Question 1

Brittany asked you to listen to her rehearse her speech and you noticed that she said jeet when she meant to say did you eat and gonna when she meant to say going to. In what area of vocal delivery does Brittany need to improve and what advice might you provide?

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Question 2

Marcus delivers a presentation, but he fails to use any gestures. You have been asked to coach him in order to improve this area. What suggestions would you give to Marcus?

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Question 3

Reversing the normal order of words in a phrase or sentence is called _____.

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Question 4

The ability to vary your pitch is known as _____.

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Question 5

Briefly explain parallelism and provide an example.

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Question 6

An overt comparison between two things that uses the word like or as is called a(n) _____ .

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Question 7

After watching a videotape of her speech, Marisa concludes that her vocal delivery is monotone and difficult to understand. Using the four aspects of vocal delivery in your book, give Marisa advice on how she might improve her vocal delivery.

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Question 8

In a well-developed essay, name and define the four delivery styles recommended by your book. What factors should be taken into account when a speaker considers which style to use?

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Question 9

_____ is a figurative device in which a speaker attributes human qualities to inanimate ideas or things.

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Question 10

Your friend, Vincent, asks for your advice on polishing his speech. He has researched and organized his speech well, and practiced it enough to feel comfortable delivering it, but feels he needs help with his language choices to make it more interesting and memorable. What advice might you give him concerning figurative language, drama, and cadence? Explain at least one device in each of those categories.

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Question 11

A circular graph that shows how a set of data is divided proportionately is called a _____ graph.

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Quiz 13: Delivering Your Speech