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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
model
extemporaneous speech
mental dialogue with the audience
invalid analogy
2. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
topical order
denotative meaning
problem-solution design
repetition
3. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
narrative design
clutter
stage fright
generic 'he'
4. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
Listening
preliminary bibliography
pathos
nonverbal communication
5. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
Critical listening
connotative meaning
antithesis
research interview
6. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
Topic
impromptu speech
transparency
reasoning
7. Testimony that is presented word for word
ethos
Key- word outline
direct quotation
Bill of Rights
8. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
question of policy
need
problem-solution order
manuscript speech
9. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
spatial order
connective
Message
Situation
10. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
repetition
Listener
either or
Paraphrase
11. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade
target audience
Visualization
testimony
comparative advatages order
12. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
inflections
thesaurus
slipper slope
abstract
13. Numerical data
slipper slope
statistics
strategic organization
Ethics
14. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
Monroe's motivated sequence
virtual library
analogical reasoning
preparation outline
15. The number that appears the most
model
invalid analogy
mode
clutter
16. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
chart
Patchwork plagiarism
supporting materials
Scale questions
17. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
object
chart
reasoning from principle
Demographic audience analysis
18. Words that refer to ideas or concepts
abstract words
Identification
question of fact
Scale questions
19. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
toast
ad hominem
Plagiarism
Residual message
20. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Ethics
Residual message
vocalized pause
topical order
21. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
Central idea
brief example
dialect
embedded narrative
22. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth
mode
Topic
master narrative
rate
23. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
pronunciation
pie graph
dialect
articulation
24. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
Monroe's motivated sequence
Listener
mode
extended example
25. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
topical order
master narrative
Egocentrism
example
26. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy
mode
Fixed-alternative questions
volume
speech to gain passive agreement
27. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - subpoints - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech
concept
preparation outline
abstract
master of ceremonies
28. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Situation
visual framework
Central idea
Audience-centeredness
29. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
Frame of reference
Fixed-alternative questions
comparison
pause
30. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
inflections
ethos
conversational quality
invalid analogy
31. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
Spare 'brain time'
simile
internal summary
goodwill
32. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
pause
concrete words
practicality
preview statement
33. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
cliche
Comprehensive listening
concept
abstract words
34. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it
quoting out of context
call number
personalize
problem-cause-solution order
35. A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention - need - satisfaction - visualization - and action
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36. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
eye contact
target audience
Global Plagiarism
casual order
37. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
logos
periodical database
peer testimony
invalid analogy
38. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
reasoning from principle
comparison
ad hominem
rhetorical question
39. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
multimedia presentation
credibility
vocal variety
Plagiarism
40. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
logos
plan
speech of introduction
event
41. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
problem-cause-solution order
connective
initial credibility
rate
42. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
casual order
spatial order
Listening
problem-solution order
43. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
articulation
rhetorical question
speech to gain immediate action
vicarious experience narrative
44. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
abstract
periodical database
Situation
credibility
45. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
Attitude
derived credibility
vicarious experience narrative
conversational quality
46. 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
Scale questions
motivated sequence design
abstract
problem-cause-solution order
47. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. the two major factors influencing a speaker's credibility are competence and character
Situation
Audience-centeredness
Incremental plagiarism
credibility
48. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
dissolve ending
Appreciative listening
Channel
peer testimony
49. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
transparency
vocal variety
expert testimony
Patchwork plagiarism
50. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
reference work
bandwagon
Speaker
virtual library