Chapter 1
an organized, face-to-face, prepared intentional attempt to inform, entertain, or persuade a group of people through words, physical delivery, and visual or audio aids
What is Public Speaking?
the experts give prepared, separate speeches of some length on a different subtopic or aspect of a larger topic
What is Symposium?
the words of others used as proof of evidence
What is Testimony?
intentional exaggeration for effect
What is Hyperbole?
a speech given in honor of someone who has died
What is Eulogy?
sharing meaning between two or people
What is Communication?
in the 20th century, freedom of speech has been generalized into "freedom of _____"
What is Median?
language used in a specific field that may or may not be understood by others
What is Jargon?
a speech allowing someone to say goodbye to one part of his or her life as he or she is moving on to the next part of life
What is "Speech of Farewell"?
anything that disrupts, interrupts, or interferes with the communication process
What is Noise?
the "fairness doctrine" of the 60s and 70s allowed political opponents what
What is Equal Airtime?
how people organize and interpret the patterns of stimuli around them
What is Perception?
a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are specific to a subculture or group that others may not understand
What is Slang?
a humorous speech designed to both praise and good naturally insult a person being honored
What is Roast?
direct or indirect messages sent from and audience back to the original sender of the message
What is Feedback?
What is Ethics?
focus on one stimulus while ignoring or suppressing reactions to other stimuli
What is Attention?
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sentence or passage
What is Assonance?
a speech designed to congratulate, appreciate, or remember
What is a Toast?
the system of learned and shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group of people from another
What is Culture?
in chapter 3 when we plagiarize unintentionally we are reminded of what
What is "ignorance of the law is no excuse" ?
the collection, analysis, comparison, and interpretation of numerical data, understanding its comparison with other numerical data
What is Statistics?
language that makes the recipient smell, taste, see, hear, and feel a sensation; also known as sensory language
What is Imagery?
a speech given by someone who has survived a personal tragedy or who has faced and overcame serious adversity
What is "Survivor Speech"?