Question: Daniel is giving a speech and loses his place because he didn’t 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 Daniel’s vocal delivery all of the following are problems for the speaker except?
<em>Options: </em>
- A) Rate of speech.
- B) Articulation.
- C) Pauses.
- D) Pronunciation.
Answer: The correct answer is option: <u>C) Pauses. </u>
Explanation: He was very nervous and frazzled, due to this he mispronounces several words, including ethic, conformity, and individualism. This effects his evaluation on pronunciation. He covered his face with his hands and started to mumble parts of his speech at a very high speed. This effects his evaluation on articulation which is clarity. He also rushed through the final part of the speech which effects his evaluation on rate speed.
He didn't really have a problem with pausing incorrectly during his speech due to his lack of accurate speech rate.
