Part 7: SPEAKER’S REFERENCE

SPEAKER’S REFERENCE

VOCAL AND NONVERBAL DELIVERY

Chapter 17 Methods of Delivery

Strive for Naturalness in Your Delivery

Show Enthusiasm

Project a Sense of Confidence and Composure

Engage Your Audience by Being Direct

If You Must Read from a Prepared Text, Do So Naturally

In General, Don’t Try to Memorize Entire Speeches

When Speaking Impromptu, Maximize Any Preparation Time

In Most Situations, Select the Extemporaneous Method of Delivery

Chapter 18 The Voice in Delivery

Adjust Your Speaking Volume

Beware of Speaking in a Monotone

Adjust Your Speaking Rate for Comprehension and Expressiveness

Use Strategic Pauses and Avoid Meaningless Vocal Fillers

Use Vocal Variety

Be Conscious of How You Pronounce and Articulate Words

Chapter 19 The Body in Delivery

Remember the Importance of Your Nonverbal Behavior

Use Nonverbal Cues to Enhance Your Credibility

Animate Your Facial Expressions in Appropriate Ways

Maintain Eye Contact with Your Audience

Use Gestures That Feel Natural

Use Body Movement to Establish an Appropriate Degree of Formality or Informality

Pay Attention to Your Clothes and Grooming

Practice the Delivery

KEY TERMS

Chapter 17

image effective delivery

elocutionary movement

image speaking from manuscript*

TelePrompTer

image speaking from memory

oratory

speaking impromptu

image speaking extemporaneously

Chapter 18

image volume

pitch

image intonation*

lavalier microphone

handheld or fixed microphone

image speaking rate

image vocal fillers

image pauses*

vocal variety

image pronunciation

image articulation*

mumbling

lazy speech

dialects

Chapter 19

image paralanguage*

body language

nonverbal communication

image scanning

talking head

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