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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words






2. A search engine that combines interent technology with traditional library methods cataloguing and assessing data






3. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening






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






5. The obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary






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






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






8. A method of speech organization in which the main points show a cause - effect relationship






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






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






11. Testimony that is presented word for word






12. A typeface with straight edges on the letters






13. What a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech






14. A systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product






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






16. An error in reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next






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






26. A book of synonyms






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






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






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






30. Numerical data






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






32. Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people






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






34. Words that refer to tangible objects






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second






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






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






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






45. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






47. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point






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






49. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem






50. A provision of copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes