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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
eye contact
simile
median
chronological order
2. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
animation
comparative advatages order
volume
motivated sequence design
3. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
object
inclusive language
Patchwork plagiarism
bar graph
4. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
derived credibility
transition
Name- calling
Egocentrism
5. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic
gestures
motivated sequence design
process
peer testimony
6. The person who receives the speaker's message
spatial order
Listener
supporting materials
parallelism
7. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
logos
informative speech
stage fright
bandwagon
8. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
Appreciative listening
preliminary bibliography
Message
General purpose
9. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
terminal credibility
Listener
Empathic listening
personalize
10. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
volume
preview statement
repetition
Listener
11. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
goodwill
extended example
eulogy
brief example
12. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
red herring
credibility
extemporaneous speech
abstract
13. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
personalize
vicarious experience narrative
Scale questions
Monroe's motivated sequence
14. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
general encyclopedia
simile
Central idea
speech to gain passive agreement
15. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
speech of inspiration
sans-serif font
reasoning from principle
comparative advatages order
16. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
rhetorical question
vicarious experience narrative
invalid analogy
spatial order
17. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
pause
Incremental plagiarism
paraphrase
repetition
18. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
Stereotyping
preliminary bibliography
extended example
pronunciation
19. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
red herring
extended example
research interview
alliteration
20. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
persuasion
bibliography
abstract
rhythm
21. 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
Key- word outline
Ethics
problem-solution order
speech to gain passive agreement
22. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
logos
alliteration
evidence
vicarious experience narrative
23. A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience
comparison
biographical aid
manuscript speech
speech of tribute
24. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
persuasion
informative speech
derived credibility
25. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
volume
concept
ethos
Key- word outline
26. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
rhythm
sans-serif font
strategic organization
conversational quality
27. 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
biographical aid
Topic
Adrenaline
false cause
28. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
Central idea
slipper slope
kinesics
red herring
29. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
Residual message
supporting materials
visual framework
biographical aid
30. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data
virtual library
sponsoring organization
ceremonial speaking
catalogue
31. The number that appears the most
speech of introduction
mode
extemporaneous speech
speech of acceptance
32. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
Message
denotative meaning
strategic organization
analogical reasoning
33. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
chart
signpost
Active listening
main points
34. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
Critical thinking
dissolve ending
Situation
plan
35. 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
special encyclopedia
preparation outline
master of ceremonies
target audience
36. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
Appreciative listening
need
testimony
ethos
37. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
question of policy
vocalized pause
pie graph
repetition
38. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
toast
magnification
nonverbal communication
Critical listening
39. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
abstract
parallelism
ethos
initial credibility
40. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
clutter
ethos
reference work
causal reasoning
41. The means by which a message is communicated
Channel
false cause
Positive nervousness
extemporaneous speech
42. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
Interference
Audience-centeredness
Paraphrase
hypothetical example
43. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
Feedback
Channel
biographical aid
stock issues
44. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
comparative advatages order
Interference
Spare 'brain time'
speech of introduction
45. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
problem-solution design
imagery
supporting materials
catalogue
46. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
vicarious experience narrative
Frame of reference
bibliography
reference work
47. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
abstract
Scale questions
Interference
gestures
48. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech
Channel
reasoning from specific instances
cliche
Specific purpose
49. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
pitch
Central idea
catalogue
process
50. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
kinesics
Fixed-alternative questions
description
Interference