A few days ago
Anonymous

Is this sentence awkward? if so, would you change it?

I barely managed to give a speech through shaking voice and hands.

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A few days ago
Pedantic Scorpion

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“I barely managed to give the speech as my voice and hands were shaking so much.”?
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A few days ago
cidyah
My voice and hands shaking, I barely managed to give a speech.
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A few days ago
Goddess
If you have to use those exact words, I would change it to:

“Through shaking voice and hands, I barely managed to give a speech.”

If you can change the words a bit, I’d make it:

“With shaking hands and voice, I barely managed to make it through the speech.”

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A few days ago
Palamino
Yes it is a bit awkward.

Firstly, a speech is ‘made’, not given. Secondly it was not ‘through’ but ‘due to’, or ‘ because of’, whichever you prefer.

Thirdly we talk about a ‘quaking’ voice and trembling hands.

Finally I would suggest you use ‘my speech’ instead of ‘a speech’ .

Try, “I barely managed to make my speech because my quaking voice and trembling hands.”

I hope I have not offended you by pulling your sentence to pieces!!

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A few days ago
Anonymous
I barely managed, quivering hands and trembling voice haunted my speech.

You could also change through to: for my

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