HUMMS3 - Speech Writing and Delivery

Which of the following statements about speech delivery is true?

• Speech delivery is about pronouncing words perfectly.

• Public speaking is a talent and cannot be learned.

• Effective speech delivery means connecting with the audience and communicating the message.

• Good delivery lies in the intellectual words used in the speech.

Keeping both feet flat on the floor and standing straight and tall demonstrate good _____________ while speaking.

• vocal expression
• articulation
• eye contact
• posture

How do you close your speech?

• strike a pose

• saying goodbye

• thank the audience

If the speaker is very conscious on the way she pronounces the words, what principle in speech delivery is observed by the speaker?

• articulation

• facial expression

• gestures

• modulation

During the Question and Answer question of the Miss Universe Competition, the candidate is looking at the floor or sometimes on the ceiling. She is mumbling and cannot look at the audience. What is the candidate experiencing during that time?

• Stage Presence

• Stage Confidence

• Stage Fright

• Stage heart

As a speaker, you should know how to when to make your voice loud or soft. And you should know how to control your voice. What speech delivery principle should you observe?

• Articulation

• Facial Expression

• Modulation

• Stage Presence

The speaker should consider that she has audiences who are listening to her. If the audiences is reacting on the messages she deliver, laughing if she is giving jokes and clap their hands if the speaker gives inspiring words. What principle the speaker is observing?

• Articulation

• Audience Rapport

• Modulation

• Stage Presence

What is the best advice for practicing speech delivery?

• Record the speech to check how it sounds

• Prepare a speaking outline at the end of your rehearsal process

• Try to limit yourself to a single practice session

• Listen to a tape of the speech and make last-minute changes in it

It is the ability to “own” the stage and being able to fill the space.

• modulation

• stage movement

• body language

• stage presence

A principle of speech writing which involves seeking out all the available means of finding materials to support your speech.

• Analyzing the audience

• Choosing the topic

• Sourcing the information

• Outlining the Speech Content