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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
pathos
problem-solution design
toast
invalid analogy
2. 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
serif font
event
clutter
problem-solution order
3. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
problem-cause-solution order
dissolve ending
Appreciative listening
connective
4. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
comparison
peer testimony
monotone
Scale questions
5. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
preview statement
eye contact
speech of inspiration
toast
6. The means by which a message is communicated
gestures
supporting materials
delivery cues
Channel
7. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
special encyclopedia
catalogue
concrete words
ethos
8. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
Critical listening
chart
eye contact
multimedia presentation
9. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
problem-solution order
serif font
dialect
pie graph
10. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
Critical thinking
pause
after-dinner speech
Critical listening
11. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
spatial order
kinesics
magnification
Empathic listening
12. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
parallelism
supporting materials
either or
metaphor
13. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Hearing
question of value
Ethics
fair use
14. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
need
transition
creating common ground
pitch
15. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
graph
burden of proof
dialect
statistics
16. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
signpost
alliteration
Active listening
credibility
17. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
Identification
Incremental plagiarism
Brainstorming
preparation outline
18. 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
Topic
stage fright
problem-solution order
comparative advatages order
19. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
red herring
speech of inspiration
reasoning from principle
Frame of reference
20. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
yearbook
Listener
Adrenaline
Spare 'brain time'
21. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
Patchwork plagiarism
parallelism
pause
22. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
catalogue
rhetorical question
master of ceremonies
Audience-centeredness
23. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
Residual message
creating common ground
question of fact
persuasion
24. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second
research interview
analogical reasoning
articulation
reasoning from principle
25. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
clutter
inclusive language
Demographic audience analysis
hypothetical example
26. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
speech of tribute
after-dinner speech
Global Plagiarism
speech to gain immediate action
27. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
bibliography
Plagiarism
Attitude
research interview
28. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
question of fact
hasty generalization
mental dialogue with the audience
Plagiarism
29. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
motivated sequence design
general encyclopedia
Feedback
main points
30. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
hypothetical example
imagery
Demographic audience analysis
pause
31. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
Visualization
call number
sponsoring organization
personalize
32. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
virtual library
either or
comparative advatages order
mode
33. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
reasoning from specific instances
Hearing
spatial order
process
34. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
Scale questions
problem-solution order
speech of acceptance
supporting materials
35. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
research interview
internal summary
credibility
pause
36. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
hasty generalization
Situational audience analysis
speaking outline
topical order
37. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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38. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
pronunciation
Situational audience analysis
hasty generalization
Adrenaline
39. 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
dissolve ending
rate
credibility
pronunciation
40. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
evidence
internal preview
repetition
Attitude
41. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
dialect
internal summary
metaphor
animation
42. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
comparative advatages order
question of policy
Paraphrase
Fixed-alternative questions
43. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
peer testimony
Adrenaline
chart
Incremental plagiarism
44. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
sans-serif font
after-dinner speech
ceremonial speaking
Hearing
45. The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan sove the problem? Will it create new and more serious problem?
Demographic audience analysis
practicality
narrative design
reasoning from specific instances
46. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
transition
casual order
Residual message
volume
47. A trite or overused expression
cliche
paraphrase
comparative advatages order
question of policy
48. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
invalid analogy
reasoning from principle
internal preview
informative speech
49. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
font
Residual message
question of value
dialect
50. 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
slipper slope
Bill of Rights
false cause
pathos