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About Word Choice in Public Speaking
Language & Meaning in Speeches
Speaking Clearly in Public Speeches
Using Specific Words in Public Speaking
Using Concrete Words in Public Speaking
Using Precise Words in Public Speaking
Using Familiar Words in Public Speaking
Tips for Building Your Vocabulary
Cultural Differences in Public Speaking
Using Action Verbs in Public Speaking
Using Figurative Language in Public Speaking
Using Similes in Public Speaking
Using Metaphors in Public Speaking
Speaking Emphatically in Public Speeches
Repetition in Public Speaking
Using Transitional Statements in Public Speaking
Using Slang in Public Speaking
Using Generic Language in Public Speaking
Avoiding Stereotypes in Public Speaking
Avoiding Insensitive Language in Public Speaking
Summary: Public speaking tips! Get tips for using slang or jargon in speeches with this free video clip about public speaking workshops.
Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of...read more
"Hey, we are talking about words and word choices in writing that great speech for public speaking. I want to talk to you for a minute about something really fun and not so fun. Jargon. Slang. OK. What I'm talking about is using language in your speech that is typical of your culture. OK. Like ah you might say, "Let me git that fer ya, y'all. Hmn. OK. That is something that we say here in Texas, y'all. Alright, where up up in New York where I come from they say, "Hey, yous guys. Yous guys. Get me a pop." What's a pop? Oh, OK. I know what a pop is it's a soda. No. OK. Alright. There's all these different words in all these different places. Like you've got Southern words. You've got Northern words. You've got East, West, Southeast, West, North, and all these different ways that people talk. And all these different words that they use to describe something. It gets very, very, very confusing. So you don't want to use words that can be considered slang or just atypical of a certain area. Alright. No jargon. No slang. OK? Got it? Good."
eHow Article: Using Slang in Public Speaking
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