RateRate PitchPitch VolumeVolume PronunciationPronunciation ArticulationArticulation Eye ContactEye Contact Posture & Posture &

MovementMovement

Special Special Delivery!!!Delivery!!!

RateRate Speed at which we speakSpeed at which we speak Nervous = FastNervous = Fast Too FAST will result in…Too FAST will result in…

Can’t catch your breathCan’t catch your breath Swallow saliva at awkward timesSwallow saliva at awkward times Sweat Sweat Pass outPass out

How to speak at an How to speak at an appropriate rate?appropriate rate?

Take your time and Take your time and BREATHBREATH Give each word it’s dueGive each word it’s due Speak deliberately and with feelingSpeak deliberately and with feeling

PitchPitch Highs and Lows of speechHighs and Lows of speech Don’t speak in MonotoneDon’t speak in Monotone Give important words emphasisGive important words emphasis Use INFLECTION: alternating tone and Use INFLECTION: alternating tone and

pitch to emphasize wordspitch to emphasize words

Let’s practice Let’s practice InflectionInflection

Emphasize the underlined words…Emphasize the underlined words… II think that you are the best. think that you are the best. I I thinkthink that you are the best. that you are the best. I think that I think that youyou are the best. are the best. I think that you I think that you areare the best. the best. I think that you are I think that you are thethe best. best. I think that you are the I think that you are the bestbest..

How does the meaning change when you How does the meaning change when you say the italicized words?say the italicized words?

VolumeVolume Loudness or softness of your voiceLoudness or softness of your voice How would your volume differ in each of How would your volume differ in each of

the situations? the situations? Seated next to a friend at a rock concertSeated next to a friend at a rock concert Seated next to a friend before the Seated next to a friend before the

morning announcements at schoolmorning announcements at school Seated next to a friend in the librarySeated next to a friend in the library Seated in a small conference room for Seated in a small conference room for

an employees’ meetingan employees’ meeting Speaking to family at dinner tableSpeaking to family at dinner table Presenting All About Me presentation to Presenting All About Me presentation to

classclass

Turn up/down the Turn up/down the volume…volume… Be alert of your physical environmentBe alert of your physical environment

Be ready to speak over any problem by Be ready to speak over any problem by adjusting your volume leveladjusting your volume level

Breathing will help with your volume Breathing will help with your volume outputoutput

PronunciationPronunciation Saying the sounds of the word properly Saying the sounds of the word properly

and stressing the correct syllableand stressing the correct syllable Use a dictionary when in doubtUse a dictionary when in doubt

ArticulationArticulation crispness, with which you say your crispness, with which you say your

syllables in a wordsyllables in a word Say: Probably (3 syllable word)Say: Probably (3 syllable word)

Sounds like ProblySounds like Probly Other problems…Other problems…

Missing t in water, matter, betterMissing t in water, matter, better Sounds like dSounds like d

Missing ing in coming, going, swimming Missing ing in coming, going, swimming Sounds like inSounds like in

TAKE YOUR TIME and ARTICULATETAKE YOUR TIME and ARTICULATE

Let’s practiceLet’s practice Sally sells sea shells at Sally sells sea shells at the sea shore.the sea shore.

Unique New York. Unique New York. Unique New York. You Unique New York. You know you need unique know you need unique New York.New York.

Are you ready for a Are you ready for a challenge?challenge?

Betty Botter bought some butter. Betty Botter bought some butter. “But,” she said, “this butter’s “But,” she said, “this butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter it bitter. If I put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter. But a will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will but make bit of better butter will but make my batter better.” So, she my batter better.” So, she bought a bit of butter, better bought a bit of butter, better than the bitter butter that made than the bitter butter that made her bitter batter better. So, ‘twas her bitter batter better. So, ‘twas better than Betty Botter bought a better than Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.bit of better butter.

Let’s practice some Let’s practice some more…more…

Peter Piper picked a Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper picked a If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?Piper picked?

Eye ContactEye Contact The MOST important nonverbal element The MOST important nonverbal element

when delivering a presentationwhen delivering a presentation Plan where you look during your speechPlan where you look during your speech Use Use sustained eye contactsustained eye contact: : look a each look a each

person for a number of seconds before person for a number of seconds before moving onto another personmoving onto another person

Look AT your audience not the floor, Look AT your audience not the floor, ceiling, visual aid or ceiling, visual aid or onlyonly your teacher your teacher

Scan your entire audience even the back Scan your entire audience even the back row and far cornersrow and far corners

Posture & MovementPosture & Movement Confidence is exposed in your posture .Confidence is exposed in your posture . Stand tall and proud, so shoulders back.Stand tall and proud, so shoulders back. Don’t pace back and forthDon’t pace back and forth Don’t wanderDon’t wander Don’t avoid movement – Use platform Don’t avoid movement – Use platform

movement (walking or stepping with a movement (walking or stepping with a purpose while presenting)purpose while presenting)