Speech Delivery

Question 1

-Speaking with limited preparation
-Guided by notes
-Delivered conversationally

Answer 1

Extemporaneous

Question 2

Advantages Extemporaneous

Answer 2

-Helps you look confident
-Engages the audience

Question 3

Disadvantage Extemporaneous

Answer 3

Inadequate time to plan, organize, and rehearse

Question 4

-Speaking without advanced preparation
-Unrehearsed speech
-Spoken conversationally

Answer 4

Impromptu

Question 5

Advantages Impromptu

Answer 5

-Spontaneous or natural speaking
-More focused and brief

Question 6

Disadvantages Impromptu

Answer 6

-Tendency to be disorganised
-Lacks of connection with the audience
-Nerve-racking for inexperienced speakers and beginners

Question 7

-Speaking with advanced preparation
-Planed and rehearsed speech
-Reading aloud a written message

Answer 7

Manuscript

Question 8

Advantages Manuscript

Answer 8

-Exact repetition of the written words
-Guided speech

Question 9

Disadvantages Manuscript

Answer 9

-Boring and uninteresting presentation
-Lacks audience rapport or connection

Question 10

-Speaking with advanced preparation
-Planed and rehearsed speech
-Reciting a written message

Answer 10

Memorised

Question 11

Advantages Memorised

Answer 11

-Exact repetition of written words from memory
-Maintained eye-contact
-Free to move around the stage + gestures

Question 12

Disadvantages Memorised

Answer 12

-Speaking on a monotone patters
-The speaker may take a fast pace
-Stage fright = difficulty remembering his/her speech

Question 13

Tools for effective speech delivery

Answer 13

-It’s recommended that you watch and emulate people who speak in public excellently
-Take not of their strategies and approaches
-How the approach & connect with their audience
-How they present themselves & how they use their voice

Question 14

Audience size depends on the venue size

Answer 14

Speaking to a specific audience size

Question 15

Advantages/Disadvantages Speaking to a specific audience size

Answer 15

Advantages:
-The speaker can determine the approach with the audience
-More intimate and personal (smaller size)
-More formal
Disadvantages:
-It can be challenging and intimidating
-The larger the audience size the more intimidating

Question 16

Open courts or grounds, football fields, farms, etc.

Answer 16

Speaking in an open-air venue or outside the building

Question 17

Advantages/Disadvantages of
speaking in an open-air venue or outside the building

Answer 17

Advantages:
-The speaker will feel more relaxed due to the atmosphere of the venue
Disadvantages:
-The speaker will encounter a lot of communication barriers
-The speaker might be forced to make adjustments, especially in voice projection

Question 18

Speaking venues that vary according to size: classroom, meeting or conference room, ballroom, social hall

Answer 18

Speaking in different venues

Question 19

Advantages/Disadvantages of
Speaking in different venues

Answer 19

Advantages:
-The speaker will be exposed to diff. venues, wich will add to one’s public speaking experience
Disadvantages:
-The speaker will have to make big adjustments in terms of nonverbal cues: volume of voice, body language, facial expressions

Question 20

Its main function is to increase the volume of your voice, not to clarify the pronunciation and enunciation of words

Answer 20

Speaking with a microphone

Question 21

Advantages/Disadvantages of
Speaking with a microphone

Answer 21

Advantages:
-The speaker can easily get the attention of the audience because of the loudness of the voice
Disadvantages:
-Using a microphone can be challenging because there is a tendency to under- or overuse it

Question 22

It’s a reading desk with a stand and a slanted top

Answer 22

Speaking with a podium or lectern

Question 23

Advantages/Disadvantages of
Speaking with a podium or lectern

Answer 23

Advantages:
-Notes can be placed on the slanted top, works best for extemporaneous and manuscript speech
-The lectern can be used as means to hide or cover nervousness or stage fright
Disadvantages:
-Some people have the tendency to hide their hands

Question 24

Tips for effective speech delivery

Answer 24

1. (Tone) Use a conversational style more often
2. (Eye Contact) Look your audience members in the eye
3. (Volume) Remember to adjust your volume
4. (Role of speaking) Vary your rate or speed
5. (Voice Mastery) Master your voice and find your pitch
6. (Power of Pauses) Use pauses when you emphasize important words
7. (Enunciation) Pronounce and enunciate words correctly
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