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“Speaking of the Future”
Glossary of Terms
for the
Speaking, Training,
and Meetings Industry
A - B C - E F - L M - O P - S T - W
| Per diem | |
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A daily subsistence allowance which covers the speaker’s on-site and travel expenses (hotel accommodation, meals, local transportation). | |
| Podium | |
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The stage from which a speaker delivers the program. Commonly used as a synonym for ‘lectern’. See ‘lectern’. | |
| PowerPoint | |
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A software program from Microsoft that develops and displays a computer-generated “slide show”; sometimes used as a generic term for any presentation-software package. | |
| Press kit | |
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The traditional term for a media kit; newspapers originally were printed on presses, so ‘the press’ was slang for newspaper reporters. See ‘Media kit’. | |
| Press release | |
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A short announcement of a newsworthy event, sent to selected members of the media in the hopes of generating publicity for the speaker. Also called a ‘media release’. | |
| Product | |
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Salable resources, such as books and tape sets. | |
| Prop | |
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A visual device used by speakers to emphasize their points or illustrate their stories. For example, if you’re talking about communication skills, you could use a telephone as a prop. | |
| Riser | |
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A low platform; a temporary stage can be constructed by placing several risers next to each other. | |
| Q & A | |
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Abbreviation for ‘question and answer session’. | |
| Seminar | |
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A classroom-type presentation, usually of an educational nature. Seminars are normally more lecture-oriented, while ‘workshops’ are more interactive in nature. | |
| Server | |
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(1) In the hospitality industry, a person who provides food and beverages at an event; (2) In the Internet, the computer which is the source of a web page or an Internet service. When you are browsing the Internet, the pages you view come from various servers. See ‘client’. | |
| Spam | |
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Unsolicited and undesired e-mail. | |
| Speakers bureau | |
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A company which books speakers for meetings and events. | |
| Spin off | |
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A speaking engagement that is obtained as a result of someone hearing you at an earlier speaking engagement; speakers bureaus sometimes want a commission on spin-off business as well as the original engagement that they arranged. | |
| Staging | |
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The process of setting up the physical environment for an event. | |
| Striking | |
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The process of dismantling the physical environment for an event. | |