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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
signpost
hypothetical example
chart
testimony
2. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
example
question of value
Scale questions
Audience-centeredness
3. 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
Speaker
ceremonial speaking
Empathic listening
plan
4. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
Message
Plagiarism
bandwagon
Visualization
5. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
line graph
bibliography
main points
Identification
6. A trite or overused expression
cliche
supporting materials
rhetorical question
Demographic audience analysis
7. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
initial credibility
Interference
inflections
paraphrase
8. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
pronunciation
reference work
either or
direct quotation
9. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
reasoning
derived credibility
Stereotyping
comparative advatages order
10. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
pathos
question of value
false cause
abstract
11. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
persuasion
mode
supporting materials
antithesis
12. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
need
creating common ground
Situation
pause
13. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
informative speech
model
supporting materials
logos
14. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
paraphrase
Attitude
general encyclopedia
Audience-centeredness
15. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
master narrative
repetition
reference work
invalid analogy
16. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
eulogy
preparation outline
Active listening
Ethnocentrism
17. The average value of a group of numbers
fallacy
Open- ended questions
burden of proof
mean
18. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
connective
gestures
Interference
spatial order
19. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Audience-centeredness
serif font
Frame of reference
mode
20. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
Critical listening
practicality
ad hominem
testimony
21. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
vocalized pause
ethos
manuscript speech
goodwill
22. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
terminal credibility
burden of proof
repetition
multimedia presentation
23. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
line graph
concrete words
Specific purpose
alliteration
24. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
concept
initial credibility
Empathic listening
inflections
25. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
Stereotyping
strategic organization
serif font
pause
26. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
Name- calling
rate
pie graph
comparative advatages order
27. 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
manuscript speech
expert testimony
comparative advatages order
Monroe's motivated sequence
28. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation
mode
biographical aid
contrast
Positive nervousness
29. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
research interview
Feedback
special encyclopedia
Brainstorming
30. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
vocal variety
clutter
Visualization
conversational quality
31. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
sans-serif font
stock issues
Open- ended questions
manuscript speech
32. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
Identification
Interference
internal summary
Central idea
33. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
pie graph
pause
line graph
slipper slope
34. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
Egocentrism
toast
line graph
creating common ground
35. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
peer testimony
creating common ground
extended example
mean
36. A book of synonyms
Frame of reference
thesaurus
volume
pathos
37. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable
bandwagon
Comprehensive listening
hasty generalization
Hearing
38. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
imagery
pause
invalid analogy
testimony
39. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
expert testimony
denotative meaning
motivated sequence design
eye contact
40. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
Situational audience analysis
speech of acceptance
pronunciation
General purpose
41. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
Situational audience analysis
quoting out of context
alliteration
median
42. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
Critical listening
object
Open- ended questions
pitch
43. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
master narrative
simile
vocalized pause
44. An error in reasoning
fallacy
topical order
monotone
eye contact
45. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters
general encyclopedia
serif font
Hearing
creating common ground
46. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
volume
bandwagon
general encyclopedia
burden of proof
47. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
multimedia presentation
evidence
topical order
mean
48. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
imagery
stage fright
mental dialogue with the audience
ethos
49. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
imagery
Patchwork plagiarism
object
stage fright
50. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
denotative meaning
reasoning
process
statistics