Foundation
Which is more important in a speech: Style or Substance?
What is substance?
This technique could be extremely helpful to a speech if it’s related to you and your topic, teaches a powerful lesson, and takes the audience on a journey.
What is storytelling?
The best way to prepare yourself for a speech.
What is intentionally rehearsing for a practice audience?
True or False? TED recommends that the speaker consciously slow down while they're presenting.
What is false? Natural speaking pace helps best keep the audience engaged.
The definition of Contextual Knowledge
What is knowing how things fit together in the bigger picture?
A common mistake often made by speakers which unfairly manipulates the audience
What is being too inspirational?
For this dilemma, you would solve it by sharing background information bit by bit to help catch the audience up to speed on the subject you’re talking about.
What is a knowledge gap?
The makings of a bad visual.
What is hard to read fonts, overloaded slide, distorted images, and full sentences?
The definition of the word prosody and how it can be used properly in a sentence.
What is the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech?
The makings of a great modern public speaker.
What is someone with special knowledge who can explain how their work connects to everything else in the world.
A common theme of combination of elements that connect everything your speech is about.
What is a throughline?
An audience can automatically tune you out for this reason if you state your stance on a controversial topic or use certain controversial buzzwords.
What is tribal thinking?
The best way to open a speech.
What is a dramatic delivery and audience engagement within an attention getter.
What can the presenter use as a visual aid or memory nudger if they are worried about becoming forgetful or disorganized?
What is a single notecard or comfort back-up script?
The most powerful thing an individual human being can accomplish
What is seeding a good idea? (to do that requires public speaking!)