Public Speaking Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: __________ is using the voice to show the character of a person.

• characterization

• intonation

• projection

• articulation

Fill in the blank: __________ is a phrase or expression that is overused and lacks original thought.

• cliché

• metaphor

• proverb

• idiom

Fill in the blank: __________ is the highest emotional peak in a presentation or speech.

• climax

• introduction

• summary

• transition

Fill in the blank: __________ means informal conversation.

• colloquial

• formal

• academic

• technical

Fill in the blank: __________ is the meaning suggested by a word or thing.

• connotation

• denotation

• alliteration

• metaphor

Fill in the blank: __________ is an evaluation with positive and negative opinions.

• critique

• summary

• description

• narrative

Fill in the blank: __________ is a strong feeling.

• emotion

• table

• window

• pencil

Fill in the blank: __________ is experiencing the feeling of another.

• empathy

• sympathy

• apathy

• antipathy

Fill in the blank: __________ is adding importance to a syllable, word, or phrase.

• emphasis

• intonation

• pause

• volume

Fill in the blank: __________ is clarity of speech.

• enunciation

• intonation

• articulation

• pronunciation