Confidence
Physical
Vocal
How do you know that you know how to do something? How do
you gain a skill?
 Gained
through practice & repetition
 Tips
• Read aloud as you write the speech.
 Allows you to learn as you go and check how it
sounds.
• Practice so that it flows.
 Look away from notes, make eye contact
 Won’t lose your place
• Frequent speaking
Control what you
• Time
• The written speech
• Your delivery
can control!!
 Your appearance: Dress for success
The eyes are the windows to the soul.
 Enthusiasm
• Show it!
 Relax
• Keep hands out of your pockets and don’t lean
or grip the lectern.
 Be
prepared
• Fussing with your hair or face gives the
impression you are not prepared. Pull your hair
back if it is an issue.
 Eye
contact
• We want to see you seeing us. Displays
confidence and caring.
 Appropriate
movement
• Shuffling of feet or standing on one foot conveys
lack of purpose. Be sure you move confidently
and appropriately.
How you say it matters!
 Vocal training
• The voice is basic to your craft.
• Your voice should be audible and flexible.
• Training begins by taking care of your voice.
 Trained Ear
• Learn to listen to the varied ways that voice is
projected.
 Quality
• Quality is the basic characteristic which
distinguishes your voice from any other.
 Pitch
• Pitch is the highness or lowness of your voice.
 Volume
• The intensity, strength, or force with which
sound is made.
• Varying volume on individual words within the
dialogue helps to communicate meaning.
 Rate
• Rate is the speed at which you talk.
• Speak slow enough to be understood and yet
rapid enough to keep the audience’s attention.
 Articulation
• The act of uttering clear, distinct syllables.
• Most inaudibility results not from lack of
volume but from lack of clarity.
• Work on enunciation.
 Pronunciation
• Correct pronunciation means accurately
producing the speech sounds with proper
division into syllables and correct accent or
stress.
 Diction
• The selection and pronunciation of words and
their combinations in speech.
A
speaker’s voice must be flexible and
audible.
 The degree of relaxation determines the
beauty of the voice and carrying power of
the vowel sounds.
 In
inflection you change from one pitch
level to another within a single word or
sentence.
 Resonance is the tone produced when
sound waves strike the open cavities of
the head.
 Monotone may be caused by a person’s
inability to hear pitch changes and a
lack of vocal flexibility.
 The physical stuff
• The diaphragm is a flat muscle separating the
chest from the abdominal cavity.
• The mouth, nose, throat and sinuses are
resonators.
• The tongue, teeth, jaw and lips are articulators.