical production of particular speech sounds
creating common ground
median
articulation
parallelism
46. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
signpost
pronunciation
impromptu speech
description
47. The speed at which a person speaks
object
persuasion
abstract
rate
48. The broad goal of a speech
Adrenaline
Ethical decisions
General purpose
delivery cues
49. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
pie graph
speaking outline
topical order
hypothetical example
50. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
goodwill
persuasion
Situation
general encyclopedia