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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines






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






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






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






6. Listening to understanding the message of the speaker






7. A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience






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






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






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






11. A typeface with rounded edges on the letters






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






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






14. Reasoning that moves from particular facts to general conclusion






15. Numerical data






16. A trite or overused expression






17. The average value of a group of numbers






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






19. 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






20. An error in reasoning






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






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






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






24. A brief - often humorous - ceremonial speech - presented after a meal - that offers a message without asking for radical changes






25. 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?






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






27. A statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed in the body






28. Stories inserted within speeches that illustrate the speaker's points






29. The middle number in a group of numbers arranged from highest to lowest






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






31. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech






32. Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else






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






34. The speed at which a person speaks






35. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas - usually in parallel structure






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






37. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion






38. 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






39. Form of speaking in which the entire speech becomes a story that reveals some important truth






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






41. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that what is true for the first case is also true for the second






42. The name used by aristotle for the logical appeal of a speaker the two major elements of logos are evidence and reasoning.






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






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






45. 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






46. Listening for pleasure or enjoyment.






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






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






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






50. A list of all the sources used in preparing a speech