Delivery:The Acting Part of Public

Speaking

•Four Modes of Delivery•Vocal Aspects of Delivery•Nonverbal Aspects of Delivery•Perfecting Your Delivery

Speaking with Notes

• When you know your subject inside-out

• Most popular

Advantages• eye contact• use of gestures• movement• audience adaptation

Disadvantages

• Most preparation

Manuscript Mode

• Word-for-word reading

• Most precise delivery

Advantages• Prevents slips, distortion

Disadvantages• Allows minimum

audience adaptation• Limits gestures,

movement, eye contact

Impromptu Mode

• Spur of the Moment

• Most common

Disadvantages• No audience analysis• Lack of planning/

researchAdvantages• Reveals real you• Think on your feet

Memorized Mode

Knowing all the• Words• Gestures• Pauses

Used for• Oratory contests• Lectures• Banquets

Advantages• Permits maximum use

of delivery skills• Continuous eye contact

Disadvantages• No audience adaptation• Recovery is difficult• May sound memorized

Non-verbal Aspects of Delivery

• Substance over style

• Feelings are communicated

55% facial

38% vocal

7% verbal

Non-verbal Communication

• Vocal Aspects

PausesPitchVolumeEnunciationRateFluency

• Body Language

AppearanceGesturesFacial expressionsEye contactMovement time

Pitch

Highness or lowness of the voice

– Singsong– Monotone– Statement, question, sarcasm, irony, doubt

surprise, anger, brusqueness, friendly, kind

Rate

Speed of spoken language 125-190 wpm

Adapt rate–To self–To audience–To situation–To content

Pause

• Dramatic pause

(allows time to think)

• Vocalized pause

(like, um, uh, no, y’know)

Volume

• Projection and variations

• Variations convey emotion

Enunciation

• Pronunciation and articulation

• The risks of unfamiliar words

Fluency

• The smoothness of delivery

• The flow of words

• The absence of vocalized pauses

• Too fluent—Fast talker

Practice, practice, practice

Body Language

• Appearance

• Gestures

• Facial expression

• Eye contact

• Movement

• Time

Appearance

• Clothing

• Hair

• Style

Gestures

• Support the verbal message

• Emphasize certain points

• Signal an advance to another part of the speech

• Conversational size in small setting

• Exaggerated size for large setting

Facial Expression

• The face is capable of 5,000 expressions

• Real and feigned expressions are physically different

• Real smiles include eyes and brain

• Smile is most understood expression in the world

Universal Expressions

• Anger

• Fear

• Sadness

• Disgust

• Surprise

• Happiness

• Embarrassment

In a sense, the face is equipped

to lie the most

and leak the most.

Eye Contact

• Good eye contact improves credibility

• Conveys your relationship to the audience

• Know your speech well

• Choose a topic that is appropriate

• Concentrate on “head nodders”

• Find friendly faces

Movement

• Lean forward

• Move out from behind the lectern

• Move during transitions

• Face the audience when you are moving

• Be aware of superiority

• Be aware of intimacy

Speech Assignment: Oral Interpretation

Select a poem, play, movie monologue, children’s book, speech, lyrics that will provide you with 4-5 minutes of content so that you can concentrate on delivery. Deliver extemporaneously. Plan non-verbal aspects of delivery