Delivery

Delivery

Keys to Successfully Delivering Your SpeechDeliveryMethods of DeliveryManuscript

Memorized

Extemporaneous

Impromptu

ManuscriptMemorizedExtemporaneousExtemporaneousFalls 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

Characteristics of Good DeliveryEnlarged Conversational Quality

Desire to Communicate

Speaker Naturalness

Elements of Good DeliveryBodyGesturesEye ContactFacial ExpressionsBreathingVocal CharacteristicsVocal Characteristics in DeliveryRateVolumePitchInflectionEnunciationVocal Variety

Rate (Tempo)How fast or slow are you speaking?

Average speaking rate in a public speaking situation:

125 words per minute

Practice exercisePausesVocalized 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 messageVolume (Vocal Projection)Volume

Control enabled through good breathing and posture

Practice speaking across a roomPitch and InflectionPitch: 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

EnunciationPronunciation + Articulation = Enunciation PronunciationThe production of vowels and consonants

Which syllable is emphasized

A mispronounced word will obliterate a speakers credibility.

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ArticulationProper formation of word sounds (vowels and consonants)

Using lips, jaw, tongue and palate

This is the mechanics of verbal delivery

How can we practice?

Vocal VarietyTimber: 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

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