COMM108: Ch.8

Modes of Delivery

Extemporaneous, Impromptu, Manuscript, Memorized

Extemporaneous: Description

Speaking out of a highly organized outline of notes in a conversational adaptable manner

Extemporaneous: Advantages

Planned Versatility

Extemporaneous Disadvantages

The phrasing is awkward: you misspeak or making a speaking error

Impromptu: Description

1. Speaking with little or no preparation

2. Speaking off the cuff

3. A fluency test of extemporaneous

Impromptu: Advantages

Versatility

Impromptu disadvantages

Misspeaking

Manuscript: Description

Writing a speech word-for-word then reading to the audience

Manuscript: Advantages

1. The ultimate CYA (cover your A**)

2. Making sure everyone on the PR team signs off on it

Manuscript: disadvantages

No versatility

Memorized: Description

Recited from memory

Memorized: Advantage

Classic rhetoric and public speaking, everything is already figured out for you

Memorized: Disadvantages

Easy to forget when anxiety is high

The nature of "good delivery" (Winan's View)

Naturalness, conversational Quality

Good deliver: Naturalness

A good delivery does not call attention to itself and it does not distract

Good deliver: Conversational Quality

Having an awareness to the audience's thoughts and feelings and adapting to those thoughts and feelings

Elements of Delivery

1. eye contact

2. effective use of voice

3. effective bodily action

Elements of Delivery: Eye contact

Allows credibility to be established and creates comfort

Elements of Delivery: Effective Use of Voice

Utilizing vocal variety because this allows for a natural flow

- when the verbal and the tone contradicts then it makes it hard for the audience to remember what you said

Elements of Delivery: Effective Bodily Action

Have a comfortable posture, not stiff or sloppy, do not pace or post, mindful of hand music