Public speaking techniques in speeches

What technique is used when you repeat words or phrases?

• Pun

• Parallelism

• Alliteration

• Repetition

What is the rhetorical device when three words or phrases are used together to make your idea stand out?

• Alliteration

• Rule of three

• Parallelism

• Emotive language

When you play with words that have multiple meanings or that they sound the same or simliar, the technique is called ...

• Alliteration

• Pun

• Repetition

• Personification

Which technique is used when Nick Vujicic said "bodybuilder" and "give me a hand"?

• Personification

• Pun

• Alliteration

• Rhetorical Question

Which of the following public speaking techniques did Steve Jobs use in his speech, 'Stay hungry, stay foolish' to appeal to his audience? (You can choose more than one answer)

• End with an inspiring and memorable line

• Quote from authoritative figures

• personal stories/ anecdotes

• Quote from famous people

Steve Jobs said, 'If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all the matters of heart, you'll know when you find it. .... So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.' What technique did he use?

• Rule of three

• Pun

• Repetition

• Parallelism

What literary device did Jeff Bezos use when he said, "Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice"?

• Repetition

• Rule of three

• anecdote

• Parallelism

What technique did Jeff Bezos use towards the end of his speech?

• Share his childhood experience

• Use self-deprecating humour

• ask a series of questions

• Quote some shocking statistics