Quizlet speeeeeeeech

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  1. abstract language: need to avoid
  2. active voice: subject performs the action
  3. alliteration: the repitition of the same sounds, usually initial consonants in 2 or more neighboring words or syllables
  4. analogy: extended metaphor or simile that clarifies an unfamiliar concept by comparing it to a more familiar one
  5. anaphora: the speaker repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
  6. anecdote: a brief story of interesting, humorous, or real-life incidents
  7. antithesis: setting off 2 ideas in balanced opposition
  8. arguments: stated positions with support for or against an idea or issue
  9. articulation: the clarity or forcefullness with which the sounds are made
  10. biased language: language that relies on unfounded assumptions;negative descriptions; or stereotypes or a given group's age, class, gender etc.
  11. body language: facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, and general body movements
  12. call to action: a challenge to see the problem in a new way, change their beliefs about a problem
  13. canned: a speech that the speaker uses again and again in different settingsd
  14. central processing: being motivated and able to think critically about a message
  15. comparitive advantage pattern: speech points are organized to show how your viewpoint or proposal is superior to one or more alternatives
  16. Conclusion: ensure that the audience remembers the speech and reacts in a way that the speaker intends
  17. cultural sensitivity: being considerate of cultural beliefs, norms, or traditions different from our own
  18. ethos: moral character
  19. figures of speech: rhetorical devices that make striking comparisons that help the listener to visualize, identify with, and understand your ideas
  20. first several minutes: audience memkbers will decide whether they are interested in the topic of your speech, believe what u say, or give u full attention
  21. gain audience's attention: telling a story, posing questions, saying something startling, using humor, referring to the occasion
  22. good characteristics for a speaker: natural, enthusiastic, confident, and direct
  23. good conclusion: signals close, summarizes key points, reiterates topic and purpose, challenge audience to respond, memorable
  24. hierarchy of needs: BASIC NEEDS RANGING FROM THE ESSENTIAL, LIFE SUSTAINING ONES TO THE LESS CRITICAL SELF IMPROVEMENT
  25. Introduction: prepare the audience to hear the speech; previews what's to come
  26. jargon: specialized language of a given profession
  27. logical fallacy: false or erroneous statement
  28. logos: appeals to reason and logic
  29. malapropism: the inadvertent use of a word or phrase in place of one that sounds like it
  30. metaphor: compares 2 things by describing one thing as actually being the other
  31. methods of delivery: speaking from manuscript, speaking from memory, speaking impromptu, speaking extemporaneously
  32. monroes five steps: attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, action
  33. motivated sequence: five step process the begins with arousing listeners attention and ending with calling for action
  34. mumbling: slurring words together at a low volume and pitch
  35. parallelism: the arrangement of words, phrases, or sentences in a similar form
  36. passive voice: subject is acted upon or is the receiver of the action
  37. pathos: appeals to emotions
  38. pauses: enhance meaning by providing a type of puncuation
  39. persuasive speech: a speech used to influence beliefs values and acts of others
  40. pitch: the range of sounds from high to low or vice versa
  41. preview statement: identifies the main points of the speech, thus helping audience members to mentally organize the speech structure
  42. problem solution pattern: commonly used to design for persuasive speeches
  43. pronunciation: the correct formation of word sounds
  44. refutation organizational pattern: each main point addresses then disproves an opposing claim to your position
  45. rhetorical devices: techniques of language
  46. rhetorical questions: a question that doesn't invite an actual response but just makes the audience think
  47. scanning: being able to look at every person in the crowd
  48. simile: explicitly compares one thing to another using like or as
  49. slander: defamatory speech
  50. speaking extemporaneously: prepare well and practice in advance but speak from an outline or key words and phrases
  51. speaking from manuscript: read a speech verbatim
  52. speaking from memory: oratory
  53. speaking impromptu: speaking on relatively short notice with little time to prepare
  54. speaking rate: pace at which you convey speech
  55. speech of intro.: speech used to prepare or warm up the audience for speaker
  56. style: specific word choices
  57. supporting material: examples, stories, testimony, facts, or statistics
  58. talking head: a person that remains steadily in position behind a mic or podium
  59. target audience: knows about the topic and how they stand in relation to it
  60. vocal variety: enthusiasm
  61. voice: feature of verbs that indicates the subject's relationship to the action
  62. volume: relative loudness of a speaker's voice while delivering a speech