Public Speaking Delivery and Nonverbal Communication Quiz(AT) Flashcards
What are the 4 Methods of Delivery?
- Impromptu - This speech is given on the spur of the moment, without any previous specific preparation.
- Manuscript - This speech is written out completely and then read aloud, the wording can be planned very carefully.
- Memorization - This speech is merely a manuscript committed to memory.
- Extemporaneous - This speech is carefully prepared and practiced, but the exact wording is determined at the time of utterance. This speech should sound fresh and spontaneous.
What are the 6 Essential Components of Delivery?
- Poise = appearing calm and confident
- Voice = making every word heard
- Passion = putting life/enthusiasm into your voice
- Eye Contact = engaging each listener
- Gestures = matching motions to your words
- Speed = pacing your words for a powerful performance
What are the 4 characteristics of an excellent delivery?
- Conversational Quality - a speech that sounds like a conversation with your audience not lecturing them.
- Enthusiasm - be excited about your topic.
- Eye Contact - maintaining eye contact is important for several reasons.
- Spontaneity - a speech that sounds interesting and fresh. Not read from cards or memorized.
Why is maintaining eye contact important?
A. It helps the audience concentrate.
B. Increases the audience confidence in you.
C. Helps you to understand the audience.
What are the 3 other physical aspects of delivery?
- Personal Appearance - the way you present yourself in order to have your listeners evaluate you in a certain way.
- Bodily Action / Personal Mannerisms - the way you move, and look at the audience.
- Vocal Behaviors - the way you use your voice to communicate.
What does nonverbal communication consist of?
- Posture
- Gestures
- Face
What is posture?
The degree to which we face toward or away from someone or some thing with our body, feet, & head suggests what we think or feel about them.
What are gestures?
The way in which we use our hands communicates emotion and / or points.
What is face?
Your face communicates your emotions and feelings.
What are the 7 Basic Emotions That Our Face Shows?
- surprise
- fear
- anger
- disgust
- happiness / joy
- sadness
- contempt
What are the types of gestures?
- Emblems - directly translate words or phrases.
- Illustrators - accompany and literally ‘illustrate’ verbal messages.
- Affect Displays - communicate emotional meaning along with the face.
- Regulators - monitor, maintain, or control the speaking of another.
- Adapters - satisfy some need.
What are the facial management techniques?
- Intensifying - to exaggerate a feeling.
- Deintensifying - to underplay a feeling.
- Neutralizing - to hide a feeling.
- Masking - to replace or substitute the expression of one emotion with the expression of another.
What are eyes?
Messages comm. by the eyes can vary depending on the duration, direction, and quality.
What are the 5 eye contact functions?
- To monitor feedback
- To maintain interest & attention
- To regulate a conversation
- To signal the nature of a relationship
- To compensate for physical distance
What are the 5 eye contact avoidance functions?
- To maintain other’s privacy
- To signal lack of interest
- To block out unpleasant stimuli
- To heighten our other senses
- To signal nervousness and/or dishonesty
