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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening






2. The portion of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade






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






4. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech






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






6. Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience






7. A constant pitch or tone of voice






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






9. Testimony that is presented word for word






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






11. The physical setting for the speech - and the disposition of the audience toward the topic - the speaker - and the occasion






12. 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






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






14. Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice






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






16. Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own






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

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18. The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language






19. The credibility of a speaker at the end of a speech






20. The broad goal of a speech






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






22. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A technique in which a speaker connects himself with the values - attitudes - or experiences of the audience






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






34. A story - narrative - or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point






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






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






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






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






40. 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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41. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person






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






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






44. A complete set of type of the same design






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






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






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






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






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






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