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DELIVERY

Valenzano III, J. M., Broeckelman-Post, M. A., & Sahlstein Parcell, E. M. (2016).

Communication Pathways.  Southlake, TX: Fountainhead.
Delivery
• Delivery is very important, yet scary for
most
• One of the five canons of rhetoric
• Good delivery helps with many aspects
• Poor delivery can derail the entire
speech
Forms of Delivery
• Vocal Delivery-vocalics
– Pronunciation
– Articulation
– Volume
– Pitch
– Rhythm
– Rate
– Tone
– Vocalized pauses
Forms of Delivery
• Physical delivery
– Physical appearance
– Posture
– Facial expressions
– Gestures
– Eye contact
Forms of delivery
• Types of delivered speeches
– Memorized
– Manuscript
– Extemporaneous
– Impromptu
Communication Apprehension
• Fear or anxiety for real or anticipated
communication
• Trait CA (innate)
• State CA (contextual)
Strategies to Reduce CA
• Practice speech often
• Employ relaxation techniques
• Use systematic desensitization
• Visualize success
• Think of speech as conversation with
one individual at a time
Presentation Aids
• Additional resources for engaging
audience
• Types of aids
– Objects
– Models
– Demonstrations
Traditional Presentation Aids
• Charts
• Line graphs
• Bar graphs
• Histograms
• Pie graph
• Scatterplot
• Photographs
• Video or audio clips
Multimedia Technology
• Powerpoint, Keynote, etc. are helpful
ways to display information to the
audience
• Might embed clips or other aids into the
slideshow
• If used poorly, they distract, however
– Don’t put too much on slides
– Choose fonts and colors that don’t distract
– Keep unnecessary information off slides
Practice
• Practice, practice, practice!
• Ways to practice
– In front of mirror
– In front of a small group of friends or family
– Record yourself practicing and watch it!
• Strategies for practicing
– Time yourself
– Practice with your aids
– If practicing with audience, ask for specific
feedback
Using Delivery to Encourage Dialogue

• Check pronunciations before speaking

• Engage with your audience
• Practice, practice, and then practice
again
• Choose presentations aids to increase
understanding
• Choose interesting vocal delivery
methods