Chapter 10 speech Flashcards
denotative meaning
the commonly shared meaning for a word. (dictionary diffination)
connotative meaning
personal meanings that people have for words
metaphor
a comparison between two ideas that doesn’t use the words like or as
simile
a comparison between two ideas that uses the words like or as.
four stylistic techniques
parallelism
repetition
alliteration
antithesis
parallelism
the repeated use of similar words, phrases, or sentences at the beginning or end of sentences
repetition
repeating key words or phrases
alliteration
using words in close proximity to each other that start with the same first letter
antithesis
the use of contrasting ideas in the same sentence
sensory langauge
the use of words that appeal to one or more of the five sense
electronic eloquence
an manner of using language to maximize its appeal for a visual culture.
inclusive langauge
language that includes all of your audience in what you are saying
how to make you audience listen
think of a phrase that captures your speech storytelling conversational style self-disclosure visual style