Principles of Effective Speech Delivery

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PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE SPEECH DELIVERY

ASPECTS OF VOICE
VOLUME – the intensity or loudness of your voice. Each of us has a volume range that allows us to project various
degrees of loudness.
PITCH – refers to how high or low the voice sounds which is determined by the length and width of the vocal cords.
RATE – refers to the speed at which a person speaks
QUALITY – refers to the timbre of the voice which distinguishes one voice from the other
PAUSES – It is said that learning how to pause is a major challenge for most beginning speakers.
EMPHASIS –By emphasizing certain words, you add color and monotony in y our speech.
WE must fight terrorism. I love you.

We MUST fight terrorism. I LOVE you.

We must FIGHT terrorism. I love YOU.

We must fight TERRORISM.

VARIETY – manipulation of your voice in accordance to your feeling, and emotion in your speech

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD VOICE FOR SPEAKING

1. AUDIBILITY
2. PLEASANT
3. FLUENCY
4. FLEXIBILITY

Tools for Effective Speech Delivery

Articulation

People always judge how well you speak in general. The perceived intellect or education is sometimes used to measure
how well you articulate. The instance on how well and precisely you form vowels and consonants using your lips,
tongue, jaw, and palate to form the sounds to speak is crucial in making your message get crossed. On the same idea,
diction and enunciation are other forms of articulation.

VOWELS CONSONANTS
deep – dip flower - people
pot – nook very beautiful
ham – hum

Modulation

This happens when you control or adjust the tone or volume of your voice as you try to lower your voice to a loud
whisper in order to get the attention of your audience as they find your message more appealing, dramatic and
mysterious. Modulation has various meanings, such as a change of key in music or of the sound of a person's voice.

Stage presence

The speaker’s ability to get and secure the audience's interest in listening to him/her through his or her presentation
style refers to stage presence. Every time the speaker faces his audience, he is encouraged to keep his poise, posture,
gestures, and movements since they may make or break the presentation.
A good stage presence essentially engages the audience into the performance. It is the ability to make the audience
connect with the speaker and pull them into the story being told, and as a result, the audience are affected by the
feelings, emotions, and ideas being conveyed.

Facial expressions and body movements

To effectively communicate emotions and enthusiasm while speaking, the speaker must use emphatic and descriptive
gestures. Gestures should appear spontaneous but purposeful. Movements from the waist down should be decisively
used to emphasize a point or as a transition during a speech.

Facial expressions are essential in setting the emotional tone for a speech. It is really helpful that facial expressions jive
with the message being delivered.

Arm and hand movements constitute gesture. We all may have developed our native culture and we tend to internalize
them as we speak. Becoming fluent in a language is part of this process.

Movement of the whole body, instead of just gesturing with hands, is appropriate in a speech. It is suggested that
starting speakers hold off attempting to fuse body development starting from the waist until they have completed at any
rate one discourse.

Rapport

 It happens when you have everything in concordance or harmony. Your discourse is correct. The crowd gets it
well. They appreciate tuning in to it as much as you appreciate conveying it. In any case, that upbeat agreeable
state doesn't happen without conscious effort.
 dressing and preparing suitably for the event
 being sorted out, prepared with reasonable substance
 demonstrating in your opening statements that you know who you are talking to because you have done your
homework
 utilizing comprehensive language - "we" instead of "I“
 recognizing and accentuating your shared conviction consciously and earnestly
 evading the use of jargon unless everyone understands it
 indicating that you are human also by sharing your story
 being aware of non-verbal communication/body language and using eye contact
 seeming sure, positive, in charge and understanding of the effect of vocal delivery

1. High roller, low roller, lower roller.


2. I need a box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit mixer.
3. He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
4. The jolly collie swallowed a lollipop.
5. Friday's Five Fresh Fish Specials.
6. Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.
7. Twixt this and six thick thistle sticks.
8. Red leather, yellow leather.
9. She sells seashells by the seashore, and the shells she sells are seashells.
10. 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?

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