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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas






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






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






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






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






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






7. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns






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






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






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






11. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person






12. Listening to evaluate a message for purpose of accepting or rejecting it.






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






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






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






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






17. A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and ideas.






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






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






20. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects






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






22. 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






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






24. A method of speech organization in which the main points follow a time pattern






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






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






27. The audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. the two major factors influencing a speaker's credibility are competence and character






28. Words that refer to ideas or concepts






29. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines






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






31. A reference work that provides information about people






32. Testimony from people who are recognized experts in their fields






33. A trite or overused expression






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






35. Numerical data






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






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






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






39. The number that appears the most






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






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






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






43. A visual aid drawn - written or printed on a sheet of clear acetate and shown with an overhead projector






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own






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