“The Voice of Delivery” Chapter 18 Notes

Volume Definition: The relative ____________ of a speaker’s voice while ____________________ __________. It is usually the most obvious and frequently cited ____________________ in speechmaking. The ____________________ for delivering a speech is somewhat louder than that of ___________________________. Speakers whose volume is too _______ are viewed less ______________ that those who project their voices at a pleasing volume.

Volume (cont.) Just how much louder depends on 3 factors: 1. the _________ of the room and the _________ of people in the audience, 2. whether or not you use a _______________ , 3. the level of ________________________.

Pitch Definition: The _________ of sounds from _______ to _______. Pitch is determined by the number of _____________ per ____________________. Vocal Pitch is important in speechmaking because it powerfully affects the __________ _____________________________________. For example: Say “Stop.” Now say “Stop!”

Pitch (cont.) ______________ , or pitch, is the rising and falling of vocal pitch across __________ and ______________. ______________ is what distinguishes a question from a statement. For Ex: “It’s time to study already.” or “It’s time to study already?” Additionally, pitch conveys your ________, reveals your __________________________, expresses your _____________ for the audience and signals your overall commitment to the occasion.

Rate Defintion: The _________ at which you convey speech. It is the most effective way to hold an audience’s attention, as well as to accurately ____________________________. A ___________ indicates thoughtfulness, seriousness, solemnity, revernce, concern, etc. A ___________ indicates excitement, adventure, happiness, enthusiasm, and so on.

Rate (cont.) The _______________ of speech for adults is estimated to be between ______ and ______ words per minute. The typical _________________ occurs at a rate slightly below ______ words per minute, but there is no standard or most effective rate.

Pauses Many _____________ are uncomfortable with pauses because of a ____________________ attatched to any silence in a speech. Therefore, we cover undesirable pauses with ___________________, such as “uh”, “you know”, “I mean”, “anyways.” Like pitch, however, pauses are important _______________________ of a speech.

Pauses (cont.) Pauses ___________ meaning by providing a _____________________, _______________ _______________, _____________________ _________________, or just allowing listeners a moment to ___________________ ______________.

Vocal Variety The real key to ________________________ is to _____________________________, thereby demonstrating Vocal Variety. One key to achieving effective vocal variety is ______________. Vocal Variety comes naturally when you are __________ about what you are saying to the audience. However, be careful not to let your enthusiasm overwhelm _______ _______________________________________.

Pronunciation and Articulation Another important element of vocal delivery involves correctly saying the words you speak. Few things distract an audience more than improper pronunciation and unclear articulation of words. ____________________ is the correct formation of __________________________. ____________________ is the ___________ or __________________ with which the sounds are made, regardless of whether they are ___________________ correctly.

Pronunciation and Articulation (cont.) _______________ is a very common pattern of poor ____________________. It involves _____________________ at a very _____level of ________ and __________ so that they are __________________________. ___________________ is also a major problem. Some examples include: “fer” instead of “for” or “gonna” instead of “going to”.