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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
bar graph
Audience-centeredness
pause
Situational audience analysis
2. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
contrast
antithesis
bar graph
Residual message
3. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
Interference
master of ceremonies
bar graph
preview statement
4. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
sponsoring organization
award presentation
comparative advatages order
rhythm
5. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
master narrative
median
model
Speaker
6. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
vocalized pause
research interview
preliminary bibliography
dialect
7. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
after-dinner speech
call number
Interference
supporting materials
8. 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
need
abstract
supporting materials
ceremonial speaking
9. The speed at which a person speaks
ceremonial speaking
stage fright
rate
mode
10. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
speech of introduction
virtual library
speech of acceptance
Demographic audience analysis
11. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
derived credibility
cliche
generic 'he'
goodwill
12. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
impromptu speech
example
call number
clutter
13. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
speaking outline
creating common ground
antithesis
metaphor
14. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
vocal variety
refutative design
extended example
personalize
15. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
Monroe's motivated sequence
clutter
median
Appreciative listening
16. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
process
Frame of reference
stock issues
alliteration
17. 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
plan
inflections
animation
direct quotation
18. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
preliminary bibliography
pause
general encyclopedia
inclusive language
19. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
pronunciation
Incremental plagiarism
embedded narrative
Feedback
20. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Listening
Egocentrism
hasty generalization
vocal variety
21. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
false cause
preview statement
catalogue
brief example
22. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
Residual message
practicality
preview statement
example
23. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
extemporaneous speech
Patchwork plagiarism
fallacy
reference work
24. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
topical order
median
problem-solution order
Audience-centeredness
25. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
refutative design
nonverbal communication
Paraphrase
Identification
26. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
problem-solution order
volume
yearbook
question of value
27. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
multimedia presentation
false cause
quoting out of context
testimony
28. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
Residual message
question of policy
internal preview
Listening
29. Testimony that is presented word for word
paraphrase
Specific purpose
Fixed-alternative questions
direct quotation
30. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
invalid analogy
Empathic listening
mental dialogue with the audience
logos
31. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
concept
Interference
research interview
supporting materials
32. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
metaphor
Fixed-alternative questions
refutative design
sans-serif font
33. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
generic 'he'
transition
paraphrase
narrative design
34. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
font
plan
vocalized pause
concrete words
35. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
periodical database
articulation
line graph
clutter
36. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Interference
antithesis
Global Plagiarism
target audience
37. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
Message
peer testimony
Stereotyping
parallelism
38. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Situation
stock issues
question of fact
animation
39. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
Channel
chart
Attitude
thesaurus
40. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
object
Ethics
Frame of reference
bandwagon
41. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
personalize
supporting materials
Channel
mental dialogue with the audience
42. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
goodwill
question of policy
refutative design
Audience-centeredness
43. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
fair use
ethos
Spare 'brain time'
Situational audience analysis
44. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
Key- word outline
sponsoring organization
initial credibility
either or
45. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
sponsoring organization
Attitude
Fixed-alternative questions
alliteration
46. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
comparative advatages order
speech of introduction
pronunciation
visual framework
47. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
mean
main points
internal summary
supporting materials
48. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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49. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
transition
Frame of reference
false cause
kinesics
50. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
Global Plagiarism
eulogy
clutter
Residual message
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