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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

prepersuasive function

Language; Public speaking

The way in which informative speaking shapes listeners’ perceptions, preparing them for later persuasive speeches on a topic.

animation

Language; Public speaking

The way objects enter and/or exit a PowerPoint slide.

agenda-setting function

Language; Public speaking

The work of informative speaking in raising topics to attention and creating a sense of their importance.

awareness

Language; Public speaking

This first stage in the persuasive process includes knowing about a problem, paying attention to it, and understanding how it affects our lives.

derived credibility

Language; Public speaking

The credibility of a speaker produced by everything she or he says and does during the speech.

myth of the mean

Language; Public speaking

The deceptive use of statistical averages in speeches.

denotative meaning

Language; Public speaking

The dictionary definition or objective meaning of a word.

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