Rehearsal and Delivery to answer A and B.
A. Read each scenario. Choose one of the scenarios and provide a solution or advice.
1. Roger was so nervous about his first speech that he practiced it again and again. He could have given the speech in his sleep. He had some great examples, and his instructor had praised his outline. But as he gave his speech, he saw his classmates tuning out. What might he have done wrong, and how could he have rescued his speech?
B. It’s one thing to read about speech delivery, but it’s quite another to see and hear speakers deliver a message. Use what you’ve learned in this chapter to evaluate the delivery strengths and weaknesses of ONE of the speeches at the following sites
Phil Davison Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6iepvZ2GqA
Answer & Explanation
A. Roger may have been speaking too quickly, or the content may have been too dense for the audience. He could have tried to engage the audience a bit more... View This Answer