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1 .
Two people reading the same manuscript will deliver the same message.
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2 .
Strong delivery can mask weak content for some listeners.
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3 .
Speaking from memory is appropriate only on rare occasions.
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4 .
To ensure effective delivery, you need to focus on how you look and sound.
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5 .
If your audience seems confused, you should slow down your rate of delivery.
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6 .
Speaking slightly faster than the rate of normal conversation may actually increase your persuasiveness.
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7 .
You should use a microphone whenever you have access to one.
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8 .
Our speaking vocabulary is much smaller than our reading vocabulary.
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9 .
People do not generally judge speakers by their appearance.
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10 .
A speaker should dress just slightly less formally than the average audience member.
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11 .
Your speech starts the moment you utter your first words.
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12 .
Men can generally use a wider variety of pitch levels than women can without sounding affected or unnatural.
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13 .
If a speaker wants to convey an image of authority, he or she should probably dress in darker clothes.
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14 .
Like language, meanings of gestures and movements change from culture to culture.
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15 .
The best physical delivery seems deliberate and carefully practiced.
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