Connecting your Speech smoothly

Connecting your Speech smoothly

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Multiple Choice

These are words or phrases presenters repeat constantly, especially when they are nervous during a speech.

• doubts

• fillers

• hesitation transitions

Multiple Choice

What's the problem with fillers? They...

• distract the audience from your content

• draw too much attention to the presenter

• reflect the presenters lack of confidence or preparation

• all of the above

Connectiveness

Besides good organization,

we need to use connection techniques to help our audience understand and remember better what we say.

Let's analyze 4 of them!

Multiple Choice

These are words or phrases that you use to connect one idea to the next.

• Transitions

• Internal summaries

• Signposts

• Internal previews

• Connected speech

Multiple Choice

Transitions also help you...

• sound more cohesive

• remind the listeners of an idea you are leaving

• introduce the coming idea

• none of the above

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

These are words or phrases that you indicate where the speaker is in the speech or to focus attention on key ideas to come.

• Transitions

• Internal summaries

• Signposts

• Internal previews

• Connected speech

Multiple Choice

These are sections of the speech in which you explain briefly but in more detail the points to be develop next.

• Introductory previews

• Internal summaries

• Introductory summaries

• Internal previews

• Connected speech

Multiple Choice

These are sections of the speech you clarify the main points you have just explained before in order to reinforce them.

• Introductory previews

• Internal summaries

• Introductory summaries

• Internal previews

• Connected speech

Time to analyze some examples

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we will compare answers when we go back to the main session

These are examples of what kind of connectiveness? Signpost, internal preview, transitions or internal summary?

These are examples of what kind of connectiveness? Signpost, internal preview, transitions or internal summary?

These are examples of what kind of connectiveness? Signpost, internal preview, transitions or internal summary?

These are examples of what kind of connectiveness? Signpost, internal preview, transitions or internal summary?

These are examples of what kind of connectiveness? Signpost, internal preview, transitions or internal summary?

Let's compare answers

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