Question

daniel is giving a speech and loses his place because he didnt prepare clear notes. he gets really nervous and frazzled as he tries to continue. he mispronounces several words throughout his speech such as ethic, conformity, and individualism. in the middle of the speech he puts his hands over his face, looks down at the podium and starts to mumble parts of his speech at a very high speed. he rushes through the rest of the speech, never looking up at the audience, and then runs off the stage.

in evaluating daniels vocal delivery all of the following are problems for the speaker except?
a. rate of speech
b. articulation
c. pauses
d. pronunciation

Explanation:

• Rate of speech: Daniel mumbled at high speed and rushed through the speech, so this is a problem.
• Articulation: He mumbled parts of his speech, which is an articulation issue.
• Pauses: The scenario does not mention Daniel using inappropriate pauses or lacking necessary pauses; his issue was rushing, not pausing.
• Pronunciation: He mispronounced words like "ethic, conformity, and individualism", so this is a problem.

Answer:

c. pauses