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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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frame of reference
Language; Public speaking
The sum of a person's knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same frame of reference.
assimilation
Language; Public speaking
The tendency of listeners to interpret the positions of a speaker with whom they agree as closer to their own views than they actually are.
practicality
Language; Public speaking
The third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: Will the speaker's plan solve the problem? Will it create new and more serious problems?
agreement
Language; Public speaking
The third stage in the persuasive process requires that listeners not only accept the speaker’s recommendations but remember their reasons for doing so.
reliability
Language; Public speaking
The trustworthiness of information critical to the credibility of a speech.
