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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed






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






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






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






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






6. The physical production of particular speech sounds






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






8. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common






9. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






11. Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.






12. Words that refer to tangible objects






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






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






15. Creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people - usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike.






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






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






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






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






20. The speed at which a person speaks






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






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






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






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






25. The broad goal of a speech






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






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






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






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






30. The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects - actions - or ideas






31. An outline that briefly notes a speaker's main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form






32. Testimony that is presented word for word






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






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






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






36. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points






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






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






39. A statement of the similarities among two or more people events ideas etc






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

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






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






43. A fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than two alternatives exist






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






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






46. A statement of the differences among two or more people events ideas etc






47. A person who coordinates an event or program - sets its mood - introduces - and provides transitions






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






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






50. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else