Speech Delivery and Writing Process

# Speech Delivery ## Articulation - refers to the clarity with which a speaker pronounces words. - Good articulation involves precise enunciation of sounds and syllables, ensuring that the audience can understand the message without confusion. ## Modulation - involves varying the pitch, ton...

# Speech Delivery ## Articulation - refers to the clarity with which a speaker pronounces words. - Good articulation involves precise enunciation of sounds and syllables, ensuring that the audience can understand the message without confusion. ## Modulation - involves varying the pitch, tone, and volume of the voice to maintain audience interest and emphasize key points. - Effective modulation helps convey emotions and keeps the speech dynamic, preventing it from becoming monotonous. ## Stage Presence - is about commanding attention through confidence and personality. - This includes how a speaker uses the space on stage, their posture, and overall demeanor. - A strong stage presence engages the audience and enhances the impact of the speech. ## Body Movements - appropriate body movements, including gestures and facial expressions, can significantly enhance a speech's effectiveness. - Those nonverbal cues should complement the spoken message, helping to emphasize points and convey emotions without being overly theatrical. - Establishing their interests, and engaging them in a conversational manner. # Speech Writing Process ## Prewriting ### Audience Analysis - This entails looking into the profile of your target audience. - This is done so you can take feed your speech content and delivery to your audiences. - This includes the following demography. #### Audience Analysis Checklist - Age range - Male - Female ratio - Place of residence - Economic status - Religious affiliation/ beliefs - Cultural and Racial Ideology ### Narrowing Down A Topic - means making your main idea more specific and focus. - Example: Clustering ### Data Gathering - stage where you collect ideas, information sources, and references relevant to your specific topic. - This can be done by visiting a library, browsing the web, or conducting an interview. ## Writing the Draft - Drafting the stage of the writing process in which develop a complete version of a piece of writing ## Revising or Editing - Revising- when you revise, you take a second look at your ideas. - You might add, cut, move or change information - Editing - take a second look at how you express your ideas. - You add or change words. - Fix any problems in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure ## Publishing - is when you share your work.