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Public Speaking Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
direct quotation
red herring
credibility
Feedback
2. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
Comprehensive listening
eye contact
Listener
alliteration
3. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge
multimedia presentation
need
general encyclopedia
sponsoring organization
4. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
credibility
preview statement
vocalized pause
clutter
5. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position
red herring
master of ceremonies
Situation
refutative design
6. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
analogical reasoning
Name- calling
Hearing
dialect
7. The physical production of particular speech sounds
bibliography
event
credibility
articulation
8. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
Comprehensive listening
parallelism
stage fright
dissolve ending
9. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Interference
extended example
repetition
peer testimony
10. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
testimony
Fixed-alternative questions
process
antithesis
11. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
Central idea
toast
analogical reasoning
master of ceremonies
12. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view
alliteration
Active listening
master narrative
hypothetical example
13. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern
serif font
Situational audience analysis
paraphrase
chronological order
14. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
imagery
inflections
font
problem-cause-solution order
15. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide
animation
spatial order
preliminary bibliography
call number
16. 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
Identification
Adrenaline
plan
simile
17. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions
supporting materials
Global Plagiarism
persuasion
graph
18. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech
derived credibility
preview statement
Bill of Rights
Central idea
19. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
Interference
inflections
manuscript speech
rate
20. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc
quoting out of context
comparison
signpost
connective
21. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
peer testimony
Demographic audience analysis
nonverbal communication
preliminary bibliography
22. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
casual order
spatial order
pronunciation
supporting materials
23. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
transparency
Ethnocentrism
bar graph
question of fact
24. The subject of a speech
Topic
Plagiarism
persuasion
mean
25. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
inclusive language
mental dialogue with the audience
Brainstorming
speech of inspiration
26. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony
Stereotyping
derived credibility
analogical reasoning
supporting materials
27. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
bandwagon
denotative meaning
Situational audience analysis
animation
28. 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
vicarious experience narrative
credibility
comparison
goodwill
29. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
invalid analogy
testimony
Scale questions
spatial order
30. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point
General purpose
font
preview statement
brief example
31. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
invalid analogy
Speaker
reasoning
Plagiarism
32. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
connective
problem-solution design
mean
target audience
33. The number that appears the most
research interview
mode
gestures
Channel
34. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
cliche
Channel
special encyclopedia
speech of inspiration
35. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist
goodwill
either or
process
pie graph
36. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
parallelism
Bill of Rights
Patchwork plagiarism
Active listening
37. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.
delivery cues
Bill of Rights
Name- calling
informative speech
38. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
Positive nervousness
derived credibility
master of ceremonies
Identification
39. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
reference work
volume
plan
connotative meaning
40. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
Plagiarism
pause
transition
serif font
41. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent
Stereotyping
Comprehensive listening
extemporaneous speech
magnification
42. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language
inclusive language
quoting out of context
event
pronunciation
43. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc
target audience
Speaker
Egocentrism
contrast
44. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
simile
clutter
hasty generalization
contrast
45. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words
clutter
Adrenaline
Paraphrase
serif font
46. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening
event
pathos
personalize
problem-solution order
47. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
burden of proof
reasoning from specific instances
connective
evidence
48. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action
rhythm
evidence
question of value
refutative design
49. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
eulogy
embedded narrative
visual framework
bar graph
50. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields
Key- word outline
expert testimony
kinesics
problem-cause-solution order