Public Speaking Vocabulary

Cliché

• a phrase or expression that is overused and lacks original thought

• a platform where the speaker stands

• the storyline

• degree of loudness

Colloquial

• highness or lowness of sound

• the reason something is said or done

• informal conversation

• rate of delivery

Connotation

• a brief story with a moral

• presentation of an author's writing

• use of voice to show the character of a person

• meaning suggested by a word or thing

Empathy

• a particular feeling

• experiencing the feeling of another

• Painting pictures with words

• grouping of words used to express an idea

Enunciation

• clarity of speech

• a strong feeling

• things arranged by rank or category

• without advanced preparation or knowledge

Imperative

• the reason something is said or done

• highness or lowness of sound

• a stage for public speaking

• Expressing a command in a forceful way

Motivation

• an anonymous saying offering advice or observation

• the reason something is said or done

• movement of the body to express an idea or meaning

• highest emotional peak in a presentation or speech

Pitch

• the storyline

• written composition, document, or speech

• highness or lowness of sound

• the art of effective speaking or writing

Gesture

• Movement of the body to express an idea or meaning

• system of organizing ideas

• highly informal language used by a particular group of people

• carefully prepared, but delivered without notes

Profanity

• painting pictures with words

• a platform on which a public speaker stands

• rate of delivery

• vulgar language