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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.






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






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






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






5. A question about the worth - rightness - morality - and so forth of an idea or action






6. Reasoning that moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion






7. 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






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






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






10. A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation






11. The time and place in which speech communication occurs.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Words that refer to tangible objects






19. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns






20. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening






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






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






24. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something






25. A method of speech organization in which the main points divide the topic into logical and consistent subtopics






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






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






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






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






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






31. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a directional pattern






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The name used by aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as emotional appeal






39. 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






40. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else






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






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






43. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives






44. A book of synonyms






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






46. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields






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






48. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker






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






50. Quoting a statement in such a way as to distort its meaning by removing the statement from the words and phrases surrounding it