8
QuizMultiple Choice

Effective Vocal Delivery and Bodily Actions

Question 8 • 2025-2026 TPS IC Speech- Introduction to Communications and Speech B with Mrs. Roudybush

Using vocal filled pauses (umm, ahh and like) sends all of the following messages to the audience except?

Answer
A
you don’t know what you are talking about
B
you haven’t prepared for your speech
C
you don’t want to go too fast for your audience
D
you are not used to speaking and are nervous

Explanation

Filled pauses such as “umm,” “ahh,” and “like” can make a speaker seem uncertain, unprepared, or nervous. They do not normally communicate that the speaker is deliberately slowing down so the audience can follow. Therefore, the choice that is not a message conveyed by filled pauses is “you don’t want to go too fast for your audience.”

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Previous
Next