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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load






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






3. A short speech of tribute - usually offered at celebration dinners or meetings






4. The credibility of a speaker produced by everything he says and does during the speech






5. The first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy






6. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker






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






8. The subject of a speech






9. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something






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






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






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






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






14. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point






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






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






17. 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






18. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed






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






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






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






22. The broad goal of a speech






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






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






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






26. A complete set of type of the same design






27. 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






28. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion






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






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






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






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






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

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34. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase






35. A fallacy that attacks the person rather then dealing with the real issue in dispute






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






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






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






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






40. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening






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






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






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






44. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem - the second main point analyzes the cause of the problem - and the third main point presents a solution to the problem






45. The number that appears the most






46. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech






47. A listing of all the books - periodicals - and other resources owned by a library






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






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






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