13.5 Make the most of your rehearsal time, and deliver your speech effectively.

Final suggestions for rehearsing your speech include allowing ample time, rehearsing aloud and standing as often as possible, practicing your speech for someone, recording and listening to or watching your speech, and re-creating in your final rehearsals the actual speaking situation. Final tips for delivering your speech include getting plenty of rest the night before you speak, arriving early, and applying the suggestions offered in Chapter 11 for becoming a more confident speaker.

Criteria for Evaluating Speeches