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Miscellaneous
Special Speeches
Effective Language
Vocabulary
100
John F. Kennedy's inaugural address is an example.
What is a commemorative speech?
100
Each person has an average vocabulary of words
What is 10,000 words?
100
Commemorative speaker after the Challenger explosion.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
100
words sometimes substituted for words that are harsh or distasteful
What is euphemism?
100
To talk informally with someone
What is converse?
200
Given to praise or honor someone who had died
What is eulogy?
200
A question that doesn't call for a response from the audience
What is rhetorical?
200
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is an example
What is a commemorative speech?
200
The same grammatical form to express ideas that should logically be treated equally
What is parallel structure?
200
to state something in a strong and definite way
What is assert?
300
Used when a person is receiving a gift or award
What is speech of presentation?
300
The use of opposites such as "hot and cold" and "success and failure"
What is antithesis?
300
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
300
Specialized vocabulary of those in the same line of work
What is jargon?
300
an amount that is much greater than what is necessary
What is plethora?
400
Three out of four dentists recommend...
What is a testimonial?
400
Words that are understood through the senses
What are concrete?
400
Build enthusiasm by relating information about the qualifications of the speaker
What is an introduction?
400
Informal words and expressions NOT considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect.
What is slang?
400
To organize things so that the most important thing is done or dealt with first
What is prioritize
500
Competitors "acting from the waist up"
What is dramatic interpretation?
500
Words that involve qualities and attributes
What are abstract?
500
Speeches given to fulfill social customs
What is a courtesy speech
500
The repetition of the initial sound of two or more words that are close together.
What is alliteration?
500
Knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience
What is cognizant?
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