Module 2: Delivery Flashcards
(25 cards)
The presentation of a short message without advance preparation.
Impromptu Speaking
The presentation of a carefully planned and rehearsed speech, spoken in a conversational manner using brief notes.
Extemporaneous Speaking
The word-for-word iteration of a written message.
Manuscript Speaking
The recitation of a written message that the speaker has committed to memory.
Memorized Speaking
The subtle but meaningful variations in speech delivery, which can include the use of pitch, tone, volume, and pace.
Vocal Cue
A small raised surface, usually with a slanted top, where a speaker can place notes during a speech.
Lectern
A speaker’s ability to sound expressive and to be perceived by the audience as natural.
Conversational style
The idea that “no matter how many times a speech has been rehearsed, it still sounds spontaneous.”
Conversational Quality
A speaker’s ability to have visual contact with everyone in the audience.
Eye Contact
The subfield of nonverbal communication that examines how we use our voices to communicate orally.
Vocalics
The loudness or softness of a speaker’s voice.
Volume
The speed at which a person speaks.
Rate
The highness or lowness of a speaker’s voice.
Pitch
A change in the pitch of one’s voice.
Inflection
When pitch does not change at all while speaking
Monotone
Brief breaks in a speaker’s delivery that can show emphasis and enhance the clarity of a message.
Pauses
Having to do with changes in volume, pitch, rate, and pauses.
Vocal Variety
The conventional patterns of speech used to form a word.
Pronunciation
The ability to clearly pronounce each of a succession of syllables used to make up a word.
Articulation
When a speaker replaces one consonant or vowel with another consonant.
Substitution
When a speaker drops a consonant or vowel within a word.
Omission
When a speaker articulates a word with nasal or slurring sounds.
Distortions
When a speaker adds consonants or vowels to words that are not there.
Additions
The use of “filler” words as placeholders for actual words.
Verbal Surrogates
