Chapter 13

A variety of language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary is known as what?

Dialect

When formulating answers to possible questions and practicing the delivery of your answers you are doing what?

Preparing for the question-answer session

Change's in a speaker's rate, pitch, and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness

Vocal variety

When one takes a momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech, a vocalized stop, this occurs when a speaker fills the silence between words with vocalizations such as "uh", "er", and "um" is known as what?

Vocalized Pauses

Our loudness or softness of the speaker's voice, remembering that your own voice is always louder to you than it is to your audience, and glancing at the people farthest away are all ways to check for what?

Volume

The physical production of a particular speech sound is known as what?

Articulation

Personal appearance, Movement, Gestures, and eye contact are all part of what?

Concentration of bodily action during a speech

When presenting a speech so it sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed is known as what?

Conservational quality

This is a carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented form a brief set of notes and is known as what?

Extemporaneous speech

Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person is known as what?

Eye Contact

Motions of a speaker's hands or arms during a speech is known as what?

Gestures

What are the following tips used for: clearly, interestingly, without distracting the audience known as?

Good delivery

Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice is known as what?

Inflections

A speech that is written out word for word and read to the audience is known as what?

Manuscript speech

Going through your outline out loud, prepare your speaking outline, practice the speech aloud several times using the speaking outline, polish and refine your delivery, give speech a dress rehearsal are all steps in what?

Practicing your speech

The accepted standard of sound rhythm for words in a given language is known as what?

Pronunciation

The speed at which a person speaks is known as what?

Rate

volume, pitch, rate, pauses, vocal variety, pronunciation, articulation, dialect are all part of what?

Areas to concentrate on a speech

This is a speech delivered with little or no immediate preparation and is known as what?

Impromptu speech

The study of body motions as a systematic mode of communications is known as what?

Kinesics

When a speaker is not distracting their audience and is using their hands, facial expressions, or voice inflection all while reading their speech is the reasons for this?

Knowing why nonverbal communications is important to public speaking

When approaching questions with a positive attitude, listening carefully, directing answers to the entire audience, being honest and straight forward, and staying on track are all steps to do what?

Managing the question and answer session

Reading verbatim from a manuscript, reciting a memorized text, speaking impromptu, and speaking extemporaneously is known as what?

Methods of delivering a speech

When a pitch is constant what is the speaker portraying?

Monotone

This is known as communication based on a person's use of voice and body rather than on the use of words, what is it?

Nonverbal communication

A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech is known as what?

Pause

This highness or lowness of the speaker's voice is known as what?

Pitch

When not distracting your audience, speaking intelligibly, and establishing eye contact you are doing what?

elements of a good speech delivery