Using Language Clearly
To use language clearly you need to use these kinds of words.
What is familiar?
This is vital for a speaker to get their topic across to the audience clearly.
What is using language accurately?
An effective speaker uses this to express their ideas vividly.
What is imagery?
Language should be appropriate to these four things.
What is the occasion, audience, topic, and speaker?
This is important.
What is language?
If you eliminate this you can use language more clearly.
What is clutter?
Speakers who have serious aspirations should develop this for improving their vocabulary.
What is a systematic plan?
This can make a speakers ideas come alive.
What is imagery?
No matter what the speech should always be appropriate to this person.
What is the speaker?
Words have these two kinds of meanings.
What is denotative and connotative?
These words refer to general concepts, qualities, and attributes.
What are abstract words?
This book is a good way to find synonyms.
What is a thesaurus?
Three ways to generate imagery are by using these words.
Some occasions require you to speak more formally than others. T or F
What is true?
This word is precise, literal, and objective.
What is denotative?
These words refer to tangible objects-people, places, and things.
What are concrete words?
Because he won a scholarship to a top University, Enrique received an excellent ________.
What is education?
This sentence "Being a fish out of water is tough, but that's how you evolve." is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
You have to be careful to avoid language that might do this to your audience.
What is offend?
This word is more variable, figurative, and subjective.
What is connotative?
The hardest part is recognizing this and forcing yourself to throw out unnecessary words.
What is clutter?
Sophia acquired her _______ of Chinese history by reading a number of books on the subject.
What is knowledge?
This is created by the choice and arrangements of words.
What is rhythm?
There is a difference between one's everyday style and ones developed style. T or F
What is true?
This type of word will really stir up your listeners emotions and rally them to a cause.
What is words with more intense connotative meaning?