Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 442 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
28. 28.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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