1. The Body of Delivery
Chapter 19

2. Beyond the ____________________________, audiences receive information from a speech through ________________________of communication: the _________and the _______.
The _________________is made up of the ________________, or ______________, include the qualities of volume, pitch, rate, variety, and pronunciation and articulation described in chapter 18.
_______________ refers to ______ something is said, not to _________ is said.

3. The ________________includes the speaker’s ___________________and ________________ _______________, gestures, general body movement, dress, and objects held.
Paralanguage and the visual elements of a speech are critical to an audience’s ________________of the ___________ you wish to convey.
According to one study, listeners derive _____ of the meaning of any message about feelings and attitudes from the _______________, _____ from the ________________, and ______ from the speaker’s facial expressions/body movement.

4. Functions of Nonverbal Delivery
Researchers have identified several ways in which nonverbal communication works together with the spoken words of a speech:
Nonverbal communication ________________of ____________________;
__________________________, creating a __________________between speaker and listener;
Establishes a _______________ between __________ and ______________;
Establishes speaker _______________.

5. Clarify Verbal Messages
The impact of the verbal component of your speech-what you say-depends largely on your _________ and ________ actions while saying it.
The same words spoken with different ________ ____________ or different _________________ convey different meanings.
For example: When you say “I hate you” (with a smile on your face, and laughing) to a best friend because they got a brand new car; vs. screaming “I hate you” (with a grimace on your face) to someone who is constantly mean to you.

6. Facilitate Feedback
Listeners use a host of body cues to communicate their pleasure or displeasure with a speech, such as:
_____________(either in agreement or disagreement), ______________, ____________, _______________, etc.
Being ___________ to such ___________ and responding to it can mean the difference between an _________________and one that feels _____________________________.

7. Establish relationships between Speaker and Audience
________________allows you to _______ your _______________ with the audience, establishing a _________________ and __________________ that is suitable to the topic, purpose, and occasion.
To stimulate a __________________ and _______________, for example, you can move out from behind the podium and walk or stand among audience members.

8. Establish Speaker Credibility
Nonverbal communication plays a key part in the _______________________of your _______________, __________________, and __________________.
For example, audiences are more _________ __________ by speakers who emphasize____ ______________, ______________, ________ _________________, and standing with an open _________________than by those who minimize these nonverbal cues.

9. Pay Attention to Body Movement
Audience members are quick to detect discrepancies between ________________ and __________________.
As they listen to you they are simultaneously evaluating the cues sent by your:
________________
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___________________________.

10. Animate Your Facial Expressions
From your ____________________, audiences can gauge whether we are _____________ or ______________ to our speech.
Facial expressions are an ___________________, but only if they make use of them.
Few behaviors are more effective with an audience than ________________. A smile is a sign of mutual _____________ at the start of a speech, mutual ______________________in the speech, and mutual _________________ at the close of the speech.
Smiling when you feel _____________ can help you ___________ and gain composure.

11. Maintain Eye Contact
Maintaining eye contact is mandatory in establishing a ____________________with your listeners. It is one of the most, if not the most, _______________________ in public speaking.
Eye contact maintains the _____________________ in speech delivery. It lets people know they are ______________ and indicates _________________ and _________________.
The technique of _____________ is when you move your gaze from one listener to another and from one section to another, pausing briefly on each individual.

12. Use Gestures that Feel Natural
____________seldom Convey what we want to __________.
Head, arm, hand, and even leg gestures are often critical in helping to _______________ we try to convey in words.
___________________ fill in the gaps.

13. Be Aware of General Body Movement
General Body movement is also important in _____________________________and processing of your message.
A speaker’s ________________ sends a definite message to the audience. Listeners perceive speakers who slouch as being _____________, ____________, and even weak.
Strive to ______________with the goal being to appear _________________________, not rigid.

14. Practice the Delivery Focus on the _____________ __________ the speech
Be prepared to ____________ your speaking notes
Practice Under _______________
__________ Your Speech
Plan ahead and practice often