Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Video/Slide Activities
Listening Skills
Speaking Skills
100


Is the use of sounds and words to express yourself

What is verbal communication

100

A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress

What is adrenaline

100

In the video "Don't Eat the Marshmallow"  the speaker used visual aides while he was talking

What is a marshmallow or videos of children in the experiment

100

Listening to learn

What is informational listening

100

The act of looking directly into another's eyes

What is eye contact

200

Communication without the use of spoken language that includes gestures, facial expressions, and body positions (known collectively as "body language")

What is nonverbal communication

200

Headache, stomach ache, sweating, dilated eyes, and racing heart

What are symptoms of stage fright

200

Megan Washington's reason for dreading public speaking

She had a stutter

200

Listening for pleasure

What is appreciative listening

200

 A position of a person’s body when standing or sitting

What is posture

300

Words such as er, um, and you know, used in the place of a pause.

What are filler words or vocal distractions

300

Colors opposite each other on the color wheel

What are complimentary or contrasting colors

300

She stood up for her right to stay seated on a bus

Who is Rosa Parks

300

Listening to evaluate and analyze a message

What is critical listening

300

The speed at which a person speaks

What is rate

400

Two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine.

What are kidneys

400

Tissue located on top of the kidneys that releases adrenaline

What are adrenal glands

400

A visual aide intended for the audience. Not intended to be used as notes for a speech

What are slides

400

The percentage of information you retain at the end of an average day

What is 25%

400

Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech

What are gestures 

500

Is a regulator in your autonomic nervous system and a player in "fight or flight." Sends a warning message to the pituitary gland

What is the hypothalamus

500

When a speaker speaks directly to the audience at the beginning and end of their speech

What is addressing the audience

500

She delivered the eulogy for Rosa Parks

Who is Oprah Winfrey

500

Listening with empathy and emotion

What is empathetic listening

500

Nervousness before or during an appearance before an audience.

What is stage fright

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