Transcript Elements of Delivery - South Point High School

Elements of Delivery
What to do (and not to do) while
giving a speech.
The Voice
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Rate: The Speed at which you speak
 Pauses:
Silences taken while speaking
Volume: How loudly or softly one speaks
 Pitch: A musical term; the highness and
lowness of a vocal tone
 Inflection: the changes in pitch
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 No-No’s:
changes.
monotones and extreme pitch
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Voice Quality or Timbre: the unique
characteristics that distinguish one
person’s voice from another.
 Articulation: Mechanical process of making
sound
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 Errors
are: deletion, addition, substitution,
and transposition
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Articulation:
Deletion---library
library
Addition---athlete
athalete
Substitution---get
git
Transposition---hundred
hunderd
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Pronunciation: how the sounds of a word
are to be said and which parts are to be
stressed.
 Often
 Louisville
Physical Delivery
Appearance: the speakers physical
appearance including dress and grooming.
 Posture: The position of the speaker’s
body during the speech.
 Facial Expression: tension and movements
of various parts of the face.
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 Facial
expressions and words MUST agree.
Physical Delivery
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Eye Contact: Gaze behavior in which the
speaker looks at the listener’s eyes.
 No-No’s:
too much or too little.
Movement: Speakers motion from place to
place during a speech.
 Gestures: Movement of hands, arms, and
head while giving a speech.
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