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Public speaking - Vocabulary

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  • heirarchy
    things arranged by rank or category
  • plot
    the storyline
  • rhetorical question
    a question not intended to require an answer
  • podium
    a table with a slanted surface that a person can stand behind when giving a speech
  • rostrum
    a stage for public speaking
  • fable
    a brief story with a moral
  • proverb
    an anonymous saying offering advice or observation
  • phrasing
    grouping of words used to express an idea
  • pace
    rate of delivery
  • cliche
    a phrase or expression that is overused and lacks original thought
  • volume
    degree of loudness
  • lectern
    a stand for a book or papers
  • idiom
    an expression that does not mean its word for word meaning
  • outline
    system of organizing ideas
  • pitch
    highness or lowness of sound
  • emotion
    a strong feeling
  • profanity
    vulgar language
  • expression
    a way of speaking to show mood and feeling
  • critique
    an evaluation with positive and negative opinions
  • emphasis
    adding importance to a syllable, word or phrase
  • impromptu
    without advanced preparation or knowledge
  • mood
    a particular feeling
  • imagery
    painting pictures with words
  • empathy
    experiencing the feeling of another
  • colloquial
    informal conversation
  • characterization
    using the voice to show the character of the person
  • inflection
    a change in pitch or tone of voice
  • posture
    the position of the body
  • slang
    highly informal language useed by a particular group of people
  • connotation
    meaning suggested by a word or a thing
  • imperative
    expressing a command in a forceful manner
  • climax
    highest emotional peak in a presentation or speech
  • extemporaneous
    carefully prepared, but delivered without notes
  • rhetoric
    the art of effective speaking and writing
  • enunciation
    clarity of speech
  • oral interpretation
    vocal presentation of an of an author's writing
  • motivation
    the reason something is said or done
  • quotation
    words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone else
  • manuscript
    written composition , document or speech
  • gesture
    movement of the body to express an idea or meaning
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