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Public Speaking Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy






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






3. A speech of tribute presented upon a person's death






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






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






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






7. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person






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






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






10. The average value of a group of numbers






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






12. A trite or overused expression






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






14. The means by which a message is communicated






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






16. Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed






17. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech






18. A ceremonial speech directed at awakening or reawakening an audience to a goal - purpose - or set of values






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






31. 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






32. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken






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. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns






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






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






37. The way objects enter or exit a powerpoint slide






38. A complete set of type of the same design






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






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






41. The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase






42. A brief outline used to jog a speaker's memory during the presentation of a speech






43. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something






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






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






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






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






48. 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?






49. 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






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