Speech

Front 1

hearing

Back 1

the absorption of sound waves by the human ear

Front 2

listening

Back 2

comprehending what is heard

Front 3

communication apprehension

Back 3

fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons

Front 4

public speaking

Back 4

a particular type of communication in which one individual is more or less responsible for creating and initiating a message presented to a specific audience

Front 5

symbols

Back 5

letters, images, or gestures that represent, or stand for, something else

Front 6

idenfication

Back 6

the sharing of identities, beliefs, values, attitudes, and feelings between speaker and audience member.

Front 7

opportunity

Back 7

speakers reason for speaking

Front 8

constraints

Back 8

the factors that influence an audience's response to a speech, including speaker and audience behaviors and situational factors.

Front 9

audience

Back 9

the ppl who listen to a speech and are capable of responding to its message

Front 10

general purpose

Back 10

the broad overall goal for the speech

Front 11

informative speech

Back 11

a speech designed to tell your audience about something or someone

Front 12

persuasive speech

Back 12

a speech designed to change the beliefs, actions, or behaviors of your audience

Front 13

special occasion speech

Back 13

a speech that is based primarily upon its situaion

Front 14

topic

Back 14

the general subject of your speech

Front 15

speech outcome

Back 15

a specific, measurable goal you hope to achieve in the speech.

Front 16

thesis

Back 16

the one sentence that captures the essence of the speech

Front 17

audience analysis

Back 17

a systematic, thoughtful process of learning about your audience

Front 18

demographics

Back 18

tangible characteristics of your audience, such as age, sex, or race

Front 19

pychographics

Back 19

the attitudes, values, and beliefs of your audience

Front 20

belief

Back 20

idea about what is true or false

Front 21

value

Back 21

guide that helps us evaluate particular behaviors

Front 22

attitude

Back 22

enduring set of beliefs and values organized around a topic or issue that predispose us positively or negatively toward a particular behavior

Front 23

main points

Back 23

the divisions in the body of your speech

Front 24

organizational pattern

Back 24

a formula that determines the order of your main points

Front 25

connectives

Back 25

words or phrases that help your audience follow the order of your speech

Front 26

outline

Back 26

a skeletal picture of what you hope to communicate in a a speech or paper

Front 27

introduction

Back 27

the first few sentences of your speech that gain the audience's attention, establish significance, credibility, and common ground, state the thesis, and preview the main points

Front 28

common ground

Back 28

the ways in which the speaker and audience are similar

Front 29

conclusion

Back 29

the last few sentences of the speech that signal the end of the speech, review the main points, restate thesis, and clinches audience action and attention

Front 30

speaker-generated supporting materials

Back 30

include credibility, motivational appeals, and reasoning

Front 31

credibility

Back 31

the degree to which an audience believes, trusts, and is moved by a speaker

Front 32

motivational appeals

Back 32

call on the audience member's feelings or psychological needs

Front 33

Maslow's Hierchy of Needs

Back 33

a theory that says humans are motivated by one or more of five basic needs

Front 34

evidence

Back 34

info that you find from other sources to illustrate or support your points

Front 35

examples

Back 35

events, ppl, or situations that represent other events, people or situations

Front 36

statistic

Back 36

quantitive representation of info

Front 37

testimony

Back 37

a statement from a qualified individual that interprets examples or statistics

Front 38

images

Back 38

photos, drawings, demos, or computer models of a real or imagined event

Front 39

research journal

Back 39

a collection of info extracted from longer sources that you will organized and potentially use in your speech.

Front 40

bibliography

Back 40

a record of all sources that you have consulted on your speech topic

Front 41

call number

Back 41

a number assigned to a book that allows it to be located in the library

Front 42

book

Back 42

an in-depth source of info that usually has been reviewed by subject-area experts and editors

Front 43

periodical

Back 43

a source that is published on a regular basis, containing a variety of articles about related subject areas.

Front 44

popular periodical

Back 44

a periodical that is written by staff reporters for a mainstream audience that has no particular expertise on the subject areas

Front 45

academic periodical

Back 45

a periodical that is written by expert researchers for a particular audience that has knowledge about a subject area

Front 46

government documents

Back 46

a variety of sources, including hearings and congressional deliberations, published by federal, state, and local governments

Front 47

search engine

Back 47

an internet page that allows users to locate other pages on teh Internet using key words or topical categories

Front 48

interview

Back 48

a one-on-one conversation with an expert about a particular subject

Front 49

recency

Back 49

a test of evidence if the source is current enough to offer insight or support for a speakers ideas

Front 50

authorship

Back 50

a test of evidence that evaluates the identity and qulifications of a source

Front 51

consistency

Back 51

a test of evidence that evaluates whether a source agrees with itself and other sources

Front 52

speech development technique

Back 52

a technique that combines evidence into an interesting and compelling passage.