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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
Stereotyping
generic 'he'
Incremental plagiarism
question of fact
2. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
refutative design
stage fright
example
credibility
3. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
font
Brainstorming
internal preview
call number
4. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
concrete words
connotative meaning
generic 'he'
bibliography
5. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
concept
eye contact
event
statistics
6. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
question of fact
logos
supporting materials
Appreciative listening
7. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
analogical reasoning
crescendo ending
strategic organization
Fixed-alternative questions
8. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
speech of acceptance
abstract words
reference work
derived credibility
9. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation
ad hominem
problem-solution design
imagery
impromptu speech
10. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns
vocal variety
pie graph
speech to gain immediate action
Fixed-alternative questions
11. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
informative speech
Fixed-alternative questions
crescendo ending
Identification
12. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'
Channel
vocalized pause
preparation outline
bar graph
13. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
kinesics
credibility
logos
problem-solution design
14. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
strategic organization
Speaker
speech to gain immediate action
concrete words
15. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.
connective
Critical listening
after-dinner speech
pie graph
16. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed
Adrenaline
articulation
Demographic audience analysis
conversational quality
17. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
Name- calling
Demographic audience analysis
burden of proof
abstract
18. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors
animation
inclusive language
kinesics
event
19. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
Open- ended questions
reasoning
Adrenaline
expert testimony
20. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion
Visualization
question of fact
call number
extended example
21. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
model
after-dinner speech
Hearing
pronunciation
22. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
evidence
abstract
hypothetical example
Egocentrism
23. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action
motivated sequence design
cliche
Egocentrism
problem-cause-solution order
24. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness
Ethics
vicarious experience narrative
Paraphrase
vocal variety
25. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
catalogue
connotative meaning
periodical database
transparency
26. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute
generic 'he'
Residual message
ad hominem
bar graph
27. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load
Stereotyping
Scale questions
rhetorical question
model
28. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form
Key- word outline
Incremental plagiarism
ceremonial speaking
fallacy
29. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
parallelism
internal summary
research interview
example
30. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award
problem-solution order
transition
Adrenaline
award presentation
31. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
transition
master narrative
sponsoring organization
question of fact
32. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
question of value
call number
brief example
sponsoring organization
33. The broad goal of a speech
paraphrase
fallacy
General purpose
spatial order
34. Numerical data
brief example
target audience
statistics
inclusive language
35. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
topical order
multimedia presentation
connective
object
36. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
Empathic listening
visual framework
extemporaneous speech
clutter
37. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
connotative meaning
Situational audience analysis
main points
process
38. 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
false cause
problem-solution order
preliminary bibliography
Ethnocentrism
39. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
Paraphrase
bibliography
reasoning from specific instances
analogical reasoning
40. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
refutative design
Situation
abstract
example
41. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Frame of reference
contrast
internal preview
mode
42. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
internal summary
speaking outline
plan
topical order
43. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
bandwagon
practicality
sans-serif font
Topic
44. The person who receives the speaker's message
master narrative
Listener
Specific purpose
repetition
45. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
magnification
concept
toast
derived credibility
46. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form
denotative meaning
Attitude
preview statement
chart
47. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
pie graph
contrast
Brainstorming
Audience-centeredness
48. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
contrast
event
model
preparation outline
49. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
internal preview
Interference
reasoning from principle
vocal variety
50. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail
monotone
concrete words
supporting materials
model