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Public speaking

Public speech to a group of audience in a structured, deliberate manner to inform, influence, or entertain.

Contributors in Public speaking

Public speaking

plagiarism

Language; Public speaking

Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.

thoroughness

Language; Public speaking

Providing complete and accurate information about a topic.

strategic organization

Language; Public speaking

Putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.

open-ended questions

Language; Public speaking

Questions that allow respondents to answer however they want.

probes

Language; Public speaking

Questions that ask an expert to elaborate on a response.

rhetorical questions

Language; Public speaking

Questions that have a self-evident answer, or that provoke curiosity that the speech then proceeds to satisfy.

fixed-alternative questions

Language; Public speaking

Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.

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