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Public Speaking Vocab
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1. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.
practicality
Empathic listening
stage fright
terminal credibility
2. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary
red herring
target audience
dialect
inflections
3. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body
inclusive language
abstract
simile
preview statement
4. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker
pie graph
Empathic listening
preliminary bibliography
Identification
5. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes
research interview
question of fact
mode
after-dinner speech
6. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person
eye contact
practicality
vicarious experience narrative
strategic organization
7. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another - the first event is the cause of the second - Post hoc Fallacy
impromptu speech
Scale questions
false cause
pathos
8. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice
volume
simile
mean
process
9. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
object
transition
reasoning
Comprehensive listening
10. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death
process
Comprehensive listening
eulogy
Positive nervousness
11. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience
creating common ground
direct quotation
credibility
practicality
12. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation
magnification
Adrenaline
Appreciative listening
hypothetical example
13. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics
sponsoring organization
topical order
Specific purpose
Comprehensive listening
14. 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
preparation outline
comparison
plan
rhetorical question
15. The number that appears the most
question of fact
metaphor
after-dinner speech
mode
16. The physical production of particular speech sounds
articulation
animation
Incremental plagiarism
plan
17. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement
dissolve ending
concrete words
Name- calling
credibility
18. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience
chronological order
reference work
speech of introduction
Active listening
19. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech
speaking outline
manuscript speech
need
refutative design
20. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike
expert testimony
invalid analogy
reference work
pie graph
21. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Ethical decisions
pronunciation
testimony
Global Plagiarism
22. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech
concept
gestures
speech of tribute
spatial order
23. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
Listener
periodical database
concrete words
manuscript speech
24. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point
testimony
Situation
credibility
slipper slope
25. Numerical data
credibility
statistics
Listener
call number
26. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience
goodwill
object
strategic organization
General purpose
27. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.
logos
Monroe's motivated sequence
stage fright
Speaker
28. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.
supporting materials
preview statement
logos
stage fright
29. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech
Ethical decisions
pronunciation
derived credibility
speech to gain passive agreement
30. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words
alliteration
Residual message
General purpose
speech of inspiration
31. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy
hasty generalization
speech to gain immediate action
nonverbal communication
casual order
32. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences
bar graph
parallelism
vocal variety
ethos
33. Words that refer to ideas or concepts
reasoning
sponsoring organization
abstract words
analogical reasoning
34. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary
derived credibility
impromptu speech
burden of proof
rhythm
35. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.
pause
Situation
Egocentrism
abstract words
36. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk
multimedia presentation
Topic
plan
abstract words
37. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.
Listening
Fixed-alternative questions
virtual library
rate
38. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker
Comprehensive listening
mean
general encyclopedia
Topic
39. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic
persuasion
preliminary bibliography
denotative meaning
master narrative
40. A typeface with straight edges on the letters
sans-serif font
narrative design
Attitude
Adrenaline
41. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech
derived credibility
process
pause
strategic organization
42. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas
Audience-centeredness
connotative meaning
imagery
Interference
43. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions
Critical listening
Audience-centeredness
Stereotyping
master of ceremonies
44. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product
process
creating common ground
narrative design
problem-solution order
45. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being
problem-solution design
spatial order
Egocentrism
virtual library
46. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact
connotative meaning
award presentation
narrative design
sponsoring organization
47. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.
gestures
Scale questions
either or
call number
48. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
Monroe's motivated sequence
pie graph
repetition
Frame of reference
49. Anything that is visible tangible -and stable in form
causal reasoning
chronological order
mean
object
50. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year
stock issues
Stereotyping
yearbook
parallelism