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ANXIETY OVER THE PROSPECT OF GIVING A SPEECH IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE

A HORMONE RELEASED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM IN RESPONSE TO PHYSICAL OR MENTAL STRESS

CONTROLLED NERVOUSNESS THAT HELPS ENERGIZE A SPEAKER FOR HER OR HIS PRESENTATION

MENTAL IMAGING IN WHICH A SPEAKER VIVIDLY PICTURES HIMSELF OR HERSELF GIVING A SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION

FOCUSED, ORGANIZED THINKING ABOUT SUCH THINGS AS THE LOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG IDEAS, THE SOUNDNESS OF EVIDENCE, AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FACT AND OPINION

PERSON WHO IS PRESENTING AN ORAL MESSAGE TO A LISTENER

WHATEVER A SPEAKER COMMUNICATES TO SOMEONE ELSE

MEANS BY WHICH A MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED

PERSON WHO RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S MESSAGE

SUM OF A PERSON'S KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, GOALS, VALUES, AND ATTITUDES. NO TWO PEOPLE CAN HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME FRAME OF REFERENCE

MESSAGES, USUALLY NONVERBAL, SENT FROM A LISTENER TO A SPEAKER

ANYTHING THAT IMPEDES THE COMMUNICATION OF A MESSAGE. INTERFERENCE CAN BE EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL TO LISTENERS

TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH SPEECH COMMUNICATION OCCURS

BELIEF THAT ONE'S OWN GROUP OR CULTURE IS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER GROUPS OR CULTURES

BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT DEALS WITH ISSUES OF RIGHT AND WRONG IN HUMAN AFFAIRS

SOUND ETHICAL DECISIONS INVOLVE WEIGHING A POTENTIAL COURSE OF ACTION AGAINST A SET OF ETHICAL STANDARDS OR GUIDELINES

USE OF LANGUAGE TO DEFAME, DEMEAN, OR DEGRADE INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS

FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

PRESENTING ANOTHER PERSON'S LANGUAGE OR IDEAS AS ONE'S OWN

STEALING A SPEECH ENTIRELY FROM A SINGLE SOURCE AND PASSING IT OFF AS ONE'S OWN

STEALING IDEAS OR LANGUAGE FROM TWO OR THREE SOURCES AND PASSING THEM OFF AS ONE'S OWN

FAILING TO GIVE CREDIT FOR PARTICULAR PARTS OF A SPEECH THAT ARE BORROWED FROM OTHER PEOPLE

TO RESTATE OR SUMMARIZE AN AUTHOR'S IDEAS IN ONE'S OWN WORDS

VIBRATION OF SOUND WAVES ON THE EARDRUMS AND THE FIRING OF ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPULSES IN THE BRAIN

PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO, AND MAKING SENSE OF, WHAT WE HEAR

LISTENING FOR PLEASURE OR ENJOYMENT

LISTENING TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR A SPEAKER

LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF A SPEAKER

LISTENING TO EVALUATE A MESSAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ACCEPTING OR REJECTING IT

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RATE AT WHICH MOST PEOPLE TALK (120-150 WORDS A MINUTE) AND THE RATE AT WHICH THE BRAIN CAN PROCESS LANGUAGE (400-800 WORDS A MINUTE)

GIVING UNDIVIDED ATTENTION TO A SPEAKER IN A GENUINE EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE SPEAKER'S POINT OF VIEW

OUTLINE THAT BRIEFLY NOTES A SPEAKER'S MAIN POINTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE IN ROUGH OUTLINE FORM

SPEECH EARLY IN THE TERM DESIGNED TO GET STUDENTS SPEAKING IN FRONT OF THE CLASS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

OPENING SECTION OF A SPEECH

THE MAIN SECTION OF A SPEECH

METHOD OF SPEECH ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE MAIN POINTS FOLLOW A TIME PATTERN

METHOD OF SPEECH IN WHICH THE MAIN POINTS DIVIDE THE TOPIC INTO LOGICAL AND CONSISTENT SUBTOPICS

MAJOR POINTS DEVELOPED IN THE BODY OF A SPEECH

WORD OR PHRASE THAT INDICATES WHEN A SPEAKER HAS FINISHED ONE THOUGHT AND IS MOVING ONTO ANOTHER

THE FINAL SECTION OF A SPEECH

CAREFULLY PREPARED AND REHEARSED SPEECH THAT IS PRESENTED FROM A BRIEF SET OF NOTES

MOTIONS OF A SPEAKER'S HANDS OR ARMS DURING A SPEECH

DIRECT VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE EYES OF ANOTHER PERSON

THE SUBJECT OF A SPEECH

METHOD OF GENERATING IDEAS FOR SPEECH TOPICS BY FREE ASSOCIATION OF WORDS AND IDEAS

THE BROAD GOAL OF A SPEECH

A SINGLE INFINITIVE PHRASE THAT STATES PRECISELY WHAT A SPEAKER HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH IN HIS OR HER SPEECH

A ONE SENTENCE STATEMENT THAT SUMS UP OR ENCAPSULATES THE MAJOR IDEAS OF A SPEECH

WHAT A SPEAKER WANTS THE AUDIENCE TO REMEMBER AFTER IT HAS FORGOTTEN EVERYTHING ELSE IN A SPEECH

KEEPING THE AUDIENCE FOREMOST IN MIND AT EVER STEP OF SPEECH PREPARATION AND PRESENTAION

PROCESS IN WHICH SPEAKERS SEEK TO CREATE A BOND WITH THE AUDIENCE BY EMPHASIZING COMMON VALUES, GOALS, AND EXPERIENCES

TENDENCY OF PEOPLE TO BE CONCERNED ABOVE ALL WITH THEIR OWN VALUES, BELIEFS, AND WELL-BEING

AUDIENCE ANALYSIS THAT FOCUSES ON DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS SUCH AS AGE, GENDER, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GROUP MEMBERSHIP, AND RACIAL, ETHNIC, OR CULTURAL BACKGROUND

CREATING AND OVERSIMPLIFIED IMAGE OF A PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE, USUALLY BY ASSUMING THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ARE ALIKE

AUDIENCE ANALYSIS THAT FOCUSES ON SITUATIONAL FACTORS SUCH AS THE SIZE OF THE AUDIENCE, THE PHYSICAL SETTING FOR THE SPEECH, AND THE DISPOSITION OF THE AUDIENCE TOWARD THE TOPIC, THE SPEAKER, AND THE OCCASION

FRAME OF MIND IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSED TO A PERSON, POLICY, BELIEF, INSTITUTION, ETC

QUESTIONS THAT OFFER A FIXED CHOICE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE ALTERNATIVES

QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRE RESPONSES AT FIXED INTERVALS ALONG A SCALE OF ANSWERS

QUESTIONS THAT ALLOW RESPONDENTS TO ANSWER HOWEVER THEY WANT

A LISTING OF ALL BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND OTHER RESOURCES OWNED BY A LIBRARY

A NUMBER USED IN LIBRARIES TO CLASSIFY BOOKS AND PERIODICALS AND TO INDICATE WHERE THEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE SHELVES

A WORK THAT SYNTHESIZES A LARGE AMOUNT OF RELATED INFORMATION FOR EASY ACCESS BY RESEARCHERS

A RESEARCH AID THAT CATALOGUES ARTICLES FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, AND NEWSPAPERS

A SUMMARY OF A MAGAZINE OF JOURNAL ARTICLE, WRITTEN BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR

A DATABASE THAT CATALOGUES ARTICLES FROM SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

A SEARCH ENGINE THAT COMBINES INTERNET TECHNOLOGY WITH TRADITIONAL LIBRARY METHODS OF CATALOGUING AND ASSESSING DATA

AN ORGANIZATION THAT, IN THE ABSENCE OF A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AUTHOR, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF A DOCUMENT ON THE INTERNET

AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED TO GATHER INFORMATION FOR A SPEECH

A LIST COMPILED IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS OF WORKS THAT LOOK AS IF THEY MIGHT CONTAIN HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT A SPEECH TOPIC

THE MATERIALS USED TO SUPPORT A SPEAKER'S IDEAS. THE THREE MAJOR KIND OF SUPPORTING MATERIALS ARE EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, AND TESTIMONY

A SPECIFIC CASE USED TO ILLUSTRATE OR REPRESENT A GROUP OF PEOPLE, IDEAS, CONDITIONS, EXPERIENCES, OR THE LIKE

A SPECIFIC CASE REFERRED TO IN PASSING TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT

A STORY, NARRATIVE, OR ANECDOTE DEVELOPED AT SOME LENGTH TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT

AN EXAMPLE THAT DESCRIBES AN IMAGINARY OR FICTITIOUS SITUATION

NUMERICAL DATA

THE AVERAGE VALUE OF A GROUP OF NUMBERS

THE MIDDLE NUMBER IN A GROUP OF NUMBERS ARRANGED FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST

THE NUMBER THAT OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY IN A GROUP OF NUMBERS

QUOTATIONS OR PARAPHRASES USED TO SUPPORT A POINT

TESTIMONY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS

TESTIMONY FROM ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OR INSIGHT ON A TOPIC

TESTIMONY THAT IS PRESENTED WORD FOR WORD

TO RESTATE OR SUMMARIZE A SOURCE'S IDEAS IN ONE'S OWN WORDS

QUOTING A STATEMENT IN SUCH A WAY AS TO DISTORT ITS MEANING BY REMOVING THE STATEMENT FROM THE WORDS AND PHRASES SURROUNDING IT

PUTTING A SPEECH TOGETHER IN A PARTICULAR WAY TO ACHIEVE A PARTICULAR RESULT WITH A PARTICULAR AUDIENCE

THE MAJOR POINTS DEVELOPED IN THE BODY OF A SPEECH. MOST SPEECHES CONTAIN FROM TWO TO FIVE MAIN POINTS

A METHOD OF SPEECH ORGANIZATION WHICH THE MAIN POINTS FOLLOW A TIME PATTERN

A METHOD OF SPEECH ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE MAIN POINTS FOLLOW A DIRECTIONAL PATTERN

A METHOD OF SPEECH ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE MAIN POINTS SHOW A CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP

A METHOD OF SPEECH ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE FIRST MAIN POINT DEALS WITH TH EXISTENCE OF A PROBLEM AND THE SECOND MAIN POINT PRESENTS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

A METHOD OF SPEECH ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE MAIN POINTS DIVIDE THE TOPIC INTO LOGICAL AND CONSISTENT SUBTOPICS

MATERIALS USED TO SUPPORT A SPEAKER'S IDEAS. THE THREE MAJOR KINDS OF SUPPORTING MATERIALS ARE EXAMPLE, STATISTICS, AND TESTIMONY

A WORD OR PHRASE THAT CONNECTS THE IDEAS OF A SPEECH AND INDICATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM

WORD OR PHRASE THAT INDICATES WHEN A SPEAKER HAS FINISHED ONE THOUGHT AND IS MOVING ON TO ANOTHER

A STATMENT IN THE BODY OF THE SPEECH THAT LETS THE AUDIENCE KNOW WHAT THE SPEAKER IS GOING TO DISCUSS NEXT

A STATEMENT IN THE BODY OF THE SPEECH THAT SUMMARIZES THE SPEAKER'S PRECEDING POINTS OR POINTS

A VERY BRIEF STATEMENT THAT INDICATES WHERE A SPEAKER IS IN THE SPEECH OR THAT FOCUSES ATTENTION ON KEY IDEAS

A SPEECH DESIGNED TO CONVEY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

ANYTHING THAT IS VISIBLE, TANGINBLE, AND STABLE IN FORM

A SYSTEMATIVE SERIES OF ACTIONS THAT LEADS TO A SPECIFIC RESULT OR PRODUCT

ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS OR IS REGARDED AS HAPPENING

A BELIEF, THEORY, IDEA, NOTION, PRINCIPLE, OR THE LIKE

STATEMENT THAT DEPICTS A PERSON, EVENT, IDEA, OR THE LIKE WITH CLARITY AND VIVIDNESS

STATEMENT OF THE SIMILARITIES AMONG TWO OR MORE PEOPLE, EVENTS, IDEAS, ETC

STATEMENT OF THE DIFFERENCES AMONG TWO OR MORE PEOPLE, EVENTS, IDEAS, ETC

TO PRESENT ONE'S IDEAS IN HUMAN TERMS THAT RELATE IN SOME FASHION TO THE EXPERIENCE OF THE AUDIENCE

A SPEECH THAT INTRODUCES THE MAIN SPEAKER TO THE AUDIENCE

A SPEECH THAT PRESENTS SOMEONE A GIFT, AN AWARD, OR SOME OTHER FORM OF PUBLIC RECOGNITION

A SPEECH THAT GIVES THANKS FOR A GIFT, AN AWARD, OR SOME OTHER FORM OF PUBLIC RECOGNITION

A SPEECH THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO A PERSON, A GROUP OF PEOPLE, AN INSTITUTION, OR AN IDEA