Which of the following does your textbook recommend that you do when rehearsing your first speech?
a. practice giving the speech to friends or family members.
b. prepare notes consisting of key words and phrases.
c. rehearse the speech out loud.
d. both prepare notes consisting of key words and phrases and practice giving the speech to friends or family members.
e. all of these answers are correct.

d) All of the these answers are correct

Explanation:

a. Practice giving the speech to friends or family members

- This help you practice and prepare to stand Infront of people .

- It may be intimidating to just get up there and speak , you may even forget your words due to the fear of the audience .

b. Prepare notes consisting of key words and phrases.

- This part helps you remember your speech without writting everything down and reading everything from your speech.

-when you deliver your speech , your written notes should only be used as your point of reference that you looked at just to remind yourself the next point but mostly you should be looking at your audience.

c. Rehearse the speech out loud.

- This allow you to hear how your speech sound , you can see if your pace is fast by timing yourself and try to slow down as you practice .

- you can also see if your speech is too long.

- it may also help you try to practice pronouncing certain words and get help while you still can.

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