Speaking with Purpose
Rocking, fidgeting, or too much movement can cause your audience to be this.
What is distracted?
The first line that grabs the attention of the audience. This could be a statistic, a quote, or a question.
What is a hook?
Words that include "um, uh, or like" that can distract the audience from the main message.
What are filler words?
This event/competition helps FFA members focus on their leadership and public speaking skills.
What are Leadership Development Events (LDE's)?
This skill allows everyone in the room to hear you without you having to shout.
What is volume?
A strong speaker is able to adjust their words, tone, and body language based on who they are speaking to (high school students, middle school students, advisors, community members, law makers, etc.). This skill is known as understanding your _______.
What is audience?
Starting your speech with a personal statement can help the speaker do this with the audience.
What is connect?
Rambling about off-topic things can cause your audience to be _______ and they might not understand the purpose of your speech.
What is distracted?
"Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve"
What is the FFA Motto?
What is pace?
This part of speaking includes where you stand, how you use your hands, and eye contact.
What is body language?
As you're telling a story, it's important to use this to paint a picture for your audience.
What is detail?
Saying something along the lines of "sorry I'm nervous" or "sorry I messed up" is known as _____. This draws attention to your nerves.
What is apologizing repeatedly?
This five-paragraph writing outlines the importance of not only the FFA, but the agriculture industry.
What is the FFA Creed?
This skill allows you to change your voice to sound excited, sad, proud, serious, etc. and helps from giving a boring monotone speech.
What is tone or expression?
Leaders speak clearly, projecting their voice so their audience can do this.
What is understand?
Asking a question as a hook can cause the audience to think about _______.
What is the topic of the speech?
These can be used to enhance your speech, but they can also become distracting.
(Hint: chair)
What is a prop?
The author of the FFA Creed.
Who is E.M. Tiffany?
An intentional silence can be written into your speech to help the audience understand a specific point you make. This silence is called ______.
What is a pause?
Looking all throughout the audience rather than just in one spot can make them feel this.
What is included?
Completing your speech by challenging the audience to do something like changing their behavior or doing something outside of their comfort zone is known as this.
What is a call to action?
As you speak, your hand should never be in your ______.
What are pockets?
The three ring model of agriculture education.
What is FFA, SAE, and classroom instruction?
Speaking too fast is often caused by nerves. Slowing down and speaking clearly can help your audience do this.
What is understand your message?