Public Speaking Final | COMM 101 | University of Idaho

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Civility

Care and concern for others, the thoughtful use of words and language, and the flexibility to see the many sides of an issue.

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public dialogue

Ethical and civil exchange of ideas and opinions among communities about topics that affect the public.

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ethical public speaker

considers impact of speech on community

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intrapersonal communication

communication with oneself

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interpersonal communication

communication with other people

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group communication

communication among members of a team

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mass communication

communication generated by media corporations

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public communication

communication where one person gives a speech

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audience centered

considering audience perspectives before, during, and after a speech

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speaker

one delivering speech

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message

information conveyed by speaker

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encoding

translating ideas into communication

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decoding

translating communication into ideas

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audience

those speaker addresses

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channel

means by which message is conveyed

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noise

anything interfering with communciation

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feedback

signals audience gives a speaker

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context

environment where speech occurs

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communication apprehension

level of fear associated with communication with others

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trait anxiety

apprehension about communicating with others in any situation

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state/situational anxiety

apprehension about communicating with others in particular situation

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systematic desensitization

technique for reducing anxiety where you teach your body to feel calm during speeches

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visualization

constructing mental image of yourself giving successful speech

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cognitive restructuring

reducing anxiety by replacing negative thoughts with affirmations (positive thoughts)

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affirmations

positive talk

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confirm

to acknowledge value in another person

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hearing

vibration of sound waves on our eardrums, then impulses sent to brain

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listening

process of giving thoughtful attention to another's words/understanding what you hear

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interference

anything that stops/hinders listeners from receiving a message

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listenable speech

considerate speech delivered in oral style

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considerate speech

speech that eases the audience's burden of processing information

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jargon

technical language used by special group/activity

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slang

informal, nonstandard vocab made from changed words

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colloquialism

local or regional informal dialect or expression

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euphemism

word/phrase substituting an agreeable expression for offensive one

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gender-inclusive language

language recognizing both men/women

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culturally inclusive language

language respectfully recognizing different cultures

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spotlighting

highlighting specific trait during a speech (sex, race, etc.)

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verbal clutter

extra words that pad sentences but don't add meaning

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careful listener

listener who overcomes interference to better understand message

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ethical listener

listeners who consider moral impact of speaker's message on self/community

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critical listener

listener who listens for accuracy of a speech's context/implications of message

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speech topic

subject of speech

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brainstorming

process of generating ideas randomly without attention to logic, connections, or relevance

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general purpose

speech's broad goal (inform, invite, persuade, introduce, commemorate, accept)

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specific purpose

focused statement that identifies what speaker what to accomplish

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behavioral objectives

actions speaker wants audience to take at end of speech

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thesis statement

statement summarizing main ideas, assumptions, or arguments of speech

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dialogue

interaction, connection, and exchange of ideas and opinions of others

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master statuses

significant position person occupies within society that affect person's identity in almost all social situations

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standpoint

perspective from which person views/evaluates society

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attitude

general feelings about something

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belief

persons idea of what's real, fake, true, untrue

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value

person's idea of what is good, worthy, or important

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ethnocentrism

belief that one's culture is superior to others

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demographic audience analysis

analysis identifying population traits of an audience

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open-ended question

question allowing respondent to answer in unrestricted way

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closed-ended question

question requiring respondent to choose answer from two or more alternatives

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stereotype

broad generalization about entire group based on limited knowledge

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empathy

trying to see the world as another does

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speaking environment

time/place where speaker will speak

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research inventory

list of types of information you have and information you want to find

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information overload

when one takes in more information than we can process, and realize there is more information we're expected to know

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Boolean operators

words used to create specific phrase that broadens/narrows search on internet

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databases

collections of info stored electronically so they are easy to find/retrieve

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bibliographic databases

databases indexing publishing data

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full-text databases

database indexing complete text

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abstract

summary of text in article or publication

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index

alphabetical listing of topics discussed in specific publication, along with corresponding year, volume, and page numbers

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interview

planned interaction with another organized around inquiry/response

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probe

questions that fill out/follow up answer to previous question

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plagiarism

presenting another's words/ideas as your own

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patchwork plagiarism

constructing complete speech from portions of several different sources

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global plagiarism

stealing entire speech from single source and presenting it as your own

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incremental plagiarism

presenting select portions from single speech as your own

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preliminary bibliography

list of all potential sources you'll use as you prepare your speech

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claim

assertion that must be proved

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evidence

materials used to support ideas

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examples

specific instance used to illustrate concept, experience, issue, or problem

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real example

instance that actually took place

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hypothetical example

instance that did not take place but could have

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narrative

story recounting/foretelling real or hypothetical events

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brief narratives

short story illustrating specific point

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extended narratives

longer story making connection with broader point

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intertextuality

process in which stories reference other stories OR rely on parts of other stories to be complete

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statistics

numerical summaries of facts, figures, and research findings

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mean

average group of numbers

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median

middle number in a series of numbers arranged in ranked order

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mode

number that occurs most often in a number set

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testimony

opinions/observations of others

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direct quotation

exact word-for-word presentation of another's testimony

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paraphrase

summary of another's testimony in the speakers own words

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expert testimony

opinions/observations of someone considered an authority in a particular field

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peer testimony (lay testimony)

opinions/observations of someone who has firsthand knowledge of topic

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personal testimony

own opinions/observations used to convey your point

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bias

unreasoned distortion of judgement/prejudice about a topic

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objective

having fair, ethical, and undistorted view on a question/issue

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definition

statement of exact meaning of word or phrase

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denotative definition

dictionary definition

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connotative definition

implied meaning of a word

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