Vocal Qualities
The speed at which a person speaks.
What is Rate?
A book of synonyms
Thesaurus
the anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience
What is stage fright?
is a trite or overused expression
What is a Cliche
The Greek word that comes from the word "passion" and plays off of your emotions
What is pathos?
The highness or lowness of a speakers voice
What is pitch?
A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
What is a reference work?
a hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress
What is adrenaline?
an implicit comparison, not introduced with the word “like” or “as”, between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Who is the philosopher who came up with the idea of ethos, pathos, and logos?
Who is Aristotle?
The physical production of particular speech sounds
What is articulation?
A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves
What is a call number
The mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation
What is visualization?
The similar arrangement of pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences
Parallelism
Is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
What is ethics?
A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary
What is Dialect?
A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author
What is an abstract?
With proper preparation, stage fright can reduce by how much
What is 75%?
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structures
Antithesis
Is the sum of a person's knowledge, experiences, goals, values and attitudes.
What is frame of reference?
The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.
What is pronunciation?
A blog post is an example of a reference work.
What is False
Research shows that anxiety significantly drops after the first _____seconds in a presentation?
What is 30-60 seconds?
Discourse that takes many more words than are necessary to express an idea
What is clutter?
Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker's point of view.
What is Active Listening?