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