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Public speaking
Public speech to a group of audience in a structured, deliberate manner to inform, influence, or entertain.
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catalogue
Language; Public speaking
A listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library.
research overview
Language; Public speaking
A listing of the main sources of information that could be used in a speech and of the major ideas from each source.
workshop
Language; Public speaking
An educational session lasting from one hour to many days. Usually includes hands-on practice in the particular skills being taught.
stooge
Language; Public speaking
An entertainer who feeds lines to the main performer and frequently is the butt of the joke.
false cause
Language; Public speaking
An error in causal reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another, the first event is the cause of the second. This error is often known by its Latin name, ...
hasty generalization
Language; Public speaking
An error in reasoning from specific instances, in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence.
