Test Unit 8 - Delivering Your Speech

What is one of the best ways to improve articulation and diction?

• Smile to open the jaw.
• Slow the rate down.
• Focus on blowing sound out through the lips.

How can a speaker control the rate of speech?

• Take a drink of water during speech
• Take more frequent breaths
• Widen their mouth more towards a smiling position

If the audience is leaning forward with their ear toward you when you’re speaking, it most likely means

• They found something you said confusing.
• They can’t hear you.
• They want to get to lunch

Ah’s and um’s are a result of not

• Taking pauses.
• Using good diction.
• Using a slow enough rate.

Using a pause can be positive because it

• Makes the speaker look like they're lost.
• Distracts the audience.
• Allows an audience to catch up with what you just said

Why is it unacceptable to deliver your speech to your class in your pajamas?

• Because dressing appropriately gives you credibility
• Because you can’t move around well in them.
• Because you might fall asleep while speaking.

What matters as much as or more than what you say during the speech?

• What your audience already thinks of you
• What you do
• How much rehearsal time you put in

Using gestures in public speaking helps to

• Hide the speaker’s expressions.
• Emphasize words.
• Downplay passion

Why is it important to use gestures strategically?

• Because using gestures distracts the audience from your words.
• Because the more gestures you use, the more confident you appear.
• Because gestures will draw attention to certain parts of the speech

What would you tell a student who only wants to practice a speech in their head?

• You'll do a great job with visual aids that way.
• You'll make better vocal choices that way
• You don’t get to practice vocal and physical delivery that way.