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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.






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






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






4. A ceremonial speech expressing gratitude for an honor and acknowledging those who made the accomplishment possible






5. Anything that impedes the communication of a message. Interference can be external or internal to listeners






6. Numerical data






7. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech






8. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech






9. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy






10. The person who receives the speaker's message






11. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector






12. A reference work that provides information about people






13. Words that refer to tangible objects






14. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide






15. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words






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






17. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product






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






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






20. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike






21. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form






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






23. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest






24. A word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another






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






26. 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






27. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.






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






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






30. The physical production of particular speech sounds






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






32. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words






33. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own






34. 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






35. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters






36. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth






37. The difference between the rate at which most people talk (120 to 150 words a minute) and the rate at which the brain can process language

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38. The number that appears the most






39. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening






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






41. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure






42. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes






43. 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






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






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






46. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death






47. The materials used to support a speaker's ideas. the three major kinds of supporting materials are examples - statistics - and testimony






48. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something






49. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem






50. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase