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  2. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    Public speaking, is the practice of delivering speeches to a live audience. [3] Throughout history, public speaking has held significant cultural, religious, and political importance, emphasizing the necessity of effective rhetorical skills.

  3. Presentation - Wikipedia

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    The key elements of a presentation consists of presenter, audience, message, reaction and method to deliver speech for organizational success in an effective manner." [ 3 ] Presentations are widely used in tertiary work settings such as accountants giving a detailed report of a company's financials or an entrepreneur pitching their venture idea ...

  4. Topic and comment - Wikipedia

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    זה ze this מאד meʾod very מענין meʿanyen interesting הספר ha-sefer book הזה ha-ze this זה מאד מענין הספר הזה ze meʾod meʿanyen ha-sefer ha-ze this very interesting book this "This book is very interesting." In American Sign Language, a topic can be declared at the beginning of a sentence (indicated by raised eyebrows and head tilt) describing the referent ...

  5. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Ethos – a rhetorical appeal to an audience based on the speaker/writer's credibility. Ethopoeia – the act of putting oneself into the character of another to convey that person's feelings and thoughts more vividly. Eulogy – a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired.

  6. Theme (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    In contemporary literary studies, a theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. [1] Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its thematic statement being "what the work says about the subject". [2] Themes are often distinguished from premises.

  7. Thematic structure - Wikipedia

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    When people talk, there are purposes in three separable parts of utterances, the act of speech, the propositional content and the thematic structure. Because speaking is cooperative, in order that the speaking can be effective in the conversation , speakers have to pay attention to their listeners’ knowledge, state of mind and level of ...

  8. Modes of persuasion - Wikipedia

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    Pathos may also include appeals to audience imagination and hopes, done when the speaker paints a scenario of positive future results of following the course of action proposed. It is also related to the mood or the tone of a speech and the skill that the speaker possesses in harnessing the emotional side of the audience.

  9. Barack Obama 2008 presidential election victory speech

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    In his speech, Obama reflected on the hard times of the campaign and the "challenges that America would face ahead." TV coverage of the speech showed Jesse Jackson and Oprah Winfrey weeping in the crowd. [13] [14] Obama's speech also marked the first time a President-elect referred positively to gay Americans in an acceptance speech. Sam Perry ...