Public Speaking Chapter 12 - Delivering Your Speech

nonverbal messages

Information that is not communicated with words but rather, through movement, gesture, facial expression, vocal quality, and use of time, space, and touch.

impromptu speaking

A type of public speaking in which the speaker has little or no time to prepare a speech.

extemporaneous speaking

A type of public speaking in which the speaker researches, organizes, rehearses, and delivers a speech in a way that combines structure and spontaneity

manuscript speaking

A type of public speaking in which the speaker reads a written script word for word.

memorized speaking

A type of public speaking in which the speaker commits a speech to memory.

volume

The loudness of a speaker’s voice.

pitch

The highness or lowness of a speaker’s voice.

uptalk

Occurs when speaker’s voice rises at the end of a declarative sentence.

dialect

The vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation used by a specific group of people, such as an ethnic or regional group.

vocal mindfulness

Attending to your voice and how you use it when you speak.

rate

The speed at which a speaker speaks.

vocal variety

Changes in the volume, rate, and pitch of a speaker’s voice that affect the meaning of the words delivered.

monotone

A way of speaking in which the speaker does not alter their pitch

vocalized pauses

“Ah,” “um,” “you know,” and other verbal fillers speakers use when they’re trying to think of what they want to say.

dramatic pause

An intentional silent pause in which the speaker waits a moment or two before revealing important or surprising information.

articulation

The physical process of producing specific speech sounds to make language intelligible.

pronunciation

The act of saying words correctly according to the accepted standards of the speaker’s language.

posture

The way speakers position and carry their bodies.