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GCSE English Practice Test: Speech Techniques - Learning How To Speak Well In Public
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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.

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GCSE English Practice Test: Speech Techniques - Learning How To Speak Well In Public
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1. Read these lines from Oliver Cromwell's 1653 speech to Parliament. Which of the following is an example of antithesis?
2. What is the effect of using the first person plural (we / us / our) in a speech?
3. Which of the following should NOT be used in a speech?
4. Looking again at the extract from Obama's speech in another question here, which sentence contains the most examples of emotive language?
5. 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)?
6. What is the effect of using the second person (you / yours) in a speech?
7. Which of the following will NOT help to combat nerves during a speech?
8. Read these lines from Oliver Cromwell's 1653 speech to Parliament. Which of the following is an example of antithesis?
9. When preparing for a speech, you should do which of the following?
10. What is the effect of using the second person (you / yours) in a speech?

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