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The Art of Public Speaking, Chapters 1-10 Flashcards

1
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Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.

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stage fright

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A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.

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adrenaline

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3
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Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for their presentation.

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positive nervousness

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4
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Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures themselves giving a successful presentation.

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visualization

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5
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Focused, organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between fact and opinion.

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critical thinking

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6
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The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.

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speaker

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7
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Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else.

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message

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8
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The means by which a message is communicated.

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channel

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9
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The person who receives the speaker’s message.

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listener

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10
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The sum of a person’s knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same ___.

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frame of reference

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11
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The messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker.

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feedback

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12
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Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners.

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interference

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13
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The time and place in which speech communication occurs.

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situation

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14
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The belief that one’s own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.

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ethnocentrism

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15
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The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

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ethics

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16
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Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.

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ethical decisions

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17
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The use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups.

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name-calling

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18
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The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.

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Bill of Rights

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19
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Presenting another person’s language or ideas as one’s own.

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plagiarism

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20
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Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one’s own.

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global plagiarism

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21
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Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one’s own.

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patchwork plagiarism

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22
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Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people.

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incremental plagiarism

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23
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To restate or summarize an author’s ideas in one’s own words.

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paraphrase

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24
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The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain.

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hearing

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25
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Paying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear.

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listening

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26
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Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.

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appreciative listening

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27
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Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.

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empathic listening

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28
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Listening to understand the message of a speaker.

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comprehensive listening

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29
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Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it.

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critical listening

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30
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The difference between the rate at which most people talk (120-150 wpm) and the rate at which the brain can process language (400-800 wpm).

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spare “brain time”

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31
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An outline that briefly notes a speaker’s main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form.

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key-word outline

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32
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The subject of a speech.

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topic

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33
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A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.

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brainstorming

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34
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The broad goal of a speech.

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general purpose

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35
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A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in their speech.

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specific purpose

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36
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A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech.

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central idea

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37
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What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech.

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residual message

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38
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Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.

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audience-centeredness

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39
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A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values, goals, and experiences.

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identification

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40
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The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values, beliefs, and well-being.

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egocentrism

41
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Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, group membership, and racial, ethnic, or cultural background.

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demographic audience analysis

42
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Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually assuming that all members o the group are alike.

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stereotyping

43
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Audience analysis that focusses on situational factors such as the size of the audience, the physical setting for the speech, and the disposition of the audience toward the topic, the speaker, and the occasion.

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situational audience analysis

44
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A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person, policy, belief, institution, etc.

A

attitude

45
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Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.

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fixed-alternative questions

46
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Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.

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scale questions

47
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Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.

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open-ended questions

48
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A listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library.

A

catalogue

49
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A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.

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call number

50
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A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines.

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periodical database

51
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A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other that the original author.

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abstract

52
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A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers.

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reference work

53
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A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge.

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general encyclopedia

54
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A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion, art, law, science, music, etc.

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special encyclopedia

55
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A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year.

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yearbook

56
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A reference work that provides information about people.

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biographical aid

57
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A search engine that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data.

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virtual library

58
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An organization that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the Internet.

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sponsoring organization

59
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An interview conducted to gather information for a speech.

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research interview

60
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A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic.

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preliminary biography

61
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The materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony.

A

supporting materials

62
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A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like.

A

example

63
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A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.

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brief example

64
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A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point.

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extended example

65
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An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.

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hypothetical example

66
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Numerical data.

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statistics

67
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The average value of a group of numbers

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mean

68
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The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest.

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median

69
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The number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers.

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mode

70
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Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.

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testimony

71
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Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields.

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expert testimony

72
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Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic.

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peer testimony

73
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Testimony that is presented word for word

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direct quotation

74
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To restate or summarize an author’s ideas in one’s own words.

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paraphrase

75
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Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it.

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quoting out of context

76
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Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.

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strategic organization

77
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The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.

A

main points

78
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A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern.

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chronological order

79
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A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern.

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spatial order

80
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A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause-effect relationship.

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causal order

81
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A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem.

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problem-solution order

82
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A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics.

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topical order

83
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The materials used to support a speaker’s ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony.

A

supporting materials

84
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A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them.

A

connective

85
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A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another.

A

transition

86
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A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.

A

internal preview

87
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A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker’s preceding point(s).

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internal summary

88
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A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focusses attention on key ideas.

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signpost

89
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A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud.

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rhetorical question

90
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The audience’s perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.

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credibility

91
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The audience’s perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.

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goodwill

92
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A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body.

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preview statement

93
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A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity.

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crescendo ending

94
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A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement.

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dissolve ending

95
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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.

A

preparation outline

96
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The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationships among the speaker’s ideas.

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visual framework

97
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A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech.

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bibliography

98
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A brief outline used to jog a speaker’s memory during the presentation of a speech.

A

speaking outline

99
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Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how they want to deliver key parts of a speech.

A

delivery cues

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