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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures






2. Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.






3. A belief - theory - idea - notion - principle - or the like






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






5. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






8. The average value of a group of numbers






9. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented






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






11. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.






12. Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech






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






14. The major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures






15. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author






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






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






18. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point






19. 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






20. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech






21. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation






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






23. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion






24. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker






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






26. Changes in a speaker's rate - pitch - and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness






27. A persuasive speech design that proceeds by arousing attention - demonstrating a need - satisfying the need - visualizing results - and calling for action






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






29. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern






30. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






31. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions






32. A complete set of type of the same design






33. The use of 'he' to refer to both men and women

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34. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space






35. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail






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






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






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






39. Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea






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






41. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas






42. A trite or overused expression






43. A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year






44. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution






45. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.






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






47. A speaker's selecting and emphasizing certain qualities of a subject to stress the values they represent






48. A process in which speakers seek to create a bond with the audience by emphasizing common values - goals - and experiences






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






50. The number that appears the most







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