SPCH1315 Chapter 13

When you end your speech, you should

maintain eye contact for a few moments after you stop talking. collect your notes and any visual aids you may have used. maintain a cool, collected demeanor as you return to your seat.

___ is a variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary.

A dialect

Sloppy ___ is the failure to form particular speech sounds crisply and distinctly.

Articulation

One of the advantages of using the extemporaneous method of delivery is that it

Encourages conversational quality

A(n) ___ speech is a carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.

Extemporaneous

The best rate for effective public speaking is 110 words per minute.

False

The primary rule of using gestures in a speech is to gesture frequently and emphatically so that listeners notice what you are doing.

False

A(n) ___ speech is delivered with little or no immediate preparation.

Impromptu

___ aare changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice

Inflections

As your textbook explains, upon reaching the lectern to start a speech, you should

Make eye contact with your listeners

When accuracy is essential and a speech must be delivered word for word, ___ delivery is most appropriate.

Manuscript

Speakers who lack vocal variety are said to speak in a ___

Monotone

___ is based on a person's use of voice and body rather than on the use of words.

Nonverbal communication

As Mark Twain noted, "The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed ___

Pause

___ is the lowness or highness of the speaker's voice

Pitch

Violating the accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language is an error in ___

Pronunciation

"Conversational quality" refers to speech delivery that sounds spontaneous no matter how many times it has been rehearsed.

True

Good delivery does not call attention to itself.

True

Research shows that speakers in the United States who fail to establish eye contact may be seen by listeners as insincere or even dishonest.

True

When practicing your speech delivery, you should do all the following except

Try to learn your speech word for word

Changes in a speaker's rate, pitch, and volume are referred to as

Vocal variety

In which of the following situations will the personal appearance of the speaker have an impact on the audience's perception of the speaker?

a police officer presenting an educational talk a concerned citizen being interviewed on the news a lawyer addressing a jury