Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 263 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly

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