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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point






2. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.






3. Speech strategy in which the speaker invites listeners to imagine themselves enacting a story






4. To present one's ideas in human terms that relate in some fashion to the experience of the audience






5. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action






6. A book of synonyms






7. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist






8. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words






9. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point






10. 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






11. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines






12. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken






13. The physical production of particular speech sounds






14. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation






15. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words






16. An error in reasoning from specific instances - in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence






17. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.






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






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






20. An organization that in the absence of a clearly identified author - is responsible for the content of a document on the internet






21. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic






22. A trite or overused expression






23. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic






24. The vibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses in the brain






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






26. A complete set of type of the same design






27. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc






28. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice






29. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience






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






31. A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it






32. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. the two major factors influencing a speaker's credibility are competence and character






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






34. 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






35. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade






36. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters






37. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position






38. A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention - need - satisfaction - visualization - and action

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39. A speech that combines several kinds of visual and or audio aids in the same talk






40. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind






41. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution






42. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern






43. Speech structure that develops a story from beginning to end through a sequence of scenes in which characters interact






44. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy






45. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'






46. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words






47. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points






48. Controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation






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






50. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation