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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
graph
Audience-centeredness
General purpose
Global Plagiarism
2. The speed at which a person speaks
thesaurus
General purpose
rate
object
3. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.
statistics
Patchwork plagiarism
Interference
peer testimony
4. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
question of policy
credibility
denotative meaning
motivated sequence design
5. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
mental dialogue with the audience
speech to gain passive agreement
problem-solution design
eye contact
6. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc
problem-cause-solution order
special encyclopedia
motivated sequence design
Specific purpose
7. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain
Hearing
virtual library
Critical thinking
plan
8. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
target audience
Adrenaline
internal preview
topical order
9. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point
extended example
call number
informative speech
Identification
10. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners
Interference
sponsoring organization
speech of acceptance
vocal variety
11. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern
biographical aid
speech to gain immediate action
chart
spatial order
12. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
articulation
graph
stage fright
Listening
13. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
research interview
concrete words
causal reasoning
Empathic listening
14. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence
pie graph
problem-solution design
general encyclopedia
hasty generalization
15. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
volume
creating common ground
Name- calling
Specific purpose
16. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
bar graph
description
problem-solution design
Feedback
17. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy
pronunciation
slipper slope
need
eulogy
18. A trite or overused expression
cliche
volume
problem-cause-solution order
comparative advatages order
19. 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
extemporaneous speech
special encyclopedia
problem-solution order
problem-cause-solution order
20. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
volume
mental dialogue with the audience
speaking outline
direct quotation
21. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
pronunciation
bibliography
visual framework
need
22. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
Feedback
event
narrative design
Positive nervousness
23. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
biographical aid
problem-cause-solution order
main points
metaphor
24. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
refutative design
strategic organization
transition
repetition
25. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
Topic
dialect
crescendo ending
main points
26. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation
monotone
spatial order
Positive nervousness
comparison
27. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
Audience-centeredness
derived credibility
Interference
magnification
28. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest
stage fright
Stereotyping
median
problem-solution order
29. The subject of a speech
Topic
Incremental plagiarism
Interference
abstract words
30. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like
thesaurus
brief example
biographical aid
concept
31. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences
toast
Identification
Visualization
repetition
32. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
Ethical decisions
testimony
bandwagon
casual order
33. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
pie graph
invalid analogy
Residual message
main points
34. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people
stock issues
question of fact
Incremental plagiarism
speech of inspiration
35. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
causal reasoning
Interference
research interview
either or
36. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
dialect
question of fact
evidence
paraphrase
37. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
virtual library
General purpose
Open- ended questions
Plagiarism
38. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
vocalized pause
Appreciative listening
speaking outline
persuasion
39. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
preview statement
derived credibility
Plagiarism
creating common ground
40. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
paraphrase
personalize
virtual library
speech of acceptance
41. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications
metaphor
Adrenaline
kinesics
bibliography
42. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.
vocal variety
speaking outline
narrative design
Feedback
43. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
General purpose
rhythm
bar graph
spatial order
44. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures
cliche
Ethnocentrism
speech to gain passive agreement
question of fact
45. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice
Bill of Rights
inflections
ad hominem
Specific purpose
46. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
Key- word outline
slipper slope
extemporaneous speech
speech of introduction
47. Words that refer to tangible objects
creating common ground
reasoning from principle
award presentation
concrete words
48. The broad goal of a speech
bandwagon
peer testimony
Open- ended questions
General purpose
49. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women
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50. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.
animation
chronological order
Stereotyping
Demographic audience analysis