1. The DyNaMiC SpEaKeR

2. The Dynamic Speaker Variety in volume, rate, pitch, and rhythm
Pauses and emphasis on key words will make important concepts stand out.
Good speakers convey meaning in their voice

3. Volume/Emphasis Exercise
Was Dave going home?
**What questions are implied based on the word emphasis?

4. Vocal Delivery Skills
Volume: created by using your diaphragm to push air forcefully through your larynx and out of your mouth
Rate: how fast or slowly we talk; optimal range is 150 to 185 words per minute
Pitch: the highness or lowness of your voice
Rhythm: the combination of a speaker’s pace and the breaks which punctuate new ideas
Pauses: vary in length & frequency; a skillful speaker plans the pauses to create impact
Word Emphasis: highlighting key words by changing volume, rate, pitch, or pause patterns

5. Vocal Exercise
Pitch Exercise: Read the following phrase aloud at the pitch level designated by the meaning of each phrase:
“Begin high—a little higher still—now very low—now very high—speak at a medium pitch—again very low—can you make it lower?—and back to medium again.

6. USING GESTURES
Emphatic: helps the speaker stress what he or she is saying
Example: making a fist, raising one hand with the palm up, pointing with index finger to audience
Traditional: Shows your are moving from one part of your speech to another
Example: Using fingers to enumerate points; placing both palms on the podium; moving both hands with palms facing each other
Descriptive: drawing pictures in the air to create a visual; indicates size of an object or shape
Locative: directs the listeners attention to some place, object, person; usually made with index finger or entire hand

7. -Do you expect me to believe that? -How lovely -Well, perhaps…
Pitch Exercise
How many different ways can you say the word “Oh”?
-THAT HURTS!
-SO WHAT
-LOOK OUT
-Do you expect me to believe that?
-How lovely
-Well, perhaps…
-Don’t be so rude.

8. Physical Delivery Skills
Appearance: Decide on the kind of message you want to send to the audience through your dress, hairstyle, and accessories
Movement: for formal speeches, you may want to use the podium
Facial Expressions: if you know your material and have an emotional connection to it, facial expressions tend to happen naturally
Gestures: Use hand movements similar to those you normally use in conversation; the larger the room the more animated your movement & gestures should be

9. Humorous Story/Joke Development
Beginning (setting of the story; giving insight to topic)
Middle (necessary fact to the story/joke; key details to understand ending)
End (punch line, final outcome, end result/resolution)

10. Sample funny story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsQhB4tJRxw
What does Tom Hanks do effectively that makes him tell this funny story so well?
What do all good story tellers do?
Consider voice, gestures, facial expression

11. Application of skills
Brainstorm about a funny story or joke that you can share with the class. Use paper to plan out your story development.
Due tomorrow.
Must have a beginning, middle, and end. Suggestion: make an outline.

12. Types of Speeches Informative Speech (oral report, lecture, workshop)
Designated to explain, instruct, define, clarify, demonstrate or teach