1. EFFECTIVE SPEECH TECHNIQUES???

2. IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO START YOUR SPEECH WITH A JOKE.
FALSE.

3. IF YOU LOCK YOUR KNEES FOR TOO LONG WHEN YOU ARE NERVOUS, YOU CAN PASS OUT.
TRUE.

4. You have to memorize your notes in order to have a great speech.
FALSE.

5. YOU SHOULD EAT CHOCOLATE RIGHT BEFORE A SPEECH TO GIVE YOU THE ENERGY TO GET THROUGH IT.
FALSE.

6. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE DURING A SPEECH, YOU SHOULD GO ON AND IGNORE IT
IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE DURING A SPEECH, YOU SHOULD GO ON AND IGNORE IT. NEVER STOP TO APOLOGIZE.
TRUE

7. YOU SHOULD WEAR BRIGHT AND INTERESTING CLOTHES DURING A SPEECH SO THAT YOUR AUDIENCE WILL NEVER TAKE ITS EYES OFF OF YOU.
FALSE.

8. AS LONG AS YOU ARE BEHIND A PODIUM WHERE THE AUDIENCE CAN’T SEE YOU, YOU CAN TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES DURING A SPEECH.
FALSE.

9. WHEN GIVING A FORMAL SPEECH, YOU HAVE TO STAY BEHIND THE PODIUM THE ENTIRE TIME.
FALSE.

10. As long as you don’t chomp your gum, you can chew it while you are speaking.
FALSE.

11. YOU HAVE TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH EVERYONE IN YOUR AUDIENCE DURING YOUR SPEECH.
FALSE.

12. USING INTERRUPTERS DURING YOUR SPEECH (UM, LIKE, YOU KNOW) IS DISTRACTING TO YOUR AUDIENCE.
TRUE.

13. IF YOU ARE USING NOTES DURING A SPEECH, YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW YOUR AUDIENCE TO SEE THEM.
TRUE.

14. If you don’t know what to do with your hands during a speech, put them in your pockets.
FALSE.