Elements of Public Speaking
Rhetorical Appeals
Aspects of Delivery
Audience Appeals
Presentation Aids
100

The success of a speech is generally considered to be determined by how well the audience understands this. 

What is the message? 

100
When a speech utilizes this sort of appeal, it often involves incorporating facts or statistics. 

What is logos? 

100

A person saying "ummm" or "you know" during their speech would be an example of this. 

What is a filled pause? 

100

This type of speaker focuses more on their needs than the needs of their audience. 

What is a self-centric speaker? 

100

This presentation aid is helpful because it can help explain complex ideas and additional information, and also can encourage audience members to take notes. 

What is a hand out? 

200

Anything that interferes with the communication of a message. 

What is noise? 

200

This trailer utilizes what kind of appeal? 

 

What is pathos?

200

The relative highness/lowness of someone's voice. 

What is pitch? 

200

This type of audience made an effort to attend, and might have paid to attend, a speech or presentation. 

What is a willing audience? 

200

This is considered one of the benefits of  using visual aids in a presentation. 

What is: 

  • Gain attention

  • Maintain interest

  • Make things more clear

  • Reinforce your message

  • Contribute to your credibility and confidence

300

This is the situation or setting in which a speech takes place. 

What is the context? 

300

A licensed doctor giving a speech about the dangers of smoking is an example of this kind of appeal. 

What is ethos? 

300

The way in which a speaker pronounces words and sounds. 

What is articulation? 

300

This type of audience does not engage and remains indifferent to what the speaker is saying. They most likely do not offer feedback. 

What is a passive audience? 

300

When devising a color scheme, it is recommended that you go with these types of colors. 

What are complimentary colors.

400

This is the means by which the message is communicated. 

What is the channel? 

400

A specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view.

What is a persuasive speech?

400

This subset of diction refers to the way unique was people from a specific region, city, or even community speak. 

What is dialect? 

400

A society where people tend to be more focused on the family or community unit, as opposed to themselves, is called what? 

What is collectivist? 

400

These two colors combos are generally considered to be distracting to the eye, and should be avoided for presentations. 

What are blue/red and orange/blue. 

500

The term used for the response that the audience gives back to the speaker. 

What is feedback? 

500

This term is used for delivery that is flat and does not vary in pitch, tone, or volume. 

What is monotonous? 

500

The number of people in a room, the time of day a speech is occurring, and other situational factors are all examples of these. 

What are context characteristics? 

500

This font, originally created in London in 1965, has since become the default font for online memes or macro images. 

What is Impact?