Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 888 · 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: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
26. 26.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
40. 40.🐢 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

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