Verbal Delivery
Vocalized Pauses
"uh," "er," or "um." These vocalized pauses can create negative perceptions about a speaker's intelligence and often make a speaker appear deceptive.
explain Pauses and why its important
A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech. Make sure you pause at the end of thought units and not in the middle. Otherwise, you may distract listeners from your ideas.
explain Dialect and why its important
A variety of a language distinguished by variations of accent, grammar, or vocabulary. hen speaking in the North, for example, a southern politician may avoid regional dialect. But when addressing audiences in the South, the same politician may intentionally include regional dialect as a way of creating common ground with listeners. "whats up yall" wouldn't be said at a rally in san diego but in Tennessee its a normal greeting
vocal variety
Changes in a speaker's rate, pitch, and volume that give the voice variety and expressiveness. you should strive for vocal variety—changes in rate, pitch, and volume that will give your voice interest and expressiveness.
explain Inflections and why its important
Changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice.
explain Pronunciation and why its important
The accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language. asking/asking
explain Pitch and why its important
The highness or lowness of the speaker's voice.
explain Volume and why its important
The loudness or softness of the speaker's voice. If you speak too loudly, your listeners will think you boorish. If you speak too softly, they will not understand you.
explain Articulation and why its important
The physical production of particular speech sounds. For example, if you say the "s" in "Illinois" or the "p" in "pneumonia," you are making a mistake We know that "let me" is not "lemme," that "going to" is not "gonna," that "did you" is not "didja," yet we persist in articulating these words improperly.
explain Rate and why its important
The speed at which a person speaks.
