1. Prior to a speech, there are actions that will help you deal with your nerves and anxiety. Which of the following would be correct mental actions to take that will help you calm your nerves?

1. Create unrealistic expectations for your speech. This will help you to exceed your normal abilities to reach a higher goal.
2. Ready yourself to face the threat of the public speaking situation. Get angry and confrontational.
3. Engage in positive self-talk. Find ways to encourage yourself.
4. None of the above.

_____ 2. What are some positive actions that will help you deal with nervousness the day of your speech?

1. Remember to breathe. When we get anxious we tend to breathe in a shallow manner.
2. Try to do those things that will relax youthis is somewhat unique to each person.
3. Analyze what youre saying to yourself about the speech. If youre being negative about your chances for success, change your thinking.
4. Make sure you have your notes, material, and audio-visuals well organized and ready.
5. All of the abov

_____ 3. Its tricky to help speakers improve their eye contact. There are a number of ways to do it, but its hard to give exact guidelines. Which of the following did we say were reasonable ways to help a public speaker improve their eye contact?

1. Overall, try to make eye contact with supportive people in your audience.
2. Look at one member of the class for a few secondsin part like having a private conversation with that person. Do it randomly, but still make sure you connect with every member of your audience at some point during your speech.
3. Generally, looking at someone intensely for a long section of your speech is a good way to make an impression on that individual.
4. A and B.

_____ 4. Often speakers arent sure what to do with their hands during a speech. What is the best guideline of the following for gesturing and not being distracting with your hands?

1. Fold your arms in front of you. This will prevent you some making distracting mannerisms.
2. Put your arms behind your back. This will limit your ability to gesture, but at least you wont be doing something distracting.
3. Gesture as you normally would in your normal conversations since thats really what youre having with the audience.
4. Get a death grip on the podium. This will prevent you from making some nervous mannerisms.
5. None of the above is a good guidelin

_____ 5. Sometimes when people get nervous during a speech they begin talking too fast. Whats the problem with this?

1. The audience has to work too hardand thats the last thing you want them to be required to do.
2. You end up not taking in enough air to support your voice and thus you may mumble over words and phrases.
3. All of the above.
4. None of the above.