Speech Quiz 2 Forsythe TCU
Coordination
Arrangement of points of the speech into successive levels with points having the same level of importance
Introduction
Beginning of a speech that prepares the audience to listen to the speech. Includes attention getter, relevance, credibility, thesis, and preview statements
National Communication Association
a national organization of scholars, teachers and practitioners of communication
Personal inventory
A brainstorming technique that organizes thoughts by creating different categories and listing topics under each catergory
References
A list of source citations used in the speech
Global Plagiarism
Intentionally taking entire passages or speeches from someone else's work
Partial Plagiarism
Intentionally taking key words and phrases from someone else's work and using them in you speech
Plagarism
Presenting someone else's ideas as if they were your own
Conclusion
The end of the speech, which summarize key points and provide a memorable close
concept mapping
a brainstorming technique that creates a visual organizer of narrowing down of ideas and ultimately a manageable topic
thesis statement
a clear and concise statement that provides an overview of the presentation
databases
a collection of information that is stored and organized in a structured way
Preparation outline
a detailed outline that helps the speaker prepare his/her speech. Includes title, general and specific purpose, thesis, organizational pattern, introduction, main points and sub points, transitions, and references
Society of Professional Journalists
a group that promotes ethical practices in journalism
Code of Ethics
a guideline for behavior
speaking situation
a situation comprised of the size and type of audience, the setting, and audience's interests, knowledge, and attitudes toward a topic
commemorative speech
a speech presented as part of celebrations of anniversaries, national holidays, or important dates and accompanied by tributes to the person or persons involved
Informative speeches
a speech that presents information that contributes something of significance to the body of knowledge of your audience about an object, event, place or process
information literacy
ability to find appropriate sources, analyze the material, evaluate the credibility of the sources and to use and cite those sources ethically and legally
open question
allows the reader to respond in depth
synonyms
alternative words for key concepts in your speech topic
dialogical perspective
an ethical perspective used to promote development of self, personality and knowledge
political perspective
an ethical perspective used to understand ethical practices in a value based system
human perspective
an ethical standard that guides our responsibility to ourselves and to others
situational perspective
an ethical standard using context to guide a decision
literal analogy
analogy which is based on the comparison of actual events
ethical communication
application of our ethical standards to the message we produce and consume
credibility
audience's perception about the speaker's competence, character and goodwill
Speaking Outline
brief outline that helps you remember key points as you are speaking
Internal Summaries
brief review of what has been discussed before moving onto the next point
Internal previews
brief statement of what the speaker will discuss next
figurative analogy
comparison that draws upon metaphors to identify the similarities in 2 things that are not alike
representative sample
critical measure of the reliability and validity of statistics
values
deeply held, stable convictions about what is good or bad, right or wrong with respect to human existence including such concepts as fairness, justice, and freedom
attitudes
describes how you feel about a topic
Audience demographics
general characteristics about each person (age, sex, cultural background, etc)
closed question
gives the interviewee a choice between options such as yes or no
voluntary audience
group of individuals attending a presentation with a particular interest in doing so
captive audience
group of individuals required to attend a presentation and may not have an inherent reason for listening to a speech
ethical standards
guidelines that help us make responsible decisions
hypothetical example
imaginary situations that could take place the way they are described
open web
information that is freely available and easy to search on free search on free search engines
Supporting materials
information that supports the main claims of a speech
oral citation
information the speaker says aloud to audience during a speech. consists who author the material, a statement of the author's credibility, the date it was published and other relevant information
Intentional Plagiarism
knowingly taking someone else's ideas and passing them off as your own
parallel structure
labeling main claims for similar patterns such as two word phrases, nouns, or word descriptions
Classroom code of conduct
list of rules that will govern speakers and listeners in your class during discussions and speech presentations
interviewing
method of collecting information about audience members done by asking about their knowledge, interests, attitudes about a topic
questionnaire
method of gathering information about audience members where the audience provides written answers to questions
unintentional plagiarism
neglecting to cite your source appropriately, due to careless note-taking or documenting during the research process
statistics
numerical method for summarizing data that can take such forms as means, medians, ratios, and percents
advanced information seeker
one who develops an effective research strategy using information literacy
causal pattern
organizational pattern that highlights the cause and effect relationship that exists between the main points
Topical order pattern
organizational strategy that arranges each main point by subtopic of a larger topic
Spatial pattern
organizational strategy that arranges ideas according to place or position
chronological pattern
organizational strategy that arranges ideas by a time sequence
oral organizational strategies
plan that will allow you to devise an effective structure for your speech and your audience to better follow and comprehend your message
Body
portion of the speech containing the main points
Audience analysis
process by which we gather information about our listeners and adapt our message to their knowledge, interests, attitudes, and beliefs
research questions
questions that guide the research process. proves researchers as well as the audience's knowledge on the topic
testimony
quotes or phrases from an authoritative source
Subordination
ranking of ideas from most to least important
Ethical Norms
rules of behavior
Ethics
set of standards that offer guidance about the choices we make and why we behave as we do
reference sources
short, factual articles or entries that contain key concepts about a topic
bias
source that provides an opinion that is so slanted to one perspective that it is not objective or fair, source has something to gain from the point
hidden web
specialized databases that required licenses or subscriptions
brief example
specific case used to support a claim
Entertaining speech
speech designed to make important points or have serious messages presented in a creative or humorous way
persuasive speech
speeches that are controversial in some way and attempt to influence an audience's attitude, belief, or actions with regard to a particular issue
Specific purpose statement
statement indicating the direction or focus the speaker will take with his/her topic
general purpose statements
statement that describes the overall intent of the message, to inform, entertain, persuade, and commerce
facts
statement which is verifiable as true
beliefs
statements held to be true even if we can't prove they are
extended example
substantially more developed example compared to brief example (ie story)
Brainstorming
techniques used to generate topic ideas
typicality
tests that assesses the extent to which your example is normal
frames of reference
the experiences, goals, values, attitudes, beliefs, culture, gender, and knowledge that he/she brings to the communication encounter
Significant topics
topics that allow you to contribute information that your audience would not have know had you not given the presentation
Transitional devices
transitions, internal previews, internal summaries, and signposts that provide links to claims throughout the speech, a sense of organization, and make it easy for the audience to follow
scaled/continuum question
type of question that allows you to gauge attitudes on a continuum
transitions
words and phrases that demonstrate key relationships among ideas and indicate the speaker is leaving one point to move on to the next
Sign posts
words that signal the next point to be made
oral style
writing for the listener