Delivery: The Acting Part of Public Speaking

Delivery:The Acting Part of Public Speaking Four Modes of Delivery Vocal Aspects of Delivery Nonverbal Aspects of Delivery Perfecting Your Delivery

When you know your subject inside-out Most popular Advantages eye contact use of gestures movement audience adaptation Disadvantages Most preparation Speaking with Notes

Word-for-word reading Most precise delivery Advantages Prevents slips, distortion Disadvantages Allows minimum audience adaptation Limits gestures, movement, eye contact Manuscript Mode

Spur of the Moment Most common Disadvantages No audience analysis Lack of planning/ research Advantages Reveals real you Think on your feet Impromptu Mode

Knowing all the Words Gestures Pauses Used for Oratory contests Lectures Banquets Advantages Permits maximum use of delivery skills Continuous eye contact Disadvantages No audience adaptation Recovery is difficult May sound memorized Memorized Mode

Non-verbal Aspects of Delivery • Substance over style • Feelings are communicated 55% facial 38% vocal 7% verbal

Vocal Aspects Pauses Pitch Volume Enunciation Rate Fluency Body Language Appearance Gestures Facial expressions Eye contact Movement time Non-verbal Communication

Pitch Highness or lowness of the voice • Singsong • Monotone • Statement, question, sarcasm, irony, doubt surprise, anger, brusqueness, friendly, kind

Rate Speed of spoken language 125-190 wpm Adapt rate • To self • To audience • To situation • To content

Pause • Dramatic pause (allows time to think) • Vocalized pause (like, um, uh, no, y’know)

Volume • Projection and variations • Variations convey emotion

Enunciation • Pronunciation and articulation • The risks of unfamiliar words

Fluency • The smoothness of delivery • The flow of words • The absence of vocalized pauses • Too fluent—Fast talker Practice, practice, practice

Body Language • Appearance • Gestures • Facial expression • Eye contact • Movement • Time

Appearance • Clothing • Hair • Style

Gestures • Support the verbal message • Emphasize certain points • Signal an advance to another part of the speech • Conversational size in small setting • Exaggerated size for large setting

Facial Expression • The face is capable of 5,000 expressions • Real and feigned expressions are physically different • Real smiles include eyes and brain • Smile is most understood expression in the world

Universal Expressions • Anger • Fear • Sadness • Disgust • Surprise • Happiness • Embarrassment

In a sense, the face is equipped to lie the most and leak the most.

Eye Contact • Good eye contact improves credibility • Conveys your relationship to the audience • Know your speech well • Choose a topic that is appropriate • Concentrate on “head nodders” • Find friendly faces

Movement • Lean forward • Move out from behind the lectern • Move during transitions • Face the audience when you are moving • Be aware of superiority • Be aware of intimacy

Speech Assignment: Oral Interpretation Select a poem, play, movie monologue, children’s book, speech, lyrics that will provide you with 4-5 minutes of content so that you can concentrate on delivery. Deliver extemporaneously. Plan non-verbal aspects of delivery

Delivery: The Acting Part of Public Speaking