Ethics in public speaking
The basics of public speaking
Researching your speeches
Organizing and outlining your speech
Supporting your speech ideas
100

What is the branch of philosophy that involves determinants of what is right and moral. 

Ethics. 

100

Anything that disrupts, interrupts , or interferes with the communication process 

Noise

100

Works that are published on a regular, ongoing basis , such as magazines, academic journals, and newspapers 

Periodicals

100

The repetition of grammatical structures that correspond in sound, meter, and meaning. 

Parallelism

100

The mathematical average for a given set of numbers 

Mean

200

A false statement of fact that damages a persons character, fame , or reputation 

Defamatory Speech 

200

Direct or indirect messages sent from an audience (receiver) back to the original sender of the message 

Feedback

200

Results of experiments, research, clinical trials 

Primary Sources

200

A phrase or sentence that connects various parts of a speech and shows the relationship between them

Connectives 

200

The middle number in a given set of numbers. 

Medium 

300

A speaker’s credibility at the beginning of or even before the speech

Initial Credibility 

300

The means through which a message gets from sender to receiver 

Channel

300

Books , articles, textbooks. 

Secondary sources 


300

A type of connective that emphasize what is coming up next in the speech and what to expect with regard to the content

Internal previews

300

The words of others used as proof or evidence 

Testimony 

400

A speaker’s credibility at the end of the speech. 

Terminal Credibility 

400

Sharing meaning between two or more people

Communication 

400

New research, carried out to acquire data first-hand rather from previously published sources to answer specific questions or issues and discover knowledge 

Primary research 

400

A type of connective that serves as a bridge between disconnected material in a speech

Transitions 

400

Someone with recognized credentials, knowledge, education, and or experience in a subject 

Expert 

500

The act of using another persons words or idea without giving credit to that person. 

Plagiarism 

500

A severe fear of public speaking 

Glossophobia

500

Information that is first-hand or straight from the source ; information that is unfiltered by interpretation or editing 

Primary Source 

500

A type of connective that emphasizes moving the audience psychologically to the next part of a speech 

Bridging statements 

500

Feelings or issues related to inner workings of the body 

Organic

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