1. 12 Delivery Chapter 12 Title Slide Delivery Nonverbal Communication
Methods of Speech Delivery
Manuscript Speech
Impromptu Speech
Extemporaneous Speech
Impromptu-Extemporaneous
Conversational Quality
Using Conversational Quality
The Speaker’s Voice
Volume
Pitch
Rate
Pauses
Vocalized Pauses
Vocal Variety
Using Vocal Variety
Pronunciation
Articulation
Dialect
The Speaker’s Body
Using Gestures and Eye Contact
Kinesics
Practicing Delivery
Preparing for the Question-and-Answer Session
Managing the Question-and-Answer Session
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Delivery

2. Nonverbal Communication
Communication based on a person’s use of voice and body, rather than on the use of words.

3. Methods of Speech Delivery
Manuscript
Memory
Impromptu
Extemporaneous

4. Manuscript Speech
A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience.

5. Impromptu Speech
A speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation.

6. Extemporaneous Speech
A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.

7. Impromptu Extemporaneous
Little or no immediate preparation
Fully prepared, delivered from brief notes

8. Conversational Quality
Presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.

9. The Speaker’s Voice Volume Pitch Rate Pauses Vocal variety
Pronunciation
Articulation
Dialect

10. Volume
The loudness or softness of the speaker’s voice.

11. Pitch
The highness or lowness of the speaker’s voice.

12. Rate
The speed at which a person speaks.

13. Pauses
A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech.

14. Vocalized Pauses
Pauses that occur when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as “uh,” “er,” and “um.”

15. Vocal Variety
Changes in a speaker’s rate, pitch, and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness.

16. Pronunciation
The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language.

17. Articulation
The physical production of particular speech sounds.

18. Dialect
A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary.

19. The Speaker’s Body
Personal appearance
Movement
Gestures
Eye contact

20. Kinesics
The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication.

21. Practicing Delivery
Go through your preparation outline aloud to see how it translates into spoken discourse.
Prepare your speaking outline.
Practice the speech aloud several times.
Polish and refine your delivery.
Give your speech a dress rehearsal.

22. Preparing for a Question-and-Answer Session
Formulate answers to possible questions
Practice the delivery of your answers

23. Managing a Question-and-Answer Session
Clarify the format
Approach questions with a positive attitude
Listen carefully
Direct answers to the entire audience
Be honest and straightforward
Stay on track