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| having resources, information, and attitudes that lead to action to achieve a desired goal |
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| to translate ideas and images into verbal or nonverbal symbols |
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| a verbal or nonverbal symbol for an idea or image |
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| content of a speech and the mode of its deliver |
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| to translate verbal or nonverbal symbols into ideas and images |
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| visual and auditory means by which a message is transmitted from sender to receiver |
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| a listener or an audience member |
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| physical sounds that interfere with communication |
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| physiological interference with communication |
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| verbal and nonverbal responses provided by an audience to a speaker |
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| environment or situation in which a speech occurs |
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| use of words and symbols to achieve a goal |
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| delivery of an already famous speech |
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| expression of emotion through posture, movement, gestures, facial expression and voice |
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| key focus of the content of a speech |
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| overarching goal of a speech--to inform, persuade, or entertain |
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| a concise statement of the desired audience response, indicating what you want your listeners to remember, feel, or do when you finish speakingn |
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| one-sentence sumamry of the speech content |
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| development or discovery of ideas and insights |
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| organization and arrangement of ideas and illustrations |
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| belifs, values, and moral principles by which people determine what is right or wrong |
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| legally protected speech or speech acts |
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| amend to the U.S. Constitution that gurantees free speech |
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| behavior, such as flag burning, that is viewed by law as nonverbal communication and is subject to the same protections and limitations as verbal speech |
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| speech that is responsible, honest, and tolerant |
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| sensitivity to the feelings, needs, interests, and backgrounds of other people |
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| present someone else's words or ideas as though they were one's own |
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| failure to give credit for compelling phrases taken from another source |
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| the oral presentation of such information about a source as the author, title, and year of publication |
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| written presentation of such information about a source as the author, title, and year of publication, usually formatted according to a conventional style guide |
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| single out a message from several competing messages |
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| focus on or select incoming information for further processing |
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| assign meaning to the stimuli to which you attend |
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| recall ideas and information |
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| process of forming preconceived opinions, attitudes, and beliefs about a person, palce,thing or message |
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| fear of misunderstanding or misinterpreting the spoken messages of others |
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| preferred ways of making snese out of spoken messages |
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| someone who is comfortable listening to others express feelings and emotions |
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| someone who prefers information that is well organized, brief and accurate |
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| content oriented listener |
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| someone who prefers messages that are supported with facts and details |
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| someone who likes succint messages |
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| evaluating the quality of information, ideas, and arguments presented by a speaker |
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| making judgments about the conclusions presented in what you see, hear, and read |
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| something that has been proven to be true by direct observation |
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| conclusion based on partial information, or an evaluation that has not been directly observed |
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| facts, examples, opinions, and statistics that a speaker uses to support a conclusion |
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| formal system of ruels used to reach a conclusion |
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| process of drawing a conclusion from evidence |
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| process of using a method or standards to evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of messages |
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| words, images, and behaviors that create meaning |
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| methods and techniques that speakers use to achieve their speaking goals |
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| statistical information about the age, race, gender, sexual orientation, educational level, and religious views of an audience |
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questions that allow for unrestricted answers by not limiting answers to choices or alternatives |
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| questions that offer alternatives from which to choose, such as true/false, agree/disagree, or multiple choice questions |
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| process of examining information about those who are expected to listen to a speech |
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| similarities between a speaker and audience members in attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors |
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| process of ehtically using information about an audience in order to adapt one's message so that it is clear and achieves the speakng objective |
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| demographic audience analysis |
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| analyzing an audience by examining demographic information so as to develop a clear and effective message |
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| person's biological status as male or female, as reflected in his or her anatomy and reproductive system |
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| culturally constructed and psychologically based perception of one's self as feminine or masculine |
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| learned sytem of knowledge, behavior, and norms that is shared by a group of people |
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| portion of a perosn's cultural backgroudn that relate to a national or religious heritage |
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| a person's biological heritage |
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| assumption that one's own cultural perspectives and methods are superior to those of other cultures |
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| a person's perceived importance and influence based on income, occupation, and education level |
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| a specific segment of an audience that you most want to influence |
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| psychological audience analysis |
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| analyzing the attitudes, beliefs, values,and other psychological information about an audience in order to develop a clear and effective message |
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| individual's perception of what is true or false |
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| enduring concept of good and bad, right and wrong |
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| situational audience analysis |
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| an examination of the time and place of a speech, the audience size, and the speaking occasion in order to develop a clear and effective message |
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| creative problem-solving technique used to generate many ideas |
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| A Web site that allows access to the World Wide Web through categories that are then broken down into ever-more-specific categories |
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| wordidng of a specific purpose in terms of desired audience behavior |
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| central idea of a speech plus a preview of main ideas |
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| vast collection of hundreds of thousands of computers accessible to millions of people all over the world |
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| most popular information delivery system of the Internet |
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| location of the World Wide Web that includes a number of related Web pages |
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| an individual file or screen that is part of a Web site |
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| uniform resource locator; the address of a web site or web page |
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| software that accesses web sites and web pages |
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| image, icon, or colored and underlined text on a web page that connects the user with another Web page or Web site |
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| browser feature that allows a user to save a URL for future reference |
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| site that works by offering the user ever more specific categories of information from which to select |
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| Web site that works much like a traditional card catalog or index, allowing access to the World Wide Web through a subject or key word search |
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| item in a list generated as a result of a search of the Internet |
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| an advanced web-seraching technique that allows a user to narrow a subject or key word search by adding various requirements |
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| collection of books in a library |
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file of info about the books in a library |
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| listing of bibliographical data for articles published in a group of magazines and/or journals during a given time period |
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| indexing ystem available on the WWW or on CD-ROM that provides not only bibliographic data, but also full texts of entries |
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| listing of bibliographical data for articles publised in a newspaper (or group of newspapers) during a given period |
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| list of potential resources to be used in the preparation of a speech |
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| story or anecdote that provides an exaple of an idea, issue or problem a speaker is discussing |
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| unelaborate example, often ony a sentence or two long |
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| hypothetical illustration |
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| example that might happen but that has not actually occurred |
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| word picture of something |
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| statement that makes clear how something is done or why it exists in its present form or existed in its past form |
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| statement about what a term means or how it is applied in a specific instance |
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| definiton by classification |
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| "dictionary definition" constructed by first placing a term in the general class to which it belongs and then differentiating it from all other members of that class |
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| statement that shows how something works or what it does |
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| comparison between two things |
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| comparison between two similar things |
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| comparison between two essentially dissimilar things that share some common feature on which the comparison depends |
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| numerical data that summarize facts or sampls |
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| original collector and interpreter of info or data |
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| an individual, organization, or publication that reports information or data gathered by another entity |
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| statement expressing an individual's attitutdes, beliefs, or values |
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| opinion offered by someone who is an authority on a subject |
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opinion or description offered by a nonexpert who has firsthand experience |
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opinion or description by a writer who speaks in a memorable and often poetic way |
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speech that teaches others new information, ideas, concepts, principles, or processes in order to enhance their knowledge or understanding about soemthing |
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| art and science of teaching children |
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| art and science of teaching adults |
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