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