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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
denotative meaning
object
Active listening
problem-cause-solution order
2. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
problem-cause-solution order
line graph
Scale questions
Paraphrase
3. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings
speech to gain immediate action
toast
description
alliteration
4. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken
testimony
Scale questions
question of policy
eye contact
5. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation
Audience-centeredness
yearbook
invalid analogy
nonverbal communication
6. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects
clutter
practicality
causal reasoning
Egocentrism
7. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.
evidence
Monroe's motivated sequence
sponsoring organization
Open- ended questions
8. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words
Listening
nonverbal communication
multimedia presentation
dissolve ending
9. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility
repetition
ethos
refutative design
speech of acceptance
10. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes
Residual message
extemporaneous speech
Stereotyping
bandwagon
11. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it
biographical aid
contrast
problem-solution design
vicarious experience narrative
12. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
reasoning from principle
kinesics
process
Identification
13. 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
Monroe's motivated sequence
Message
award presentation
question of fact
14. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech
extemporaneous speech
bibliography
initial credibility
eye contact
15. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
sponsoring organization
internal preview
terminal credibility
connotative meaning
16. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
red herring
Incremental plagiarism
brief example
speech of acceptance
17. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.
cliche
Ethical decisions
description
comparison
18. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points
problem-cause-solution order
main points
articulation
ad hominem
19. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience
Hearing
model
personalize
initial credibility
20. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion
Situational audience analysis
persuasion
denotative meaning
Critical listening
21. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
credibility
pitch
bibliography
comparison
22. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes
fair use
process
testimony
credibility
23. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values
after-dinner speech
fair use
speech of inspiration
need
24. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words
reasoning from specific instances
nonverbal communication
paraphrase
mental dialogue with the audience
25. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures
median
comparison
stock issues
Topic
26. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
internal preview
nonverbal communication
Plagiarism
fair use
27. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech
research interview
spatial order
magnification
Hearing
28. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like
either or
example
Speaker
Monroe's motivated sequence
29. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas
Open- ended questions
question of policy
supporting materials
visual framework
30. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech
denotative meaning
Message
terminal credibility
informative speech
31. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
Stereotyping
conversational quality
reasoning
line graph
32. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library
general encyclopedia
sponsoring organization
credibility
catalogue
33. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
eulogy
Egocentrism
Stereotyping
terminal credibility
34. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure
strategic organization
antithesis
Name- calling
Attitude
35. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
transparency
burden of proof
after-dinner speech
Topic
36. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words
Scale questions
rhythm
inclusive language
informative speech
37. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution
Bill of Rights
Frame of reference
antithesis
after-dinner speech
38. A constant pitch or tone of voice
statistics
question of value
Message
monotone
39. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
goodwill
mode
line graph
reasoning
40. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author
brief example
abstract
Paraphrase
Spare 'brain time'
41. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story
speech of acceptance
hasty generalization
manuscript speech
vicarious experience narrative
42. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech
concept
mental dialogue with the audience
transition
casual order
43. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items
metaphor
bar graph
speech to gain passive agreement
Brainstorming
44. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.
Central idea
Appreciative listening
yearbook
testimony
45. The number that appears the most
Bill of Rights
credibility
Visualization
mode
46. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
invalid analogy
impromptu speech
median
parallelism
47. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - subpoints - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech
Incremental plagiarism
Residual message
rhythm
preparation outline
48. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
need
creating common ground
delivery cues
metaphor
49. The physical production of particular speech sounds
eulogy
reference work
articulation
Active listening
50. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
median
Ethics
Residual message
manuscript speech
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