Speech Vocab
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- extemporaneous speech
- a prepared but unmemorized speech
- physical linguistic accommodation
- to communicate a different way in different geographical locations
- reverse halo effect
- communciation based on considering a person's lack of epertise in one area of behavior
- connotative
- meaning derived through daily usage in a certain group/culture of individuals
- communication civilty
- the ability to communicate appropriately without creating conflict among indviduals present
- impromptu speaking
- speaking without preparation
- "I" language
- a techinique to identify the speaker's ideas through a verbal declaration
- denotative
- meaning derived from dictionary
- linguistic accommodation
- speakers adjust their speaking style to their listeners to achieve greater communication effectiveness
- monologue
- one person speaking, others listening
- rhetorical question
- a question asked to make a point, but without expecting an answer
- jargon
- language specialized to a specific group of people
- halo effect
- the tendency to generalize an individual's behavior from one expertise to another
- primacy-recency theory
- to remember a person from the beginning of our relationship
- slang
- language used by groups that is not considered proper or universally understood
- rhetorical criticism
- critically analyzing a person's style of communication/speaking techiniques
- "saving face"
- a technique used to avoid embarrassing a person
- pathos
- what we refer to as sympathetic
- pitch range
- the highness or lowness of the vocal tone
- stereotyping
- communicating with individuals based on your prescription of their group
- cultural linguistic accommodation
- to communicate a certain way when you are with different people
- self-disclosure
- making a conscious effort to tell someone something about yourslf that he or she does not know
- assertive communication
- a speaker who communicates willingness to stand up for his/her rights while repspecing the rights of others
- rate of speech
- 122 words per minute is reasonble for audience understanding. Anything faster or slower does not seem natural to our ears
- vocal variety
- stressing certain sounds
- business/broadcast English
- generic English that is understood in all geographical locations througout the United States
- Paralanguage
- the vocal, nonverbal aspect of speech
- brainstorming
- a group discussion where indviduals quickly generate ideas with no judgement for creative problem solving
- intonation
- ther rise and fall of the voice while speaking
- Aristotle
- Ancient Philosopher who is known as the "father of rhetoric"
- raconteur
- a person who is very good at telling a story
- self-fulfilling prophesy
- to convince yourself of a certain outcome, with your behavior reflecting that belief
- dialogue
- a converstion taking place between two or more people
- articulate
- the way in which words are pronounced in terms of clarity and understanding
- charisma
- the quality of a speaker that reflects dynamism or a positively viewed forcefulness
- enunciation
- the pronunciation of words
- ethical speaking
- A speaker who facilitates the listener in making "the right choice" by giving accurate information
- audience participation principle
- the idea that an audience understands more when interaction occurs with the speaker
- speaker credibility
- the more a speaker creates knowledge of the subject and knowlege of situational norms, the more the audience tends to believe the message
- reference to the Audience
- A technique used by presenters in order to connect with the audience
- Communication
- inevitable, unrepeatable, not erasable
- ethos
- what we refer to as credible or ethical
- agressive communication
- a speaker who communicates the willingness to stand up for his/her rights without considering the rights of others
- taboo language
- forbidden, culturally, censored language that is frowned upon by our business culture
- manuscript speech
- reading a speech verbatim
- logos
- what we refer to as logical
- standard English
- acceptable English determined by a group of financially powerful indviduals governing the community norms in a specific geographical location throuhout the United States
- verbal pauses
- "um" "like" "uh"
- Communication noise
- any that causes a person to get distreacted from the communication process
- verbal language
- words and their meanings
- volume
- loudness of the voice
- nonassertive communication
- a speaker who communicates the lack of willingness to stand up for his/her rights, but willing to accept the rights of others
- communication clutter
- when a person uses too many words to express an idea
- rhetorican/orator
- a person who is a public speaker, professionally or as a "legnedary" figure or public figure
- conversational flow
- the flow of thoughts through articulating ideas
- nonverbal language
- communication that is not spoken through language
- rhetoric
- the art and science of oral communication
- the discipline of rhetoric
- the first subject taught in the first school in Western Civilization
- resonance
- the natural vibration of the voice
- Cicero
- A lawyer and politician known as one of th most skilled orators of persuasive argumentation in the history of western cicinliztion