Public Speaking Vocabulary

the major part of the speech

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body

• Motivate

the closing of the speech; should be strong and concise

• Connection

• Message

• Inform

• Conclusion

occurs at the very beginning of the speech and allows for the speaker to identify with the audience

• Message

• Connection

• Main Points

• Persuade

to share information with the audience

• Connection

• inform

• Plagiarism

• Introduction

the very beginning of the speech; the first things out of the speaker’s mouth

• Introduction

• Message

• Persuade

• Connection

to encourage the audience to take action

• Introduction

• Connection

• Motivate

• Main Points

stand-alone topics the speaker wants the audience to walk away with or remember

• Inform

• Persuade

• Main Points

• Introduction

what the audience will walk away with or take with them after listening to the speech

• Message

• Conclusion

• Connection

• Persuade

using information to convince the audience to think or feel a certain way

• Persuade

• Plagiarism

• Preview

• Purpose

the theft or misrepresentation of intellectual property (someone’s ideas, beliefs or theories); the substantial unattributed copying of another’s work

• Persuade

• Plagiarism

• Preview

• Purpose