Public Speaking
This is the term for using hand movements to emphasize or clarify speech.
What is gestures?
This is the minimum recommended amount of sleep for teenagers to maintain good mental and physical health.
What is 8–10 hours?
This holiday celebrates the birth of Christ.
What is Christmas?
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 revolutionized communication by allowing people to talk to each other over long distances.
What is the telephone?
The financial gain calculated by subtracting expenses from total revenue.
What is profit?
This part of a speech introduces the topic, grabs the audience's attention, and provides a roadmap.
What is the introduction?
This type of mask, with a long beak, was used by doctors during the bubonic plague to protect themselves from "bad-smelling air."
What is the beaked mask?
This holiday originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.
What is the origin of Halloween?
This life-saving invention, created by Nils Bohlin in 1959, is now mandatory in vehicles and helps protect passengers in case of accidents.
What is the seatbelt?
A sweet syrup made from the sap of sugar maple trees, commonly associated with Canada.
What is maple syrup?
This is the technique of stopping briefly during a speech to let ideas sink in or create emphasis.
What is pausing?
This modern mask, developed in the 1970s, is highly effective in filtering airborne particles and is widely used during pandemics like COVID-19.
What is the N95 mask?
This spiritual leader and founder of Buddhism was born in ancient India as Siddhartha Gautama.
Who is Buddha?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century made it possible to mass-produce books and spread knowledge more widely.
What is the printing press?
A Canadian dish made of fries topped with cheese curds and smothered in gravy.
What is poutine?
This is the term for varying pitch, tone, and volume in your voice to maintain audience interest, convey emotions, and emphasize key points.
What is voice modulation?
Dust respirators became essential in the 1930s to protect against this lung condition caused by the Dust Bowl.
What is dust pneumonia?
This beverage originated in ancient China around 2737 BCE, when a Chinese emperor accidentally discovered its flavor by boiling water with tea leaves.
What is the origin of tea?
Invented by Thomas Edison, this device provided a safer and longer-lasting way to light up homes and streets.
What is the light bulb?
Receiving approval or permission, often from a parent or authority figure, especially in the context of marriage or major life decisions.
What is getting your blessing?
This part of the conclusion reminds the audience of key points and ends with encouraging them to take some kind of action.
What is a call to action?
Name one way sleep deprivation affects mental health in teenagers.
What is increased risk of anxiety and depression?
This Christian feast celebrates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus and the revelation of Christ to the Gentiles.
What does Epiphany celebrate?
This invention, developed by the Wright brothers in 1903, changed the way humans travel across long distances and explore the skies.
What is the airplane?
A formal process in which a person legally becomes the parent of a child who is not biologically their own.
What is adoption?