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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.






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






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






4. The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.






5. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - ect.






6. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters






7. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening






8. A pause that occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as 'uh' - 'er' and 'um'






9. A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point






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






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






12. The physical production of particular speech sounds






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






14. The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The tendency of people to be concerned above all with their own values - beliefs - and well -being






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






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






26. 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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27. A typeface with straight edges on the letters






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






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






30. A statement in the body of the speech that summarizes the speaker's preceding point or points






31. A speech designed to convey knowledge and understanding






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






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






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






35. The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan sove the problem? Will it create new and more serious problem?






36. A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.






37. The subject of a speech






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






39. A question that the audience answers mentally rather than out load






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






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






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






43. A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented






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






45. The mental give and take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech






46. Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker






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






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






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






50. A persuasive speech design in which the speaker tries to raise doubts about - damage - or destroy an opposing position