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.

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?

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

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

What is one of the most important elements of deportment?