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






2. Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation






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






4. Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something






5. The process of creating - reinforcing - or changing people's beliefs or actions






6. A complete set of type of the same design






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






8. The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice






9. Directions in a speaking outline to help a speaker remember how she wants to deliver key parts of the speech






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






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






12. Anything that happens or is regarded as happening






13. 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






14. The pattern of sound in a pattern created by the choice and arrangement of words






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






16. A typeface with straight edges on the letters






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






18. The audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind






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






20. A statement that depicts a person - event - idea - or the like with clarity and vividness






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






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






23. An interview conducted to gather information for a speech






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






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






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






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






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






29. A book of synonyms






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






31. The subject of a speech






32. A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech






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






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






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






36. A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent - grammer - or vocabulary






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






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






39. The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice






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






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






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






43. A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge






44. A constant pitch or tone of voice






45. An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation






46. Paying close attention to - and making sense of - what we hear.






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






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






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






50. 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