Comm 1020 Chapter 6 Practice

What should you focus on during the earliest stage of practicing your speech?

• Organizing

• Feedback

• Refining

• Memorizing

When you are in the final stage of practice, which part of the speech should you be primarily focusing on?

• Topic

• Main Points

• Sources

• Delivery

What is a potential problem associated with overpreparing for a speech?

• You are more likely to skip important ideas.

• You are more likely to forget your main points.

• You will have no idea how long your speech will take.

• You might sound over-rehearsed or even wooden.

In the middle stage of your practice, what should you do?

• Refining

• Getting Feedback

• Organizing

• Memorizing

Approximately how much of your total speech should be used for the conclusion of your speech?

• 10% - 15%

• 0% - 5%

• 15% - 20%

• 5% - 10%

Which of the following is NOT a question that you need to ask when receiving feedback?

• Did I cite enough sources?

• Were there parts of the speech that were confusing or hard to understand?

• What should my topic be?

• Are there areas in which I need to elaborate more?

Why should you practice with a stopwatch?

• Having a timed speech will better mimic the actual speech situation

• You will know approximately how long your speech is

• All of these

• You run less risk of rambling

Approximately how much of your total speech should be used for the introduction of your speech?

• 0% - 5%

• 5% - 10%

• 10% - 15%

• 15% - 20%

The body of the speech is about 60-70% of the entire speech time.

• False

• True

If using video recording while practicing, focus only on delivery.

• True

• False