Delivering Effective Oral Performance

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.

The following are different delivery situations except for one.

• Speaking in different venues

• Speaking in a concert

• Speaking with a microphone

• Speaking with a podium

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

If the audiences does Not understand the words of the speaker because it seems she is eating the words. What weakness of the speaker is that?

• Breathing

• Mumbling

• Nervous

• Moving

Which of the following does Not show the principle of ARTICULATION?

• The speaker is careful with her diction

• The speaker is pronouncing the words correctly

• The speaker opens her mouth widely

• The speaker observes the tone of her voice

Which of the following is an effective speech delivery technique?

• Pause to emphasize words.

• Rarely look the audience in the eye.

• Always be formal and serious.

• Use filler words to avoid dead air.

A tool of vocal expression is

• Volume
• Rate
• Pitch
• All of These

Loudness or softness of sound is called

• volume
• rate
• pitch
• all of these