English Public Speaking Chapter 11

Delivering Your Speech

复旦大学《英语公众演说》教学团队

Methods of Delivery

• Manuscript

• Memory

• Impromptu

• Extemporaneous

Speaker’s Voice

• Volume

• Pitch

• Rate

• Pauses

• Vocal variety

• Pronunciation

• Articulation

• Dialect

Volume VS Pitch

Volume: loudness or

softness of speaker’s voice

Pitch: Highness or lowness

of speaker’s voice

Rate

Speed at which person speaks,

depending on:

1. Vocal attributes of the speaker;

2. Mood she/he is creating;

3. Composition of the audience;

4. Nature of the occasion.

Pause

Momentary break in vocal delivery:

1. Signal the end of a thought unit;

2. Give an idea time to sink in;

3. Lend dramatic impact to a

statement.

Vocal Variety

• Changes in rate, pitch,

volume

• Gives voice

expressiveness

Articulation

Physical production of speech

sounds – to produce speech

sounds clearly and precisely.

Vowel Articulation Drill for Public

Speaking.mp4

Short Tongue Twisters.mp4

Tongue Twisters • Pure food for four pure mules.

• Fetch me the finest French-fried freshest fish that Finney fries.

• Shy Sarah saw six Swiss wristwatches.

• Grass grew green on the graves in Grace Gray’s grandfather’s graveyard.

• A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

• A tidy tiger tied a tie tighter to tidy her tiny tail.

• A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood.

• Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.

Homework

• Speech assignment: recitation

• A 2-minute excerpt of a classical speech

• Due Next Week.

• Recited and recorded in small groups.

Speaker’s Body

• Personal appearance

• Movement

• Gestures

• Eye contact

Practicing Delivery

• Go through preparation outline aloud

• Prepare speaking outline • Practice speech aloud

• Polish, refine delivery

• Give dress rehearsal

References

• Brydon, Steven R. & Scott, Michael D. Between One

and Many: The Art and Science of Public Speaking. 6th

Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.

• Crick, Nathan. Rhetorical Public Speaking. 2nd Edition.

Louisiana State University, 2014.

• Gregory, Hamilton. Public Speaking for College and

Career. 7th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

• Lucas, Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking. 10th

Edition. Beijing: FLTRP, 2010.

• Lucas, Stephen E. The Art of Public Speaking, Teacher’s

Manual. Beijing: FLTRP, 2011.