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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.






2. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech






3. The sum of a person's knowledge - experience - goals - values - and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.






4. The pattern of symbolization and indentation in a speech outline that shows the relationship among the speaker's ideas






5. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion






6. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award






7. The subject of a speech






8. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data






9. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.






10. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second






11. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures






12. A detailed outline developed during the process of speech preparation that includes the title - specific purpose - central idea - introduction - main points - subpoints - connectives - conclusion - and bibliography of a speech






13. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge






14. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point






15. Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view






16. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.






17. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion






18. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns






19. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step to a dramatic final statement






20. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary






21. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation






22. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common






23. A conclusion in which the speech builds to a zenith of power and intensity






24. A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information usually in list form






25. Language that does not stereotype - demean - or patronize people on the basis of gender - race - religion - disability - sexual orientation - or other factors






26. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience






27. The speed at which a person speaks






28. The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words - phrases - or sentences






29. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence






30. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own






31. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation






32. The number that appears the most






33. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns






34. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body






35. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else






36. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load






37. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.






38. A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with te existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem






39. A ceremonial speech that recognizes the achievements of individuals or groups or commemorates special events






40. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points






41. A specific cas used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas -conditions - experiences - or the like






42. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them






43. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being






44. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers






45. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which each main point explains why a speaker's solution to a problem is preferable to other proposed solutions






46. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.






47. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience






48. The second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy - does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem






49. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.






50. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common







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