Smc 1314 Vocabulary For Exam 2

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public speaking (presentation speaking)

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a teachable learnable process of developing, supporting, organizing, and orally presenting ideas

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public speaking (presentation speaking)

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a teachable learnable process of developing, supporting, organizing, and orally presenting ideas

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public speaking (presentation speaking)

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a teachable learnable process of developing, supporting, organizing, and orally presenting ideas

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Audience-centered presentational speaker

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someone who considers and adapts to the audienced at every stage of the presentational speaking process

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Audience-centered presentational speaker

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someone who considers and adapts to the audienced at every stage of the presentational speaking process

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speaker anxiety

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also known as stage fright; anxiety about speaking in public that is manifested in physiological symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, butterflies in the stomach, shaking knees, and hands, quivering voice, and increased perspiration

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speaker anxiety

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also known as stage fright; anxiety about speaking in public that is manifested in physiological symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, butterflies in the stomach, shaking knees, and hands, quivering voice, and increased perspiration

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Audience-centered presentational speaker

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someone who considers and adapts to the audienced at every stage of the presentational speaking process

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illusion of transparency

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the mistaken belief that the physical manifestations of a speaker's nervousness are apparent to an audience.

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illusion of transparency

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the mistaken belief that the physical manifestations of a speaker's nervousness are apparent to an audience.

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speaker anxiety

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also known as stage fright; anxiety about speaking in public that is manifested in physiological symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, butterflies in the stomach, shaking knees, and hands, quivering voice, and increased perspiration

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illusion of transparency

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the mistaken belief that the physical manifestations of a speaker's nervousness are apparent to an audience.

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habituation

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the process of becoming more comfortable as you spek

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habituation

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the process of becoming more comfortable as you spek

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habituation

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the process of becoming more comfortable as you spek

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systematic desensitization

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an anxiety management strategy that involves viewing a videotape of a successful presentation and imagining oneself delivering that presentation

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systematic desensitization

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an anxiety management strategy that involves viewing a videotape of a successful presentation and imagining oneself delivering that presentation

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systematic desensitization

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an anxiety management strategy that involves viewing a videotape of a successful presentation and imagining oneself delivering that presentation

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general purpose

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the broad reason for giving a presentation: to inform, to persuade, or to entertain an audience.

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general purpose

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the broad reason for giving a presentation: to inform, to persuade, or to entertain an audience.

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specific purpose

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a concise statement of what listeners should be able to do by the time the speaker finishes the presentation.

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general purpose

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the broad reason for giving a presentation: to inform, to persuade, or to entertain an audience.

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specific purpose

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a concise statement of what listeners should be able to do by the time the speaker finishes the presentation.

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central idea

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a definitive point about a topic

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specific purpose

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a concise statement of what listeners should be able to do by the time the speaker finishes the presentation.

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central idea

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a definitive point about a topic

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declarative statement

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a complete sentance that makes a statement, as opposed to asking a question

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central idea

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a definitive point about a topic

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declarative statement

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a complete sentance that makes a statement, as opposed to asking a question

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declarative statement

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a complete sentance that makes a statement, as opposed to asking a question

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main ideas

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subdivisions of the central idea of a presentation, which provide detailed points of focus for developing the presentation.

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supporting material

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verbal or visual material that clarifies, amplifies, and provides evidence to supposrt the main ideas of a presentation. verbal support includes illustrations, explanations, descriptions, definitions, analogies, statistics, and opinions; visual support includes objects, charts, graphs, posters, maps, models, and computer-generated graphics

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directory

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an internet site that offers the user ever-more-specific categories through which to search the world wide web.

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search engine

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an inernet sire that works much like a traditional card catalog or index, allowing the user to perform a subject or keyword search the world wide web.

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vertical search engine

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a web site that indexes information on the world wide web in a specialized area.

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boolean search

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a web search that ties words together so that a search engine can hunt for the resulting phrase

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hyperlink

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a highlighted word or graphic on a web page that takes a user who clicks on it directly to the site to which it refers

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stacks

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the collection of books in a library

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call number

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the numerical code by which a book in a library is identified

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disaccharide

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sugar that contains two units of a monosaccharide; ex, maltose

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periodical

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a popular magazine or professional journal

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periodical index

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a listing of bibliographical data for articals published in a group of magazines of journals during a given time period

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full-text database

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an indexing system that provides not only biblographic data but also full texts of entries

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descripition

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a word picture

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explanation

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a statement that makes clear how something is done or why it exists in its present or past form

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definition

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a statement of what something means

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classification

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a type of definition that first places a term in the general class to which it belongs and the differentiates it from all other members of that class

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analogy

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a comparison between two ideas, things or situations thta demonstrates how something unfamiliar is similar to something the audience already understands.

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literal analogy

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a comparison between two similar things

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figurative analogy

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a comparison between two seeming ly dissimilar things that share some common feature on which the comparison depends

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statistics

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numerical data that summarize examples

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compacting

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breaking down a statistic so that it is more meaningful to your audience

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expert testimony

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the opinion of someone who is an acknowledged expert in the field under discussion

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lay testimony

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the opinion of someone who experienced an event or situation firsthand

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topical organization

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organization determined by the speaker's discretion or by recency, primacy, or complexity

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recency

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arrangement of ideas from least important to most important or from weakest to strongest

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complexity

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arrangemnet of ideas form simple to more complex

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chronological organization

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organization by time of sequence

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spatial organization

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organization according to location, position, or direction

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cause-and-effect organization

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organization by discussing a situation and its causes or a situationand its effects

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problem-and-solution organization

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organization by discussing first a problem and then various solutions

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specificity

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organization from spacific information to a more general statement or from a general statement to specific information

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soft evidence

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hypothetical illustrations, descriptions, explanations, definitions, analogies, and opinons

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hard evidence

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factual examples and statistics

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signpost

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a verbal or nonverbal organization signal

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preview

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a statement of what is to come

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initial preview

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frist statement of the main ideas of a presentation, usually presented with or near the central idea

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internal preview

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a preview within the speech that introduces ideas still to come

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transitions

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a word, phrase, or nonverbal cue that indicated movement from one idea to the next of the relationship between ideas

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verbal transitions

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a word or phrase that indicateds the relationship between two ideas

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extemporaneous speaking

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speaking froma written or memorized outline without having memorized the exact wording of the presentation

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specific word

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a word that refers to an individual member of a general class

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concrete word

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a word that refers to an object or describes an action or characteristics in the most specific way possible.

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unbiased word

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a word that does not sterotype, discriminate against, or insult either gender or any racial, cultural, or religious group

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vivid word

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a colorful word

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word picture

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vivid words that invite listeners to draw on their senses.

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attitude

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like/dilike

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belife

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true/false

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value

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right/wrong or good/bad