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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
articulation
vocal variety
Situation
antithesis
2. Words that refer to tangible objects
process
Paraphrase
event
concrete words
3. The speed at which a person speaks
articulation
Incremental plagiarism
rate
stock issues
4. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
Positive nervousness
parallelism
alliteration
model
5. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
Adrenaline
target audience
Residual message
embedded narrative
6. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
abstract words
quoting out of context
Critical listening
vocalized pause
7. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector
kinesics
nonverbal communication
transparency
Residual message
8. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
Attitude
Frame of reference
simile
eulogy
9. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
Specific purpose
stock issues
nonverbal communication
speech to gain passive agreement
10. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
Demographic audience analysis
testimony
Brainstorming
visual framework
11. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
visual framework
abstract
refutative design
serif font
12. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
casual order
problem-solution design
Empathic listening
bibliography
13. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
Hearing
Audience-centeredness
abstract
Global Plagiarism
14. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
biographical aid
bibliography
rhetorical question
General purpose
15. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
Incremental plagiarism
comparative advatages order
mental dialogue with the audience
refutative design
16. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
preliminary bibliography
derived credibility
pronunciation
Plagiarism
17. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
chart
Adrenaline
strategic organization
Attitude
18. A book of synonyms
credibility
terminal credibility
eye contact
thesaurus
19. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
persuasion
Open- ended questions
Bill of Rights
generic 'he'
20. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech
problem-cause-solution order
spatial order
font
delivery cues
21. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Visualization
periodical database
Bill of Rights
supporting materials
22. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
practicality
bar graph
Key- word outline
ceremonial speaking
23. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
special encyclopedia
vicarious experience narrative
direct quotation
bar graph
24. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
multimedia presentation
Egocentrism
impromptu speech
chart
25. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
Open- ended questions
Demographic audience analysis
problem-solution design
speaking outline
26. An error in reasoning
research interview
fallacy
eye contact
Ethics
27. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
problem-solution design
stage fright
spatial order
goodwill
28. 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
logos
Bill of Rights
peer testimony
29. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
Open- ended questions
extended example
catalogue
mode
30. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
sponsoring organization
dissolve ending
Residual message
practicality
31. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
special encyclopedia
strategic organization
master of ceremonies
expert testimony
32. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
Identification
internal summary
preview statement
Ethnocentrism
33. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
logos
strategic organization
motivated sequence design
peer testimony
34. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
line graph
Demographic audience analysis
graph
Ethics
35. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
reference work
object
denotative meaning
extemporaneous speech
36. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
Situational audience analysis
Central idea
concept
transparency
37. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
connotative meaning
narrative design
Interference
question of policy
38. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
Message
dialect
problem-cause-solution order
invalid analogy
39. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award
comparative advatages order
bandwagon
parallelism
award presentation
40. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
toast
Central idea
Ethnocentrism
visual framework
41. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
derived credibility
Empathic listening
need
Residual message
42. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
target audience
supporting materials
Brainstorming
Name- calling
43. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
Plagiarism
visual framework
Comprehensive listening
problem-solution order
44. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
speech of introduction
Critical thinking
topical order
Incremental plagiarism
45. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
repetition
Message
hypothetical example
casual order
46. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
speech to gain immediate action
reasoning from principle
Adrenaline
bandwagon
47. 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
yearbook
comparative advatages order
rhetorical question
Audience-centeredness
48. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
Demographic audience analysis
main points
rate
Channel
49. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
Fixed-alternative questions
special encyclopedia
Stereotyping
brief example
50. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
crescendo ending
example
transition
Listener