Year 9 Speech Techniques

Asking a question which doesn’t need to be answered to get your audience thinking about their own opinions.

An exaggeration often used to add humour.

A command word used to grab attention.

When you give multiple examples or words to support an idea.

Using words starting with the same letter or sound to make it memorable or to connect ideas.

When you speak fast to show excitement, or slow to show importance.

When you speak loud to show excitement, or soft to show fear.

A planned rest in your speaking to emphasise an idea.

Which technique is used in: "Plagues, famine, nuclear war, asteroids, zombie apocalypse."

• Alliteration

• Pause

• Rhetorical Question

• Listing

What two techniques are used in: "Be honest: Do you think you could survive in a reality show version of the Walking Dead?"

• Alliteration

• Imperative

• Rhetorical Question

• Pause