Speech Delivery

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Speaking delivery

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how you "sell" your words (verbal) or nonverbal (body language).
How you present yourself

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Speaking delivery

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how you "sell" your words (verbal) or nonverbal (body language).
How you present yourself

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Four types of speech delivery

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manuscript-read from paper
memorized-memorized from written speech
extemporaneous-outline, but you say the words you think within a topic range
impromptu-no rehearsing of speech, you just say it.

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Most often recommended form of speech

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extemporaneous

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Purpose of voice

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Your voice carries your words to the audience

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Purpose of diaphragm

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The diaphragm is the power source of your speech. It controls the volume and voice of your speech (it controls the breathing force)

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How does the air travel to allow you to speak

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Air fills your lungs
Moves to your oral cavity (forced by diaphragm)
Speaking volume is controlled (loud, soft)

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What else affects your speaking effectiveness?

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The rate (how fast you speak)
The pitch range (high or low voice)
The range of notes (how it changes up and down)

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Good speakers do what?

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Vary (change) their pitch and rate to avoid speaking in a monotone and to add life to their words

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Good speakers know when to

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emphasis (to add importance to points)

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Emphasis is

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the stress you give certain words you wish to accentuate (make more important)

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Articulation

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Do not slur (run words together)
Articulation is clearly pronouncing words

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Pronunciation

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Knowing the correct pronunciation of words is very important

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Effective delivery and body

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Your body delivers a nonverbal message to the audience

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Gestures and posture

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gestures are what actions you use with your body (arms, face, etc)

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Posture

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How you hold yourself...not stiff, but relaxed..but not too relaxed

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Platform movement

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taking steps while speaking.
Range from 1-5 steps depending on size of room, audience and your emotional intent (what you want to say).

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Distance from audience

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Being too far doesn't involve them in speech

Being too close can make the audience feel uncomfortable

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Hands

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Hold something in your hand (notecards)
Use gestures (not too many)
Lift and lay hands

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Gesture Zone

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an imaginary box in front of speaker.
Area from shoulders to waist and just pass the side of your body

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Facial expressions

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most important part of oral communication
Your face must SELL your words

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Eye contact

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You MUST make eye contact with audience and sustain (HOLD) contact until the audience trusts you and what you say

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Best speakers use

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ALL THE ELEMENTS of an effective delivery

Voice, body, face and well prepared speech

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delivery

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mode used to transmit words to an audience

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Manuscript method

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write out and deliver your speech from a paper

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Memorized method

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Commit every word to memory before delivery

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Exteporaneous method

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Outline the speech, but do not memorize it. Use the notecards as reminders of what you want to say

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Impromptu method

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Short speeches that you have not prepared for

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power source for speakers

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vocal process

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phonation

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voice production

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rate

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speed in which we talk

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pitch

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the vocal notes you hit while speaking
high and low notes, etc

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monotone

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delivery words at the same rate and speech with no variations (changes)

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monotone

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delivery words at the same rate and speech with no variations (changes)

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inflection

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altering (changing) your pitch and vocal tone

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volume

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how loud or soft your voice is when speaking

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articulation

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crispness or distinctness in which we say the syllables of words

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pronunciation

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saying the sounds of a word properly and stressing the correct syllable

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Points on how to move

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move in comfortable relaxed manner
move toward the audience
know exactly how many steps you are going to take

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three step and five step method

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move one step, cross with the second step, move the first leg forward until you are standing firmly on both feet.
five step...move two more steps

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three common errors with hands

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1. fly away-hands shoot out from sides with no direction (like missles)
2. judo-chop-hands chop downward to emphasize points in the minds of audience
3. penguin-wave-hands down at sides and you flick your fingers or wrists

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Lift and lay method with hands

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move hands comfortably then lay your hands at the end of the gesture as if you were laying them on a table. WITHIN THE GESTURE ZONE

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String idea

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Pretend there is a noose around your neck controlled by your hands. This is to remind you to USE THE UPPER PART OF YOUR BODY (not just hands) WHEN GESTURING

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Eye Contact Hints

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1. Look at each person for a number of seconds before moving to a different person in the audience
2. Don't forget people at the far sides (edges) of audience
3. Make eye contact with people, not things

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Audience feedback

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Reading feedback..people figiting in chairs-restless..(not reaching audience)
straining to hear(check your volume)
wrinkling their brows (they are not understanding)