Matching Pairs Public Speaking Vocabulary (Showing cards)Online version Match the vocabulary for public speaking with the proper defintion. by Stephanie Ochipinti 1 Emotion 2 Pace 3 Enunciation 4 Profanity 5 Climax 6 Emphasis 7 Volume 8 Cliche 9 Empathy 10 Expression 11 Inflection 12 Podium 13 Mood 14 Gesture movement of the body to express an idea or meaning a phrase or expression that is overused and lacks original thought rate of delivery the act of pronouncing words clearly, the clarity of speech by articulating each syllable degree of loudness a change in pitch or tone of the voice adding importance to a syllable, word or phrase vulgar, inappropriate language the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, experiencing a feeling of another a table with a slanted surface that a person can stand behind a way of speaking to show mood or feeling a temporary state of mind or feeling a strong feeling highest emotional peak in a presentation of speech