What are the first 2 main differences between essays and speeches?
Repetition and information density
100
What are the 3 very important things that you must remember when giving a speech?
-Don’t clasp your hands
-Don’t sway to your sides
-Don’t look up and down a lot
100
What are the first 3 visual aids?
Powerpoint, Prezi, Handouts
100
What are the second 3 visual aids?
Powtoon, Windows Movie Maker, Diorama
200
How many words could the average adult read per minute and how many words of speech could an average adult follow in per minute?
300 and 150-160 words
200
Where are places where you shouldn't stand. (give 2 examples)
Places where there is a lot of distractions. Windows, open doors.
200
How could you make a powerpoint more interesting and engaging?
Use little words, many pictures, animations, transitions. Do not talk to your slides but let your audience refer to them
200
Name 1 similarity and 1 difference that powtoon has with powerpoint.
Powtoon also uses slides but instead of stationary texts, it uses animation
300
What is a signpost?
A reminder that retells the audience of a piece of information that was stated earlier.
300
How does the audience know if you are too nonchalant or way too aggressive?
When you have your hands in your pockets and when you put your hands on your hips
300
What is an advantage that Prezi has over powerpoints
Prezi's use the concept of zoom and transition with an elegance and good effects. It also uses pathway points instead of slides to give a better aesthetic appeal
300
If you are making a slide show for your school assembly where you need to add text, pictures, videos, and music, what is the best visual to use?
Windows Movie Maker
400
What is the difference between the conclusion of a speech and the conclusion of an essay?
The conclusion of an essay is not a summary but of something you came to realize, while the conclusion of a speech is a mix of both.
400
What are the names of the 3 hand gestures?
The Palm, The Show, and The Chop
400
When should you give out handouts?
Handouts should be given out during key points in your presentation and in incomplete pieces.
400
How could dioramas help show an environmental crisis?
A diorama could easily show you in 3D what the environment looks like. It helps make it look real and interesting.
500
Name 1 advantage for speeches and 1 for essays
Speeches: They convey emotions that could inspire people and ignite deep emotions with in them
Essays: They could easily get a lot of information across to the reader
500
What is the specialty of each of the 3 hand gestures?
One shows facts/options. The other shows feelings and emotions and the last one is used to emphasize a point
500
What is the best visual aid that you could use if you are trying to tell the audience a great deal of information in a short amount of time? Why?
Handouts because the audience could always refer back and you'd never have to repeat yourself and waste time.
500
If you had only 20 minutes to create a really good looking and pretty presentation, what program would you use? (From all 4)
Powerpoint. (If you have a very fast internet, Prezi)