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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice






2. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects






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






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






5. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation






6. A book of synonyms






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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

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






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






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






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






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






19. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.






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






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






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






23. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.






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






25. A question about the truth or falsity of assertion






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






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






28. The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan sove the problem? Will it create new and more serious problem?






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






30. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.






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






32. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas






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






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






35. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech






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






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






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






45. The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.






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






47. 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






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






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






50. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points