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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.






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






3. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something






4. A typeface with straight edges on the letters






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






6. Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience.






7. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.






8. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes






9. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters






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






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






12. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else






13. A complete set of type of the same design






14. 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






15. A fallacy that assumes that because something is popular - it is therefore good - correct -or desirable






16. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech






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






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






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






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






21. A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion - art - law - science - music - etc






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






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






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






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






26. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker






27. A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves.






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






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






30. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility






31. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech






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






33. 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






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






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






36. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes






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






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






39. 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






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






41. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.






42. The first 10 amendments to the united states constitution






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






44. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice






45. A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items






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






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






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






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






50. The person who receives the speaker's message







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