Chapter 10: Style and Delivery

Which statement about articulation is true? Articulation concerns how a person moves their lips and tongue when speaking. Articulation is the correct or accepted way a word sounds. Articulation is the attempt to vary the volume, pitch, rate, and general character of one's voice. One of the best ways to practice articulation is to try to read something with marshmallows in one's mouth.

Articulation concerns how a person moves their lips and tongue when speaking.

Oliver is giving a speech in an auditorium and knows he will have to use a microphone. He seeks out advice from his friend Chad. What advice should Chad give Oliver? If you walk around, always move side to side, but avoid moving toward or away from the audience. Be mindful of your visual aids if you walk around on stage. When moving around the stage, don't spend too much time on one side or the other; quickly move back and forth from side to side. Stay behind the podium to avoid creating feedback.

Be mindful of your visual aids if you walk around on stage.

what illusion of eye contact works best when nervous

Create the illusion of eye contact by staring at the tops of peoples' heads.

Amelia is nervous about speaking with a microphone for the first time and asks a friend for advice. What advice should the friend give her? Be sure to speak slightly louder than you normally would. To ensure everyone can hear you, turn the speakers to full volume. If you have to clear your throat or burp, be sure to step away from the microphone. If you are unsure if those in the back can hear you, turn up the volume during your speech.

If you have to clear your throat or burp, be sure to step away from the microphone.

Which statement about nonverbal communication is true? It is everything people do with their face and body, in addition to the spoken word. It refers to what people say and how they say it. It includes only what people can see. It focuses on body language and elements such as vocalics, gesture, and facial expression.

It focuses on body language and elements such as vocalics, gesture, and facial expression.

Which statement BEST describes tonework? It focuses on efforts to clearly articulate and pronounce words. It refers to the process of selecting specific words for a speech. It refers to the strategies used to vary pitch and volume when speaking. It is the effort of the speaker to craft, control, or change the expression of feeling in public speaking.

It is the effort of the speaker to craft, control, or change the expression of feeling in public speaking.

Which is an example of a pronunciation error? Saying "warsh" instead of "wash." Rolling one's "r's" when saying Spanish words as a non-native Spanish speaker. Saying the word "route" as "root" instead of "rowt." Saying the word "sword" with a silent "w."

Saying "warsh" instead of "wash."

Which statement about a speaker's appearance is true? Audiences care more about what a speaker says than how they look. Speakers should be careful not to dress any nicer than the audience. Audience members judge speakers based on their attire, but they rarely notice or care about footwear. Speakers should avoid standing out from the crowd.

Speakers should avoid standing out from the crowd.

What is the BEST way for a speaker to become more aware of what their body is doing while they are speaking and make sure that their expressions and gestures match up? Rehearse in front of a mirror. Watch a video recording of themselves. Ask a friend to watch them rehearse the speech and provide feedback. Ask their instructor for feedback.

Watch a video recording of themselves.

Clifton gives an informative speech for his speech class. He speaks more slowly during serious portions, modulates his voice, pauses frequently between points, and avoids the use of verbal fillers. What feedback is his speech professor MOST likely to give about Clifton's speech? Try to increase your rate when discussing serious points to drive home the seriousness of the situation. Work in the occasional verbal filler to help connect with the audience. Avoid modulating your voice when you speak. Work to reduce the number of pauses in your speaking.

Work to reduce the number of pauses in your speaking.

verbal fillers

a word or phrase such as you know or like that a speaker uses to fill uncomfortable silences

The elocutionary movement was obsessed with the pronunciation of words and their appropriate corresponding: volume. evidence. body gestures. tone.

body gestures.

What step must be completed before giving a speech using a microphone? completing a sound check studying a practice video of oneself giving a speech determining the audience's attire engaging in tonework

completing a sound check

When trying to decide what is and is not appropriate to wear for a speaking engagement, the speaker should rely on: interviews. contextual reasoning. surveys. research.

contextual reasoning.

A speaker refers to an audience as "Y'all." This BEST represents: an accent. jargon. slang. dialect.

dialect.

Accent vs. Dialect

differ in that dialect also considers the language patterns of a group of people and accent focuses on speech patterns only

Tone is closely related to: haptics. values. attitude. emotion.

emotion.

Moving one's arms and making facial expressions can be a form of: gesturing. venting. emoting. disrespect.

gesturing.

Which term refers to the study of touch? gesture proxemics vocalics haptics

haptics

What is wrong with a speaker appearing to not care about how they are perceived? It can translate into the audience thinking that the speaker doesn't care about themselves. It can translate to an audience assuming that the speaker does not care about them. People tend to dislike people who act too cool. Audiences dislike speakers who appear not to care about how they are perceive

it can translate to an audience assuming that the speaker does not care about them

The words people say are given more priority than how they are said in: larger cultures. high-context cultures. younger cultures. low-context cultures.

low-context cultures.

A common way to communicate interest, sincerity, or intensity is by: making eye contact. raising one's eyebrows. laughing. smiling.

making eye contact.

Mood is symbolic because it concerns: meaning. feelings. tonework. tone.

meaning.

speakers who do not modulate their voices are described as: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. more credible. unclear. monotone. professional.

monotone

High-context cultures are: unable to use tonework. more community oriented. focused on the individual over the group. found in North America and Western Europe.

more community oriented

The study of how close people stand to one another is called: vocalics. haptics. proxemics. gesture.

proxemics.

f an audience is larger than a small group, the speaker can improve their eye contact by: identifying one person who seems to be interested and focusing their eye contact on that person. trying to make eye contact with every person at least once. scanning. using the "head-top" method.

scanning.

What is considered the meeting place of the body and language, typically understood as meaningful, vocal expression? speech haptics vocalics proxemics

speech

tonework

the labor of the speaker to craft, control, or change the expression of feeling in public speaking. Tonework refers to all the things speakers do to control or manage how they communicate to an audience without words — that is, the work that goes into crafting one's tone.

When someone refers to the emotional quality of what was said, they are referring to: volume. articulation. modulation. tone.

tone.

Which term refers to the labor of the speaker to craft, control, or change the expression of feeling in public speaking? preparation rhetoric persuasion tonework

tonework

For speakers, planning speech delivery entails working toward adjusting the emotional character of their nonverbal communication in a process called: mindfulness. reasoning. tonework. accommodation.

tonework.

The study of the way people use their voices, including volume, pitch, articulation, pronunciation, rate, and modulation, is called

vocalics