Public Speaking Vocabulary 8th

What is an orator?

• A person making a report

• A person who delivers a speech

• A person speaking publicly

• A person trying to persuade someone

What does rhetoric mean?

• Speaking each part of a word correctly

• Adding detaily related to what you are speaking about

• A study of the technique for using language effectively

• Expressing yourself readily

What does concise mean?

• Making reference to

• Expressing much in few words

• To report or maintain

• Favoring one side over another

What is an advocate?

• A person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea

• A person who speaks publicly

• A person who makes a report

• A person who favors one person or idea

What does captivating mean?

• Your usual mood

• Adding details to an idea

• To cause to be enamored

• Expressing yourself effectively

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech expressing a difference between things

• A person, place, or thing

• An action word

• A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things

What does eloquent mean?

• Attracting or delighting

• Clearly and explicitly stated

• Expressing yourself with sternness

• Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

What does amplify mean?

• To increase in volume

• To increase in focus

• An increase in eye contact

• An increase in engagement

What does gesticulation mean?

• Your usual mood

• Attracting or delighting

• A deliberate motion of the hands or body

• Moving your hands or body unintentionally

What does persuade mean?

• Causing somebody to adopt a certain position

• Favoring a person or side over another

• Partiality preventing objective consideration

• Having a stern or strict demeanor