Chapter 10

Question 1

delivery

Answer 1

how a speaker uses their body to emphasize or enhance the words of their speech

Question 2

eye contact

Answer 2

the visual connection we make with individual audience members in order to enrich our verbal messaging

Question 3

facial expressions

Answer 3

the ways in which we contort, shape, or keep at ease our faces to con-vey contextual cues to our audience

Question 4

articulation

Answer 4

the ability to harness our tongues, throats, and mouths in different ways to make crisp, clean words that are understandable to our audiences

Question 5

pronunciation

Answer 5

the proper saying of a word or words according to the established norms of a given language

Question 6

rate

Answer 6

the speed with which a speaker delivers their speech

Question 7

vocal variety

Answer 7

the pleasing modulation of tone in a speaker’s voice during the delivery of a speech

Question 8

posture

Answer 8

to the manner in which we arrange our upper body in a communication situation

Question 9

breathing the volume

Answer 9

the capacity to speak with increasing and decreasing projection during a speech

Question 10

gestures

Answer 10

meaningful and often intentional arrangements of the hands, arms, and fingers in the course of a speech to add value to the words with which they correspond

Question 11

emphatic gesture

Answer 11

a relatively benign use of the hand to motion or signal that a point in the speech merits the audience’s attention

Question 12

illustrative gesture

Answer 12

the form of the gesture itself has a meaning that is distinct from the speaker’s words

Question 13

proxemics

Answer 13

the ways in which speakers use space to advance their speaking situation