DB8 Speech & Debate Academy
Unit Test

Unit 8: Delivery: Energy, Humor, and Pacing

This test checks your understanding of delivery: energy, humor, vocal variety, and pacing.

Pass at 80%.

Quick Check
  1. 1. Where do many speakers experience an energy 'sag' in a ten-minute speech?

  2. 2. True or False?

    "Humor is generally well-placed during a speech's significance or serious-stakes discussion."

  3. 3. Which four elements make up vocal variety?

  4. 4. What pacing adjustment generally helps with denser, more technical content?

  5. 5. True or False?

    "Cutting a nonessential example is generally preferable to rushing through the most complex explanation."

Answer all 5 to check.