Speech 01 Lesson 02

What aspect of Philippe’s performance will his teacher likely encourage him to work on most in the following scenario:  Philippe is giving a speech about riding roller coasters. He does not alter the tone of his voice for the duration of his speech, but has fantastic hand gestures and eye-contact. 

• verbal communication

• nonverbal communication

• articulation

• enunciation

Steven has always been a quiet talker and struggles to be heard at parties or in crowded rooms. When Steven’s teacher assigns a speech as an assignment, Steven requests a microphone, which will help most with his _________.

• volume

• rate

• articulation

• message

Thais is a famous Brazilian chef giving a speech about Brazilian cuisine at a culinary school in Paris, France. The audience is unfamiliar with many of the ingredients and cooking methods Thais is describing, so he has to explain in more detail than if he had been speaking at a culinary school in Rio de Janeiro.

These modifications to accommodate the specific time, location, culture, and group are known as_________________.

• rate

• context

• volume

• articulation

Victor is giving a speech to an audience in his second language. In the past, he has struggled to pronounce words and has undertaken great amounts of practice on his pronunciation of words. His teacher notices this difference in the clear way that he says his words, otherwise known as ____________________.

• articulation

• rate

• message

• context

Elizabeth is giving a speech about the history of the polio vaccination, which includes lots of scientific and medical terminology. Elizabeth’s speech took careful research and effort to establish a credible use of vocabulary. These word choices made by Elizabeth are called ________________.

• diction

• tone

• articulation

• message

Michelle’s entire speech has the goal of motivating her classmates to write letters to the president, urging the president to make efforts to help end homelessness in their country. This goal is also known as Michelle’s __________. 

• message

• rate

• volume

• context

Paolo is very passionate about his speech topic and speaks with a very (too) quick speed throughout his speech. When he finishes, Paolo’s teacher gives Paolo suggestions for how to improve in future speeches. The teacher likely commented on Paolo’s ___________________ of speech.

• articulation

• rate

• message

• diction

What aspect of Angela’s performance will her teacher likely encourage her to work on most in the following scenario:  Angela stands motionless, almost like a statue, in front of an audience as she speaks.

• nonverbal communication

• verbal communication

• rate

• articulation

All communication involves what three components, whether it is dinner table conversation, or emails, or even text messages?

• sender, message, receiver

• rate, tone, articulation

• nonverbal communication, verbal communication, message

• talking, singing, crying

Fatima is delivering a speech about how much she loves ice skating. The pitch of her voice rises and falls as she describes the way it feels to glide across the ice and to jump around the ice rink. Her voice communicates excitement and joy that matches her words and stories very well. The verbal communication strategy that Fatima is most effectively using is _____________.

• tone

• volume

• context

• diction