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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person






2. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide






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






4. The use of language to defame - demean - or degrade individuals or groups.






5. Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic






6. The person who receives the speaker's message






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






8. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else






9. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker






10. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences






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






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






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






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






15. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values






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






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






18. A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic






19. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech






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






21. 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






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






23. A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience






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






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






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






27. An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another - the first event is the cause of the second - Post hoc Fallacy






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






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






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






31. The number that appears the most






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point






37. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken






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






39. The name used by Aristotle for what modern students of communication refer to as credibility






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






41. The means by which a message is communicated






42. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation






43. The message - usually nonverbal - sent from listener to a speaker.






44. A ceremonial speech in which a featured speaker is introduced to the audience






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






46. A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers






47. A summary of a magazine or a journel article - written by someone other than the original author






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






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






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