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PRESENTING THE SPEECH VERBAL & NON VERBAL DELIVERY Delivery: the action and manner of speaking to an audience.  Four Methods of Delivery* Extemporaneous delivery: a speech that is carefully prepared and practiced and delivered from brief notes rather than fr...

PRESENTING THE SPEECH VERBAL & NON VERBAL DELIVERY Delivery: the action and manner of speaking to an audience.  Four Methods of Delivery* Extemporaneous delivery: a speech that is carefully prepared and practiced and delivered from brief notes rather than from memory or a written manuscript. Impromptu delivery: a speech that is not planned or prepared in advance. Manuscript: a speech that is read to an audience from a written text. Memorized: a speech that has been written out, committed to memory, and given word for word.  ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SPEECH ATTITUDE REHEARSAL VERBAL EXPRESSION NONVERBAL EXPRESSION  Verbal Components of Delivery*  Volume – how loud or soft  Rate /pacing – how fast or slow  Pitch – high/low pitched, nasal, throaty, squeaky  Pauses – gaps between phrases  vocalized pauses [aah,umm,errr..] -> clutter  Fillers [you know, understand or not?, ok?]  Articulation - clarity of pronunciation  Pronunciation - how it is said  Dialect/Accent – regional/nationality differences in speech  Non-verbal communication  “nonverbal communication involves those nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that are generated by both the source [speaker] and his or her use of the environment and that have potential message value for the source or receiver [listener] (Samovar et al).  Basically it is sending and receiving messages in a variety of ways without the use of verbal codes (words).  Nonverbal Components of Delivery*  Personal appearance – attire, accessories  Eye contact – direct, intense, fleeting, limited  Facial expressions – appropriate to topic  Posture – upright, open, inviting  Gestures – open, firm, strong  Proxemics – space is respected  Time – respect the time limit  DO  Be conversational.  A public speaking situation is still personal, if you speak naturally and make eye contact.  Look at people. They’ll relate to you.  Move like you do in normal life, but much less.  Stay focused on your material.  You’re just the messenger, not the point of the message.  If you’ve chosen topics well, it’s vital that you get this information to your fellow citizens. Question-and-answer sessions: provide an opportunity for an audience to  explore the speaker’s ideas in more detail,  ask for clarity, and  share their own perspectives.  Question-and-Answer Sessions  Explain the format  Listen carefully in order to clarify  Have a positive mind-set  Address the entire audience  Answer honestly  Accept constructive criticism/errors  Stay focused on the topic  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8GvTgWtR7o 6 Public Speaking Tips To Hook Any Audience  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3jSXYBNak 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker https://www.andrews.edu/~tidwell/bsad560/NonVerbal.html Non-Verbal Commuication Modes tutorial 1. In which of the following situations would a manuscript speech be best? I. a keynote address at an international conference. II. a public speaking class assignment. III. a political candidate’s manifesto. IV. a pastor delivering the sermon during Sunday worship. V. the prime minister delivering the national budget. A. I, II, & III B. II, III, & IV C. I, III, & V D. II, III & V 2. In their public speaking class, the lecturer informed the students that they would have to commit their prepared speeches to memory but deliver them in a relaxed and comfortable manner without reading from a script. This best describes which of the following delivery styles? A. manuscript B. extemporaneous C. memorized D. impromptu 3. Speaking too fast or too slowly can ruin your delivery. To ensure an effective delivery, you need to know how to control your A. pacing. B. intonation. C. volume. D. pitch. 4. Non-native speakers giving a speech in English will need to be aware that their audience’s comprehension may be affected by their A. organization. B. pronunciation. C. accent. D. diction. 5. Although Molly had a good topic, had prepared the content well and rehearsed her speech, she could see that her audience was not impressed. She knew she tended to speak very softly whenever she was nervous. In verbal delivery, this refers to A. pitch. B. volume. C. enunciation. D. all of the above. 6. In non-verbal delivery, proximity refers to A. how the speaker stands while giving the speech. B. whether the speaker’s facial expressions and gestures match the message. C. how physically close the speaker is to the audience when giving the speech. D. the length of time the speaker takes to complete the speech. The following are components of non-verbal communication. Illustrate how you successfully utilized each component in any speech or presentation that you have given in any of your classes. a. Personal appearance b. Eye contact c. Gestures d. Facial expressions e. Posture (10 marks) 1.Personal appearance – I used semi formal attire for my persuasive speech because choice of attire & grooming can affect speaker’s credibility. A well dressed /groomed speaker is far more impressive than a sloppily attired/groomed speaker although the latter may be brilliant. 2. Eye contact – In all my speeches I maintained (direct, intense, fleeting & limited ) eye contact with the audience to ensure that they were engaged with me. 3.Facial expressions – My FE were appropriate to the emotion or tone of what I was saying for eg, I would look serious if I was talking about the effect of war on children 4.Gestures – I made sure to use open, firm, strong gestures where necessary to emphasize certain important points and to highlight the sequence of my points 5. Posture – I made sure to stand straight with my shoulders back to show my seriousness for the topic and to engage with the audience