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HOSP 230 Ch. 1 & “if your talk sucks” – CPS - Reading Quiz NAME: Lexi Wetmore 1. The author of your text has given “hundreds of lecture around the world” – What was his “secret to coping with” difficult speaking circumstances? -Forget about being perfect, accept you will make mistakes and remember that no one really cares that much.

2. “If you listen to Martin Luther King, Malcolm X or Winston Churchill, and then read the unedited transcripts of those speeches” – What will you find? -You’ll find mistakes. 3. According to Dale Carnegie in his book “Public Speaking for Success” – What are the four (4) versions of any given speech? 1. 2. 3. 4.

The one they delivered The one they prepared The one the newspapers say was delivered The one on the way home they wish they had delivered

To avoid having your talk “suck” – What must you do under the following circumstances: 1. You are giving a speech for the first time Practice Until it feels good 2. You are prone to obfuscate your rhetoric Clarify your points

5. With regards to the “Medium list of little things” – Which three (3) “little things” do you feel you need to work on/improve as a public speaker?

1. Umms and uhhs 2. Distractions and tics (fixing my hair or touching my earrings) 3. No eye contact...