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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values






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






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






4. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






5. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness






16. The credibility of a speaker before he starts to speak






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






18. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






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






20. Numerical data






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






22. The study of body motions as systematic mode of communications






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






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






25. A speech of tribute that recognizes achievements of the award recipient - explains the nature of the award - and describes why the recipient qualifies for the award






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






27. A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech






28. The physical production of particular speech sounds






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






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






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






32. Focused - organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas - the soundness of evidence - and the differences between fact and opinion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Questions that require responses at fixed intervals along a scale of answers.






46. A method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action. The five steps of the motivated sequence are attention - need - satisfaction - visualization - and action

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






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






49. A complete set of type of the same design






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






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