“The Voice of Delivery”

1. “The Voice of Delivery” Chapter 18 Notes

2. Volume • Definition: The relative ____________ of a speaker’s voice while ____________________ __________. It is usually the most obvious and frequently cited ____________________ in speechmaking. • The ____________________ for delivering a speech is somewhat louder than that of ___________________________. • Speakers whose volume is too _______ are viewed less ______________ that those who project their voices at a pleasing volume.

3. Volume (cont.) • Just how much louder depends on 3 factors: • 1. the _________ of the room and the _________ of people in the audience, • 2. whether or not you use a _______________ , • 3. the level of ________________________.

4. Pitch • Definition: The _________ of sounds from _______ to _______. • Pitch is determined by the number of _____________ per ____________________. • Vocal Pitch is important in speechmaking because it powerfully affects the __________ _____________________________________. • For example: Say “Stop.” Now say “Stop!”

5. Pitch (cont.) • ______________ , or pitch, is the rising and falling of vocal pitch across __________ and ______________. • ______________ is what distinguishes a question from a statement. For Ex: “It’s time to study already.” or “It’s time to study already?” • Additionally, pitch conveys your ________, reveals your __________________________, expresses your _____________ for the audience and signals your overall commitment to the occasion.

6. Rate • Defintion: The _________ at which you convey speech. It is the most effective way to hold an audience’s attention, as well as to accurately ____________________________. • A ___________ indicates thoughtfulness, seriousness, solemnity, revernce, concern, etc. • A ___________ indicates excitement, adventure, happiness, enthusiasm, and so on.

7. Rate (cont.) • The _______________ of speech for adults is estimated to be between ______ and ______ words per minute. • The typical _________________ occurs at a rate slightly below ______ words per minute, but there is no standard or most effective rate.

8. Pauses • Many _____________ are uncomfortable with pauses because of a ____________________ attatched to any silence in a speech. • Therefore, we cover undesirable pauses with ___________________, such as “uh”, “you know”, “I mean”, “anyways.” • Like pitch, however, pauses are important _______________________ of a speech.

9. Pauses (cont.) • Pauses ___________ meaning by providing a _____________________, _______________ _______________, _____________________ _________________, or just allowing listeners a moment to ___________________ ______________.

10. Vocal Variety • The real key to ________________________ is to _____________________________, thereby demonstrating Vocal Variety. • One key to achieving effective vocal variety is ______________. Vocal Variety comes naturally when you are __________ about what you are saying to the audience. However, be careful not to let your enthusiasm overwhelm _______ _______________________________________.

11. Pronunciation and Articulation • Another important element of vocal delivery involves correctly saying the words you speak. Few things distract an audience more than improper pronunciation and unclear articulation of words. • ____________________ is the correct formation of __________________________. • ____________________ is the ___________ or __________________ with which the sounds are made, regardless of whether they are ___________________ correctly.

12. Pronunciation and Articulation (cont.) • _______________ is a very common pattern of poor ____________________. It involves _____________________ at a very _____level of ________ and __________ so that they are __________________________. • ___________________ is also a major problem. Some examples include: “fer” instead of “for” or “gonna” instead of “going to”.