Public speaking

Public speaking

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

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Stage fright

Language; Public speaking

Nervousness associated with performing or speaking before an audience.

Object

Language; Public speaking

Anything that is visible, tangible, and stable in form.

Audience-centeredness

Language; Public speaking

Keeping the audience foremost in mind at every step of speech preparation and presentation.

Aside

Language; Public speaking

In the theater, something said to the audience that is not to be heard by the other actors. In television, the actor would look right at the camera and talk to the viewers. In a presentation, the ...

Inclusive language

Language; Public speaking

Language that does not stereotype, demean, or patronise people on the basis of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or other factors.

Facts and statistics

Language; Public speaking

Items of information that can be used to illustrate and prove points made by the speaker. When expressed numerically, such information appears in statistics.