Which is a verbal strategy you can use to emphasize key points when presenting a speech?

shout

slow down or pause

make eye contact

use gestures

The correct answer is B. Slow down or pause

Explanation:

A speech is a type of communication in which an audience or group  of people listen to the main speaker or group of speakers, a speech can have different purposes and cover almost any kind of topic, but in general terms the speaker always aims at making the main message or point clear for the audience, for doing this a speaker organizes all the information in main section each with a point that together supports the general purpose and topic of the speech.

Considering this, it is especially important the audience can understand and remember those key points to understand all the speech, one of the most appropriate strategies for doing this is the use of silences after mentioning a key point (pauses) or lowering the pace while explaining key points (slow down). This use of language tells the audience they need to pay attention to what the speaker is saying or just said and gives them time to understand and process appropriately the words of the speaker, in this way the speaker gives emphasis to key information and the audience will remember and understand the information better. Thus, the verbal strategy you can use to emphasize key points when presenting a speech is slow down or pause.

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

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