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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
Spare 'brain time'
persuasion
magnification
periodical database
2. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
Ethical decisions
abstract
practicality
eye contact
3. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
initial credibility
Demographic audience analysis
imagery
ethos
4. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
metaphor
causal reasoning
red herring
impromptu speech
5. 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
multimedia presentation
Bill of Rights
periodical database
problem-solution order
6. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible
slipper slope
alliteration
speech of acceptance
special encyclopedia
7. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.
Situational audience analysis
model
repetition
Attitude
8. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
brief example
Key- word outline
personalize
9. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.
Critical thinking
animation
initial credibility
expert testimony
10. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
inclusive language
kinesics
peer testimony
slipper slope
11. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech
Residual message
false cause
reference work
invalid analogy
12. Words that refer to ideas or concepts
abstract words
Situation
creating common ground
magnification
13. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
burden of proof
sponsoring organization
imagery
question of policy
14. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
sans-serif font
bandwagon
Name- calling
vocal variety
15. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
clutter
stock issues
signpost
pie graph
16. A reference work that provides information about people
Global Plagiarism
nonverbal communication
biographical aid
fallacy
17. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
preliminary bibliography
Frame of reference
mean
credibility
18. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
invalid analogy
bibliography
connective
Adrenaline
19. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
narrative design
refutative design
pie graph
volume
20. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
personalize
speech of tribute
signpost
manuscript speech
21. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
problem-solution order
Empathic listening
multimedia presentation
need
22. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
Feedback
ad hominem
internal summary
Appreciative listening
23. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
chart
line graph
embedded narrative
vicarious experience narrative
24. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
Critical listening
repetition
Listener
Ethical decisions
25. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern
Identification
invalid analogy
chronological order
vicarious experience narrative
26. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
Fixed-alternative questions
false cause
credibility
strategic organization
27. 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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28. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
supporting materials
Monroe's motivated sequence
visual framework
serif font
29. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
Frame of reference
slipper slope
Visualization
Egocentrism
30. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
generic 'he'
object
Patchwork plagiarism
logos
31. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
Scale questions
red herring
Attitude
personalize
32. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
brief example
speech of tribute
impromptu speech
transparency
33. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
catalogue
connotative meaning
Situation
nonverbal communication
34. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak
description
initial credibility
object
biographical aid
35. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
simile
bandwagon
graph
informative speech
36. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
median
research interview
Specific purpose
topical order
37. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
manuscript speech
inflections
animation
award presentation
38. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
transparency
evidence
question of value
parallelism
39. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
stage fright
Bill of Rights
pie graph
concrete words
40. 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
problem-solution design
concept
problem-solution order
Channel
41. 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 acceptance
Global Plagiarism
Appreciative listening
speech to gain immediate action
42. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
imagery
Active listening
General purpose
Listener
43. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
rhetorical question
extemporaneous speech
motivated sequence design
Active listening
44. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas
Spare 'brain time'
signpost
generic 'he'
comparison
45. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
extemporaneous speech
speech of inspiration
gestures
master narrative
46. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
problem-solution order
magnification
clutter
Listener
47. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
ad hominem
extended example
mean
speaking outline
48. A complete set of type of the same design
Key- word outline
mean
font
Scale questions
49. 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
object
Channel
problem-cause-solution order
catalogue
50. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
abstract words
reasoning
credibility
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