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The explicit meaning a language community formally gives a word

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denotation

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The position of a word in a sentence and its relationship to other words around it

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Context

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The feelings or evaluation we associate with a word

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Connotation

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wors that clarify meaning by narrowing what is undertood from a general category to a particular item or group within that category

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specific language

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words that appeal to the senses or conjure up a picture

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concrete words

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words that narrow a larger category

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precise words

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language that is full of life - vigorous, bright, and intense

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vivid language

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a direct comparison of dissimilar things using like or as

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simile

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a comparison that esablishes a figurative identity between objects being compared

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metaphor

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the weight or importance given to certain words or ideas

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emphasis

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words and phrases that emphasize the relationships between ideas within a main point

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internal transitions

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using language that adapts to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the listener and avoiding launguage that alienates audience members

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speaking appropriately

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technical terminology; meaningles talk, gibberish

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jargon

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informal, nonstandard vocabulary

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slang

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using words that may apply only to one sex, race, or other group as though they represent everyone

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generic language

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language in which terms are changed because of the sex, race, or other group characteristics of the individual

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nonparallel language

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the addition of sex, race, age, or other group designations to a description

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marking

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the use of words and phrases to demeaning another person or group and to express the speakers's hatred and prejudice toward that person or group

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hate speech

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the degree of loudness of the tone you make

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volume

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the speed at which you talke

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rate

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using the tongue, palate, teeth, jaw movement, and lips to shape vocalized sounds that combine to produce a word

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articulation

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the form and accent of various syllables of a word

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pronunciation

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the inflection, tone, and speech habits typical of the natives of a country, a region, or even a state or city

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accent

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eye and mouth movement

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facial expression

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movements of hands, arms, and fingers

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gestures

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the motion of the entire body

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movement

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the position or bearing of the body

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posture

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assurance of manner

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poise

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an informal way of presenting a speech so that your listeners fel that you are talking with them

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conversational style

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excitement or passion about your speech

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enthusiasm

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vocal contrasts in pitch, volume, rate, and quality that affect the meaning audiences get from the sentences you speak

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vocal expressiveness

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give different shades of expressiveness to

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emphasive

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a voice in which the pitch, volume, and rate remain constant, with no word, idea, or sentence differing significantly from any other

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monotone

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a naturalness that does not seem rehearsed or memorized

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spontaneity

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speech that flows easily without hesitations and vocal interferences

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fluent

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looking directly at the people to whom you are speaking

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eye contact

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a speech that is delivered with only seconds or minutes of advance notice for preparation and is usually presented without referring to notes of any kind

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impromptu speech

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a speech that is prepared by creating a complete written manuscript and delivered by reading a written copy

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scripted speech

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a speech that is researched and planned ahead of time but whose exact wording is not scripted and will vary from presentation to presentation

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extemporaneous speech

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practicing the presentation of your speech aloud

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rehearsing

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a word or phrase outline of your speech, plus hard-to-remember information such as quotations and statistics designed to trigger memory

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speech notes