Elements and Principles of Speech Delivery

• Delivery refers to the actual presentation of the speech.
• Vocal elements include the speaker’s voice, pitch, rate, volume, articulation, and pronunciation.
• Delivery consists of vocal and physical elemets
• The physical or bodily aspects include the speaker’s posture, movement, gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions.
• Vocal Delivery - includes components of speech delivery that relate to your voice.
• Volume - is the intensity or loudness and softness of your voice.
• Articulation - refers to the clarity and enunciation of your words, phrases and sentences in a speech. You should make the effort of opening your mouth and articulating clearly.
• Pronunciation - describes the combination of vowels, consonants, syllables and accents a speaker uses to emphasize a specific word.
• Pitch – this refers to the highness or lowness of sounds.
• Quality – this refers to the sound or timbre of the voice. It is the element that makes each. The speaker's voice is unique.
• Rate – is the number of words an individual utters in one minute. The most desirable speaking rate falls somewhere between 155 to 150 words per minute.
• Visual delivery is the nonverbal aspect of communication.
• This aspect of speaking is important because we communicate many of our thoughts and feelings nonverbally through facial expressions, eye contact or body movements.
• Appearance – can support or detract the communication process. You create a positive impression when you dress appropriately for the audience, the occasion, and the topic.
• Gestures – enhance your speech, they should be spontaneous, natural and reflective of an individual’s feelings and energies.
• Body position and movement – Your stance, position, poise and body movement contribute to your communication. If you have good posture, you appear more prepared.
• Facial expressions – It help to reinforce your words. They should clearly support your verbal message.
• Eye contact - through this you can reach the intellect and emotion of your audience and gauge their feedback to your ideas.