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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.
kinesics
Demographic audience analysis
preliminary bibliography
pathos
2. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
Central idea
speech of introduction
paraphrase
crescendo ending
3. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
kinesics
main points
Visualization
Comprehensive listening
4. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
problem-cause-solution order
Spare 'brain time'
Audience-centeredness
median
5. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
dissolve ending
process
dialect
metaphor
6. The broad goal of a speech
General purpose
Ethnocentrism
internal preview
hypothetical example
7. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Demographic audience analysis
Ethics
reasoning from principle
dissolve ending
8. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
evidence
fair use
master narrative
abstract
9. 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
manuscript speech
Fixed-alternative questions
plan
Paraphrase
10. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
abstract
invalid analogy
red herring
comparison
11. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
master of ceremonies
persuasion
expert testimony
Critical thinking
12. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
abstract
expert testimony
transparency
13. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
toast
logos
internal summary
ad hominem
14. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
clutter
concrete words
vicarious experience narrative
toast
15. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Audience-centeredness
conversational quality
ethos
problem-solution order
16. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Bill of Rights
example
casual order
concrete words
17. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
stage fright
Scale questions
hypothetical example
quoting out of context
18. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
comparison
Adrenaline
gestures
Residual message
19. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
reference work
bibliography
abstract words
refutative design
20. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
object
credibility
impromptu speech
problem-solution design
21. A trite or overused expression
Positive nervousness
Key- word outline
cliche
Plagiarism
22. 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
speaking outline
problem-solution design
Central idea
23. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion
reasoning from principle
Ethics
credibility
process
24. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Empathic listening
Attitude
bandwagon
volume
25. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
creating common ground
Name- calling
bar graph
rhetorical question
26. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
ceremonial speaking
spatial order
internal preview
periodical database
27. Words that refer to ideas or concepts
inflections
award presentation
dialect
abstract words
28. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
either or
Incremental plagiarism
speech of inspiration
persuasion
29. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
object
thesaurus
motivated sequence design
Global Plagiarism
30. The speed at which a person speaks
Scale questions
connotative meaning
rate
award presentation
31. 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
analogical reasoning
Residual message
Message
32. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
after-dinner speech
animation
evidence
target audience
33. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
Spare 'brain time'
reasoning from principle
Monroe's motivated sequence
34. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
credibility
preliminary bibliography
chronological order
Central idea
35. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Hearing
Appreciative listening
Frame of reference
research interview
36. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
repetition
casual order
causal reasoning
practicality
37. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
Interference
Scale questions
magnification
peer testimony
38. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
animation
rate
special encyclopedia
object
39. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind
Egocentrism
goodwill
Critical listening
inflections
40. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
award presentation
dissolve ending
Ethnocentrism
persuasion
41. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
concrete words
supporting materials
Audience-centeredness
Brainstorming
42. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
dissolve ending
articulation
burden of proof
clutter
43. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice
animation
Egocentrism
comparison
pitch
44. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
Global Plagiarism
research interview
supporting materials
impromptu speech
45. The difference between the rate at which most people talk (120 to 150 words a minute) and the rate at which the brain can process language
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46. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points
internal summary
eye contact
special encyclopedia
credibility
47. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
mental dialogue with the audience
Adrenaline
chronological order
Name- calling
48. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
call number
Ethics
quoting out of context
mental dialogue with the audience
49. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
ethos
Situation
brief example
abstract words
50. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
Paraphrase
Ethical decisions
connotative meaning
creating common ground