Speech Test #1

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Communication

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The process of acting on information.

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Human Communication

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The process of making sense of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning of verbal and nonverbal messages.

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Symbol

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A word, sound, visual image, gesture, or object that represents a thought, a concept, another object, or an experience.

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Transactional

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Occurring simultaneously.

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Source

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The originator of a thought or emotion, who puts it into a code that can be understood to the receiver.

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Encoding

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The process of translating ideas, feelings, and thoughts into a code.

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Decoding

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The process of interpreting ideas, feelings and thoughts that have been turned into codes.

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Message

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Written, spoken, and unspoken elements of communication to which people assign meaning.

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Receiver

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The person who interprets a message.

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Channel

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The means in which a message is expressed to the receiver.

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Noise

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Interference that hinders the encoding or decoding of a message.

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Feedback

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The response to a message.

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Context

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The physical, historical, and psychological environment in which communications occurs.

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Content

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The new information, ideas, or suggested actions that a speaker wishes to express.

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Relational Dimension

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Dimension of communication that offers cues about the emotion, attitudes, and the amount of power and control the speaker feels in relation to the listener (more implied)

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Other-oriented

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Focused on the needs, motives, desires, and goals of others in one’s communication.

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Interpersonal Communication

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Communication between two people to mutually influence each other.

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Impersonal Communication

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Communication when people are treated as objects, or when a person is treated as a role instead of the unique person they are.

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Rhetoric

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The process of discovering the available means of persuasion in a given communication situation.

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Manager

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Someone who is appointed to coordinate and facilitate to keep things organized and accomplished task.

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Trait Approach

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Approach to leadership that focuses on the psychological and physical attributes or traits that make leaders effective.

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Functional Approach

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Approach to leadership that suggests that leaders perform essential functions, tasks, and processes the help an organization teach achieve goals.

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Task Functions

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Behaviors that help a team or organization get work done.

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Process Functions

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Functions performed by leaders to keep a harmonious climate by encouraging amiable relationships among others.

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Authoritarian Leaders

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Leaders who take control by giving orders.

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Democratic Leaders

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Leaders who consult with the group before issuing edicts.

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Situational Leadership

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Views leadership as an interactive process that links a particular style of leadership.

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Transformational Leadership

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The process of influencing people to see the future in new ways.

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Servant Leadership

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A leader that views themselves as being of service to the group or team.

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Mindfulness

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Aware of your thoughts, actions, and motivations of yourself and others.

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Social Style

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Pattern of communication behaviors that others observe when you interact with them.

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Assertiveness

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Having confidence within one's self to actively express ones feelings, without attacking others.

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Responsiveness

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Someone who is a good listener that makes others feel comfortable in communicating.

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Amiable

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Characterized as high in responsiveness and low in assertiveness because amiable people are considered relationship specialist and enjoy supportive and helpful roles.

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Analytical

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Characterized as low in assertiveness and responsiveness. Analytical people are the ones who enjoy technical positions, and technical specialist.

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Driver

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Characterized as high assertiveness and low responsiveness. Driver people are the ones who enjoy being in control and usually are leaders.

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Expressive

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Characterized as high assertiveness and responsiveness. Expressive people are the ones that are considered social specialist and have communication skills that gain recognition and attention.

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Style Flexing

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The process of adapting your communication to how others communicate.

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Classical Leadership

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A leadership style that assumes that there is only one best way to perform a specific task.

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Demographic Information

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Statistics about audiences characteristics (age, gender, cultural background)

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Psychological Information

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Listener attributes such as attitudes, beliefs, and values.

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Qualify

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To learn as much as possible about a customer, or an audience.

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Target Audience

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A specific segment of your audience that you most want to influence.

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Credibility

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A listener's perception of a speaker as competent, trustworthy, and dynamic.

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Competence

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The perception that a person is skilled, knowledgeable, and informed about topic.

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Trustworthiness

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The aspect of credibility that reflects if the speaker is honest and believable.

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Dynamism

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Aspect of credibility that reflects if the speaker is perceived as energetic.

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Charisma

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A form of dynamism; a speaker possess charm, talent, and qualities that make the speaker attractive.

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Initial Credibility

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The impression listeners have about the speaker’s credibility before they begin.

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Derived Credibility

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The perception the audience forms about the speaker’s credibility as they are giving their speech.

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Terminal Credibility

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The perception the audience has about the speaker’s credibility at the end of the speaker’s speech.

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Specific Purpose

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A concise statement on what you want your listeners to do, remember, or feel when you finish your speech. (the audience response you seek)

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Central Idea

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A one-sentence summary of your presentation (thesis)

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Boolean Search

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An advanced web searching technique.

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Operational Definition

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An explanation of how an item being defined works or what it does.

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Analogy

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a comparison between an unfamiliar idea, thing, or situation and something the audience already understand.

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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 essentially unlike things or events that nevertheless share some feature.

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Statistics

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Numerical data that summarizes several examples.

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Expert Testimony

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An opinion offered by someone who is an authority on the subject under discussion.

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Lay Testimony

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An opinion or a description offered by a non-expert who has firsthand experience.

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Literary Quotation

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An opinion or description by a writer, expressed in a memorable and often poetic way.

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Extemporaneous Speaking

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Speaking from a written or memorized speech outline without having memorized the exact wording of the speech.

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Impromptu Speaking

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Delivering a speech without advance preparation.

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Cognitive Dissonance

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Psychological discomfort experienced when a person is presented with information that is inconsistent with his or her current thinking or feeling.

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Hierarchy of Needs

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Abraham Maslow's classic theory that humans have 5 level of needs (lower level need to be meet first)

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Inductive Reasoning

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Reasoning that arrives at a general conclusion from specific instances or examples.

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Deductive Reasoning

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Reasoning from a general statement or principle to reach a specific conclusion.

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Syllogism

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A three-part argument that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.

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Casual Reasoning

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Reasoning that relates two or more events in such a way as to conclude that one or more of the events caused the others.

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Logical Fallacy

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False reasoning that occurs when someone attempts to persuade without adequate evidence or with arguments that are irrelevant or inappropriate.

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Refutation

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An organizational strategy by which you identify objections to your propositions and then refute those objections with arguments and evidence.

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Motivated Sequence

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A five-step plan for organizing a persuasive message.