1. Content – poorly researched matter.
2. Speech – talking too rapidly, lack of speech clarity, over accentuation and wrong
pronunciation.
3. Voice – high pitch, talking down at the audience, speaking in a mumbling/muffed tone,
lack of voice modulation, wrong intonation/inflection.
4. Face – unsmiling face, poor or no eye contact.
5. Gestures – fidgeting behaviour, hands in the pocket, arms crossed across the chest, tilting
body weight.
6. Language – poor grammar, very long sentences, using slang/colloquial expressions.
7. Style – lack of confidence, inappropriate dressing, beating about the bush, no proper
introduction, body and conclusion of the speech, repetitiveness and talking much without
actually saying anything!
sharon kalunda answered the question on February 27, 2019 at 13:59
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