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When an individual speaks to a group of people, assuming responsibility for speaking for a defined length of time.

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public speaking

2
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A public speaker who consciously selects relevant topics, adapts to the audience, speaks personally and conversationally, and uses technology when appropriate.

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optimized speaker

3
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Acknowledging an audience’s expectations and situations before, during, and after a speech.

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audience centered

4
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The gap between groups that have a high level of access to and use of digital communications technology and groups that have a low level of access and use.

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digital divide

5
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The ability to access, select, evaluate, and use information effectively and responsibly.

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information literacy

6
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Aristotle’s term for public speaking.

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rhetoric

7
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Using the ability to recall information about all aspects of public speaking to give an effective speech.

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memory (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)

8
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The presentation of a speech to an audience.

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delivery (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)

9
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A story used in a speech or other form of communication.

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narrative

10
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The planned and structured presentation of ideas transmitted from one physical location to other locations by means of information and communications technology.

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distance speaking

11
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The ability to access and share information in multiple forms from multiple locations in ways that transcend conventional ways of thinking about time and space.

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pervasive communication environment

12
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When people interact in multiple communications spheres simultaneously.

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convergence

13
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The intended recipients of a speaker’s message.

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audience

14
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The person who assumes the primary responsibility for conveying a message in a public communication context.

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speaker

15
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The words and nonverbal cues a speaker uses to convey ideas, feelings, and thoughts.

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message

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A mode or medium of communication.

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channel

17
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Anything that interferes with the understanding of a message.

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noise

18
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Audience members’ responses to a speech.

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feedback

19
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The situation within which a speech is given.

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context

20
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The external surroundings that influence a public speaking event.

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environment

21
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The way ideas presented in a speech are organized.

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arrangement (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)

22
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Discovering what you want to say in a speech, such as by choosing a topic and developing good arguments.

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invention (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)

23
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The language or words used in a speech.

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style (one of the five “arts of public speaking”)