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Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Speech Techniques
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Speech techniques help us to speak well in public. Speeches, like all other forms of writing, use a variety of techniques to improve their effectiveness. For some people, the thought of having to give a speech is enough to fill them with dread and the promise of a week's worth of sleepless nights. As with everything else in life, it is possible to practice and to improve your skills.

Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Speech Techniques
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1. Which of the following should NOT be used in a speech?
2. 'For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.' - These words from Barack Obama's Inaugural Address demonstrate the use of which rhetorical device?
3. What is the effect of using the first person plural (we / us / our) in a speech?
4. Looking again at the extract from Obama's speech, which sentence contains the most examples of emotive language?
5. Read these lines from Oliver Cromwell's 1653 speech to Parliament. Which of the following is an example of antithesis?
6. What is the effect of using the second person (you / yours) in a speech?
7. The purpose of most speeches is to...
8. Which of the following will NOT help to combat nerves during a speech?
9. Read these lines from General Charles de Gaulle's speech following the Nazi invasion of France. Which of them is an example of using a parallel structure (parallelism)?
10. When preparing for a speech, you should do which of the following?

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