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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. 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?
speech of inspiration
practicality
pronunciation
abstract words
2. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
connotative meaning
evidence
preparation outline
serif font
3. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
Hearing
object
serif font
Critical listening
4. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
parallelism
supporting materials
Situational audience analysis
kinesics
5. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
Spare 'brain time'
event
strategic organization
Empathic listening
6. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
connotative meaning
Frame of reference
Identification
analogical reasoning
7. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
Ethics
eulogy
Patchwork plagiarism
nonverbal communication
8. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
Frame of reference
stage fright
Patchwork plagiarism
Situation
9. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
bibliography
Central idea
bandwagon
burden of proof
10. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
biographical aid
Name- calling
Visualization
periodical database
11. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
practicality
causal reasoning
Comprehensive listening
Message
12. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives
imagery
informative speech
Fixed-alternative questions
gestures
13. 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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14. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
pronunciation
repetition
Plagiarism
line graph
15. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
hypothetical example
Appreciative listening
Demographic audience analysis
eye contact
16. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
pathos
Patchwork plagiarism
personalize
conversational quality
17. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
repetition
master of ceremonies
imagery
refutative design
18. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
dialect
Bill of Rights
cliche
problem-solution order
19. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
causal reasoning
internal preview
Situation
Name- calling
20. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
generic 'he'
parallelism
Feedback
motivated sequence design
21. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship
virtual library
casual order
Open- ended questions
object
22. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
bar graph
catalogue
delivery cues
monotone
23. Testimony that is presented word for word
sans-serif font
direct quotation
Key- word outline
pronunciation
24. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
abstract
alliteration
extended example
research interview
25. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
Specific purpose
brief example
question of policy
Ethical decisions
26. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.
eye contact
problem-solution design
Brainstorming
extemporaneous speech
27. A reference work that provides information about people
question of value
pause
chronological order
biographical aid
28. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
persuasion
biographical aid
hypothetical example
clutter
29. The physical production of particular speech sounds
generic 'he'
articulation
Paraphrase
need
30. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points
kinesics
question of policy
embedded narrative
Topic
31. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
simile
metaphor
comparison
quoting out of context
32. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
credibility
award presentation
research interview
mental dialogue with the audience
33. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
fair use
paraphrase
speaking outline
need
34. 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
credibility
derived credibility
preliminary bibliography
speech to gain immediate action
35. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
strategic organization
derived credibility
master of ceremonies
repetition
36. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
mental dialogue with the audience
pathos
persuasion
logos
37. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
plan
virtual library
crescendo ending
conversational quality
38. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
dialect
Ethical decisions
hypothetical example
derived credibility
39. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
concept
topical order
inclusive language
narrative design
40. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
volume
articulation
serif font
testimony
41. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
reasoning from principle
connective
toast
vicarious experience narrative
42. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
Message
speech to gain immediate action
eulogy
catalogue
43. The second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy - does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem
bibliography
inclusive language
comparative advatages order
plan
44. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
ethos
generic 'he'
general encyclopedia
vocalized pause
45. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
catalogue
Ethnocentrism
strategic organization
bar graph
46. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
Stereotyping
contrast
magnification
after-dinner speech
47. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
problem-solution order
reasoning from principle
Hearing
Comprehensive listening
48. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
simile
pie graph
question of fact
Brainstorming
49. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
after-dinner speech
general encyclopedia
mode
question of policy
50. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
master narrative
call number
special encyclopedia
Adrenaline