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Delivery. Keys to Successfully Delivering Your Speech. Manuscript Memorized Extemporaneous Impromptu. Methods of Delivery. Manuscript. Memorized. Extemporaneous. Falls between memorized and manuscript Delivered with notes for reference
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Delivery Keys to Successfully Delivering Your Speech
Manuscript • Memorized • Extemporaneous • Impromptu Methods of Delivery
Manuscript Memorized Extemporaneous
Falls between memorized and manuscript • Delivered with notes for reference • Carefully prepared and rehearsed, but not recited verbatim • Should spend no more than 20% of your time looking at notes • 5% is ideal - strive for this Extemporaneous
Enlarged Conversational Quality • Desire to Communicate • Speaker Naturalness Characteristics of Good Delivery
Body • Gestures • Eye Contact • Facial Expressions • Breathing • Vocal Characteristics Elements of Good Delivery
Rate • Volume • Pitch • Inflection • Enunciation • Vocal Variety Vocal Characteristicsin Delivery
How fast or slow are you speaking? • Average speaking rate in a public speaking situation: • 125 words per minute • Practice exercise Rate (Tempo)
Vocalized Pauses: “uh” “um” etc. – Avoid these • Silence between phrases can: • Help emphasize or draw attention to certain points • Allow your audience the opportunity to digest your message Pauses
Volume • Control enabled through good breathing and posture • Practice speaking across a room Volume (Vocal Projection)
Pitch: the highs and lows • Inflections: variations in pitch • Used to achieve a specific goal or convey meaning (ex. Raising pitch at the end of a sentence to indicate a question) • Brings life to your speech • Makes your speech more interesting and engaging Pitch and Inflection
Pronunciation + Articulation = Enunciation Enunciation
The production of vowels and consonants • Which syllable is emphasized • “A mispronounced word will obliterate a speaker’s credibility.” • Dictionary.com Pronunciation
Proper formation of word sounds (vowels and consonants) • Using lips, jaw, tongue and palate • This is the mechanics of verbal delivery • How can we practice? Articulation
Timber: the distinctive character or quality of your voice • The goal is to maximize the effectiveness of your voice • Become familiar with your own vocal qualities • Vocal exercise Vocal Variety