Delivery: a combination of voice and body
language that make up how the speech was
presented. It is the mode or manner you use
to transmit messages to your audience.
DELIVERY
Types of Delivery
Types of Delivery: Manuscript Method
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For official records or conference proceedings
Types of Delivery: Memorized Method
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Sometimes sounds just as mechanical a a manuscript
Types of Delivery: Extemporaneous
Method
Types of Delivery: Impromptu Method
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Use the impromptu method when you give a short
speech with little or no time for preparation. Even in
an impromptu situation, pause to organize your
speech. Focus on your main point, proof to support
your main point, and a conclusion.
Voice – the power source for speakers. Made up
of vocal aspects (such as pauses), emphasis,
volume, pitch, rate, articulation, and pronunciation.
DELIVERY
Delivery: Vocal
Volume
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Volume is the loudness or softness of your voice
An effective speaker uses a wide range of volume,
as appropriate, from whisper to loud volume.
Voice projection is related to volume
Varying the volume alleviates vocal monotony
Find a balance between TOO LOUD and too soft
Volume: Practice
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Loud: Miss G is the best Speech teacher ever!
Soft: North is way better than South!
Project a whisper: Hey, what did you decide to do
this weekend?
Rate your “normal” volume.
Rate
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Pace, or speed, at which you talk
The rate of speech used to move through the
content
Unfilled pauses (silence)should be used effectively
to monitor the speaker’s rate; Pause for effect
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slashes to mark pauses on manuscripts
Fine line between not waiting at all – and waiting
too long!
Rate: Practice
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http://americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/movie
speechlegallyblonde.html (#1)
http://americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/movie
speechhoosiersregionals.html (#2)
http://americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/movie
speechrememberthetitans.html (#5)
Pitch
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The vocal notes that you hit while speaking – the
highs and lows of your voice
Avoid being monotone (deliver all of your words at
the same rate and pitch)
The speaker should sound confident
LEARNING TARGETS:
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I can use proper inflection, pitch and pronunciation
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I can use proper body language while speaking
Pitch: Practice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA
Vocal Emphasis or Vocal Inflection
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Altering your vocal tone or your pitch to stress
important words or phrases
The voice should be properly expressive in order to
engage the audience and create interest
Unfilled pauses (silence) should be used to create
suspense and bring attention to an important point
Vocal Emphasis or Vocal Inflection:
Practice
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“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
Articulation and Pronunciation
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Articulation, or enunciation, refers to the crispness,
the distinctness, which we say the syllables in a
word
Avoid “mushmouth syndrome”
Pronunciation refers to saying the sounds of a word
properly and stress the correct syllable
Articulation and Pronunciation Practice
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A
peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper
picked?
D-A-T-A
M-A-T-U-R-E
M-A-R-T-I-N
What other words that have multiple ways of
pronouncing them?
Additional Aspects of Vocal Delivery
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Pause Before Starting = Pause and gather yourself
before starting the speech. Not pausing or pausing
for a very short time can make the speaker appear
nervous, eager, or unpolished. It is more effective to
pause for 2-3 sections before starting.
Avoid Fillers or Vocalized Pauses = The speaker
should not utter vocalized pauses (Um, Ah, and You
Know). Vocalized pauses are sounds or expressions
used by many speakers to fill silence instead of
using silent pauses.
PRACTICE: Put it all together!
(Simple, honest statement, or perhaps sarcasm.)
"I appreciate the kindness you have shown me, and I hope to return
the favor when I can."
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(Resentment, anger, unfriendliness)
"Kindness! Do you call that kindness? I wouldn't treat a stray dog the
way you've treated me!
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(Deep feeling of earnestness and conviction)
"If we all show a little kindness, a little concern for others' need as
well as our own, we can help make the word what it should be.“
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Delivery Notes!
Body Language – nonverbal communication that
is expressed through eyes, limbs, posture, and
face.
DELIVERY
Delivery: Body Language
Eye Contact
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When the speaker looks at the audience
Eye contact duration = how long the speaker hold
eye contact
Eye contact distribution = how the speaker looks at
all members of the audience and all parts of the
room
Eye contact affects the speaker’s creditability and
persuasiveness
Eye Contact: Practice
1. Staring Contest:
Find someone next to you.
Go as long as possible without blinking.
Crown a winner and a loser.
2. Have a conversation without looking at the person’s
eyes.
Posture
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Involves position and projection of the shoulders,
chest, abdomen, and legs
Posture relays confidence and bad postures can
tarnish the speaker’s credibility
Posture Practice
1. Create a stance or posture for the following
character types:
 Innocent little kid, age 6, wanting ice cream
 Grouchy old man who always yells at kids to get
off his lawn
 High school girl who is “too cool”
 Jock boy who was trying to be cool/tough but got
turned down by the girl he just asked out
2. What emotions are the silhouettes conveying?
Gestures
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Gestures are moving the hands, head, or other body
limbs
Gestures may be used to accentuate, exaggerate, or
even replace verbal communication
Effective speakers need to be aware of their arms and
hands and avoid positions that may send negative
messages or be distracting
Match your gestures to your words!
Gesture: Practice
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What gestures might be appropriate with these
phrases?
“This needs to happen right now!”
“I don’t care. It wasn’t my fault.”
“…and BAM, it hit the floor!”
Facial Expressions:
Learning target: I can use facial expression properly.
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Facial expressions involve the use of eye brows,
cheeks, lips, and other facial muscles to convey
emotion
Smiling is considered the most important facial
expression because it increases the speaker’s
likeability and credibility
Facial Expressions: Practice
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Warm up your face by trying to get your face as
small/big as possible!
You just ate a lemon
You walk into a surprise party for your birthday
You just got a full ride to the college of your dreams
Stink eye / dirty look
You have a question, but you are afraid to ask it
Your parents are embarrassing you in front of your
friends
You walk into a crowded room and you scan the room
until you friend your friends
Additional Aspects of Delivery
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Avoid Distractions
Speaker-created distractions are unintentional mannerisms or objects that
can divert the attention of the audience
Use of Notes
Speakers often use outlines or index cards while speaking, don’t let them
become a distraction
Use of Lectern or Podium
The podium should support and hide the speaker’s notes
Effective speakers are aware of their hands even when using a lectern
Appearance
Appearance includes attire, personal grooming, and hygiene
Appearance affects the speaker’s credibility
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER!
Planning your delivery:
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STEP 1: Read through your assigned speech. Decide
where your volume should go up and when it should
go down.
Step 2: Plan out the pace (when should you pause)
Step 3: Plan out eye contact (when should you look
into the audience)
Step 4: Plan out posture and gestures (when should
your body language change: add at least 1
gesture)
Step 5: Add 2 planned facial expressions.
In green book, silently read 79-86
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Define all the bolded terms
Write down one new thing that you learned about
nonverbal communication
Write down one thing that surprised you.
TED TALK: STACEY KRAMER
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Each row will be assigned one topic to look for. Will
get in groups after and share notes. Then share out
for a group analysis.
 gestures
 Body
language
 Vocal variety (pitch volume)
 Rate and pacing
 Rhetorical devices (simile, metaphor)etc.