PUBLIC SPEAKING : DICTIONARIES: SUBJECT: Public Speaking: Glossary

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PUBLIC SPEAKING :

DICTIONARIES: SUBJECT:

Public Speaking: Glossary

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Public Speaking: Glossary

Public Speaking Tips

http://www.speaking-tips.com/Glossary.aspx

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abstract
A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than
the original author.

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abstract words
Words that refer to ideas or concepts.

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acceptance speech
A speech that gives thanks for a gift, an award, or some other form of
public recognition.

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acronym

A word composed of the initial letters or parts of a series of words.
active listening
Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand
the speaker's point of view.

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ad hominem fallacy

An attempt to discredit a position by attacking the people who favor it.

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adrenaline

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

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after-dinner speech

A brief, often humorous, ceremonial speech, presented after a meal, that
offers a message without asking for radical changes in attitude or action.

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agenda-setting function

The work of informative speaking in raising topics to attention and
creating a sense of their importance.

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agreement

The third stage in the persuasive process requires that listeners not only
accept the speakers recommendations but remember their reasons for doing
so.

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alliteration

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

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amplification

The art of developing ideas by finding ways to restate them in a speech.

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analogical persuasion

Creating a strategic perspective on a subject by relating it to something
about which the audience has strong positive or negative feelings.

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analogical reasoning

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.

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analogous color scheme

Colors adjacent on the color wheel; used in a presentation aid to suggest
both differences and close relationships among the components represented.

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analogy

A connection established between two otherwise dissimilar ideas or things.

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animation

The way objects enter and/or exit a PowerPoint slide.

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