M309.03 - Effective Speaking Techniques

What is the purpose of a pause? (Select all that are correct)

• Pausing is important to allow your audience to digest and ask follow up questions.

• Pauses are important if your audience is taking notes.

• Pauses can give emphasis, emotion, and conviction to a word or phrase. 

• Pauses give better hints at the tone of your information. Smile!

Name three aspects of physical presence.

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What is the purpose of eye contact?

• Understanding and watching eye contact is helpful for pacing and comprehension.

• Eye contact can help pace yourself and add emphasis.

• Eye contact can be distracting to an audience. Make sure people can understand every word, and take notes.

• Making eye contact can keep people interested and make them feel as if they are part of it.

What can a change in volume signify?

• Emphasis on a point or phrase.

• The audience should write it down.

• A joke.

• None of the above.

Instructors should have perfect _____. (HINT: Think about Clothes)

How could you use facial expressions to signify a joke?

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As an effective speaker, how could you make the audience feel part of the presentation?

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How would you expect an instructor to present themselves in terms of dress and deportment?

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What is one of the most important elements of deportment?

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