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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An explicit comparison - introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' between things that are essentially different yet have something in common






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






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






4. Numerical data






5. An object - usually built to scale - that represents another object in detail






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






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






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






9. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else






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






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






12. 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






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






14. An error in reasoning






15. A complete set of type of the same design






16. 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






17. Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words






18. Focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religion - sexual orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.






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

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






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






22. The number that appears the most






23. The belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures






24. Communication based on a person's use of voice and body - rather than on the use of words






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






26. Words that refer to tangible objects






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. A word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them






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






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






36. A method of organizing persuasive speeches in which the first main point identifies a problem - the second main point analyzes the cause of the problem - and the third main point presents a solution to the problem






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






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






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






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






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






42. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation






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






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






45. The physical production of particular speech sounds






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






47. The speed at which a person speaks






48. The broad goal of a speech






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






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