Who said that?
Come again?
Solid... Solid!
Gender Bender & Co.
Speak Your Truth! Now!
100

Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, [and] feel what you felt... 

Who is Dale Carnegie?

100

Transferring what is in your mind to the mind of your audience:

What is communication?

100

When writing a speech, you should be specific.

What is being concrete?

100

Firemen, Actress, Policewoman, Spokesman, ...

What is sexist language?

100

Minimise what you ___________.

What is memorise?

200

According to a study by this person, the words that we use to define something can have an impact on how we describe them.

Who is Boroditsky?

200

A vehicle that comprises symbols to form messages.

What is language?

200

To make a speech effective, use these types or words:

What are simple?

200

Mailman, Male Nurse, Postman, Doorman, Fisherman,...

What are man-liked words?

200

Avoid jokes and _______________.

What are gimmicks?

300

Who said that "[l]anguage is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied."

Who is Noam Chomsky?

300

Better communication stems from the following:

What is language choice?

300

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.); "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." (Muhammad Ali); "We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." (Former President Barack Hussein Obama): These are all examples of_____________.

What is antithesis?

300

Correct this: The bag is man-made.

What is handmade or handcrafted?

300

Communication Apprehension can be lessened (mitigated) by this method.

What is cognitive restructuring?

400

This person may have been a proponent of this simplistic statement. If you think alike, then you are in the same category. 

Who is Hofstede?

400

Humans learn to define their world first from their families, and then later from their community and the institutions therein.

What is the cultural transmission of language?

400

Piling pearls of prosperity upon the pates of the poor: Pipe dream, aspiration, hope or plan?

What is alliteration?

400

All Correct Here? 

The female doctor and male nurse are collaborating on the project.

What is spotlighting?

400

Visualise success, and _______ and release.

What is breathe?

500

Paraphrase: America has defaulted on its promissory note by giving the people a bad check.

Who is the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King?

500

This is the specialised language of a group or profession:

What is jargon?

500

These sentences are all a form of this type of language: "You killed it." "That is so ill." "You are one woke person." "I aced it." 

What is slang?

500
Phrases or expressions that are overly used:

What are clichés?

500

This is the most effective way in which to prepare your speech.

What is being conversant in a topic?

[This is why both your persuasive and informative speeches are on the same topic.]

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