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Delivering Your Speech

Delivering Your Speech. Chapter 13. Delivery. The action & manner of speaking to an audience. Methods of Delivery. Extemporaneous Impromptu Manuscript Memorized. See Advantages & Disadvantages of Each Delivery Method in Table 13.1 on p. 271. Extemporaneous Speech.

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Delivering Your Speech

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  1. Delivering YourSpeech Chapter 13

  2. Delivery • The action & manner of speaking to an audience

  3. Methods of Delivery • Extemporaneous • Impromptu • Manuscript • Memorized See Advantages & Disadvantages of Each Delivery Method in Table 13.1 on p. 271

  4. Extemporaneous Speech • Present a carefully prepared & practiced speech from brief notes

  5. Advantages ofExtemporaneous Style • Speaking notes prompt ideas • Not allowed to read • Eye contact & gestures are natural • Tone is conversational • Stay audience centered

  6. Conversational Style • More formal than everyday conversation • Remains spontaneous & relaxed • Posture & gestures relaxed • Frequent eye contact

  7. Impromptu Speech • Presenting a speech that is not planned or prepared in advance

  8. Guidelines forImpromptu Speaking • Determine main points • Introduce main points • Offer a preview • Support main points • Conclude with summary

  9. Manuscript Speech • Read to an audience from a written text

  10. Manuscript Delivery Required: • When detailed & exact information • When speech will be scrutinized • When speech text used later

  11. Problems When Reading • Sounds like written text not oral text • Speaker inclined to read to audience rather than talk with them

  12. Manuscript Delivery Tips • Talk the speech aloud as you write it • Practice speaking from script

  13. Memorized Speech • Presenting a speech that has been written out, committed to memory & given word for word Check out Web Link 13.2: Memory Technique at the Invitation to Public Speaking website.

  14. Use Memorized Delivery: • When speech is very short • When things must be said in specific way • When notes awkward or disruptive

  15. Verbal Components of Delivery • Volume • Rate • Pitch • Inflection • Pauses • Pronunciation • Articulation • Dialect

  16. Nonverbal Components of Delivery • Personal appearance • Eye contact • Facial expression • Posture • Gestures • Proxemics

  17. Question-and-AnswerSessions • Provide opportunity for audience to: • explore ideas • ask for clarity • share their own perspectives

  18. Preparing for Questions • Identify potential questions • Formulate answers • Practice answers Practice with Interactive Activity 13.5: Answering Difficult Questions at the Invitation to Public Speaking website.

  19. Managing Question-and-Answer Session • Explain format • Listen & clarify • Keep positive mind-set • Address entire audience • Answer with honesty • Stay focused

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