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The Art of Public Speaking Exam 1

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show anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience  
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show a hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress  
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show controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation  
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show mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation  
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show focused, organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between fact and opinion  
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speaker   show
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show whatever a speaker communicates to someone else  
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show the means by which a message is communicated  
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show the person who receives the speaker's message  
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show the sum of a person's knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference  
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show the messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker  
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interference   show
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show the time and place in which speech communication occurs  
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show the belief that one's own group of culture is superior to all other groups or cultures  
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show the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs  
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ethical decisions   show
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show the use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups  
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show the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution  
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show presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own  
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global plagiarism   show
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patchwork plagiarism   show
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incremental plagiarism   show
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paraphrase   show
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show the vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain  
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show paying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear  
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appreciative listening   show
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show listening to provide emotional support for a speaker  
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comprehensive listening   show
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show listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it  
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spare "brain time"   show
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active listening   show
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key-word outline   show
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topic   show
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brainstorming   show
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general purpose   show
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specific purpose   show
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central idea   show
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show what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech  
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catalogue   show
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show a number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves  
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show a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines  
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show a summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author  
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reference work   show
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show a comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge  
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special encyclopedia   show
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yearbook   show
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biographical aid   show
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show a search engine that combines internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data  
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show an organization that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the internet  
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show an interview conducted to gather information for a speech  
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show a list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic  
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strategic organization   show
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main points   show
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show a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern  
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show a method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern  
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causal order   show
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problem-solution order   show
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show a method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics  
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show the materials used to support a speaker's ideas. The three major kinds of supporting materials are examples, statistics, and testimony  
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show a word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them  
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show a word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another  
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show a statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss  
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show a statement in the body of a speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points  
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show a very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas  
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show a question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud  
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credibility   show
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goodwill   show
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show a statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body  
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crescendo ending   show
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dissolve ending   show
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show a detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title, specific purpose, central idea, introduction, main points, sub points, connectives, conclusion and bibliography of a speech  
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visual framework   show
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bibliography   show
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show a brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech  
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delivery cues   show
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denotative meaning   show
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connotative meaning   show
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concrete words   show
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abstract words   show
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show discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea  
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show the use of vivid language to create mental images of objects, actions, or ideas  
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show an explicit comparison, introduced with the word 'like' or 'as', between things that are essentially different yet have something in common  
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cliché   show
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metaphor   show
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rhythm   show
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parallelism   show
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repetition   show
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alliteration   show
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show the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure  
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show language that does not stereotype, demean, or patronize people on the basis of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or other factors  
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show the use of 'he' to refer to both men and women  
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show communication based on a person's use of voice and body, rather than on the use of words  
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manuscript speech   show
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impromptu speech   show
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extemporaneous speech   show
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show presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed  
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show the loudness or softness of the speaker's voice  
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show the highness or lowness of the speaker's voice  
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show changes in the pitch or toe of a speaker's voice  
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monotone   show
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show the speed at which a person speaks  
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pause   show
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vocalized pause   show
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vocal variety   show
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show the accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language  
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articulation   show
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dialect   show
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show the study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication  
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show motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech  
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eye contact   show
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model   show
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graph   show
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show a graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space  
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show a graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns  
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bar graph   show
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show a visual aid that summarizes a large block of information, usually in list form  
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transparency   show
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show a speech that combines several kinds of visual and/or audio aids in the same speech  
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show a complete set of type of the same design  
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informative speech   show
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object   show
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show a systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product  
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show anything that happens or is regarded as happening  
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show a belief, theory, idea, notion, principle, or the like  
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description   show
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show a statement of the similarities among two or more people, events, ideas, etc.  
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show a statement of the differences among two or more people, events, ideas, etc.  
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show to present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience  
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