Quarter II - Module 2

Principles
of Speech
Delivery
MARITES S. BASI
SUBJECT TEACHER
 Insights on Public Speaking

According to Stephen Lucas (2011), author

of The Art of Public Speaking, good delivery
means that you are capable and able to present
your message in a clear, coherent, and interesting
way.
 Good delivery conveys the speaker’s ideas
clearly, interestingly, and without distracting
the audience. Most audiences prefer delivery that
combines a certain degree of formality with
the best attributes of good conversation—directness,
spontaneity, animation, vocal and facial
expressiveness, and a lively sense of communication
(p. 244).

Insights on Public Speaking

Principles of Speech
Delivery
• Articulation
• Modulation
• Stage Presence
• Facial Expressions,
Gestures, and
Movements
• Audience Rapport
Articulation • Articulation refers to how
distinctly you formulate your
words when you speak
• It includes both how you
pronounce individual words and
how clearly you create speech
sounds
• Clear articulation require three
conditions:
1. The sound must be
accurately formed.
2. The sound must be
sufficiently
Articulation For example, saying
“going to” instead of
“gonna” or “want to”
instead of
“wanna” are instances of
good versus poor
articulation. Proper
diction in articulation is
important in speaking
People always judge how well
you speak in general. The
perceived intellect or
Articulation
education is sometimes used
to measure how well you
articulate. The instance on
how well and precisely you
form vowels and consonants
using your lips, tongue, jaw,
and palate to form the sounds
to speak is crucial in making
your message get crossed. On
Modulation Voice quality is the key when we
speak of modulation. There is
pleasant sounding voice which is
soothing to the ears. On the other
hand, there is sounding voice that is
unpleasant
to the ears: something that sounds
flat, high pitch and screeching to
listen to.

Modulation refers to the

capability of the vocal
 Example:
When you control or
Modulation
adjust the tone or
volume of your voice as
you try to lower your
voice to a loud whisper
in order to get the
attention of your
audience as they find
your message more
 REVIEW
• Articulation refers to how distinctly
you formulate your words when
you speak.
• Modulation refers to the capability
of the vocal tone to adjust to the
resonance and timbre of the voice.
Stage Presence refers to Stage
the ability of the
speaker to “own the Presence
stage,” meaning to be
able to fill the space and
project his/her
personality to the
audience. However, the
opposite of stage
presence is stage fright,
 Stage Presence
A good speaker though would feel
fear in speaking in front of an
audience should only feel it in the beginning
part of his speech and should always
overcome the said fear. If the speaker
manages to overcome his/her fear, chances
are he/she would deliver the speech
victoriously. Otherwise, the speaker will fail
 Facial Expressions, Gestures, and
Movements
It is not just the choice of words and
the proper pronunciation that make
you an effective speaker and make a
successful speech delivery. The
message of the speech is being
reinforced by the facial expressions,
gestures and movements of the
speaker. These principles emphasize
Facial Expressions, Gestures, and Movements
Facial Expressions should change with the
content of the speech, gestures or
movements on the other hand, highlights
the points being clarified and direct the
audience to follow every word and
important details the speaker has to say.
• Facial expressions are essential in setting the
emotional tone for a speech.
• These should jive with the message being delivered.
• To achieve the positive tone of speaker before he
begins, he simply must glance at the audience and
smile. A smile may be simple but its value is
indispensable in communicating friendliness,
openness, and confidence.
• In addition, facial expressions communicate various
types of emotions which reflect the speaker’s moods
and personality traits.
Facial Expressions
 Gestures
• Arm and hand movements constitute gesture.
• We all use hand gestures while we speak, but we didn’t
ever go to any class in learning how to match our verbal
communication with the appropriate gestures; we just
internalized on these norms as a result of long period of
time-based on observation later incorporate them as we
speak.
• By this point in your life, you have a whole vocabulary of
hand movements and gestures that spontaneously come
out while you’re speaking.
• Some of these gestures are emphatic and some are
• Movement of the whole body, instead of
just gesturing with hands, is appropriate
in a speech.
• It should allow the speaker to carry the
speech around, forward, and to the
audience, metaphorically speaking.
• It should also direct the audience to follow
the speaker and keep them hanging on to
his/her every word.
Movements
Audience Rapport The most important tool for
establishing a connection
with the audience is
audience analysis. Using
those data, the speaker will
have an idea on a speech
material that would appeal
to the audience or listeners
and would know how to
deliver the message or
connect with his/her
Let's revisit.
Types of Speeches
According to
Delivery
Extemporaneous Speech

• Speaking with limited preparation

• Guided by notes or outline • Delivered
conversationally
• Most popular type
 Extemporaneous Speech
Speaking Situations
• When you are a candidate for a
post in a student government and
you deliver your campaign speech
before a voting public
• When you are assigned to report a
Advantages
• Helps you look confident
• Engages the audience
Disadvantages
• May not have adequate time to
plan, organize, and rehearse
Extemporaneous Speech
 Extemporaneous Speech
Tips
• Create an outline
• Organize your points logically (most
important to least important or vice versa)
• Use facts and real-life experiences as
your examples
• Manage your time well
Speaking for Special Occasions

A special occasion speech is a

speech given to commemorate
someone or something. In
other words, it is a speech
written and given to celebrate,
honor, remember, or
Speaking for Special Occasions

A special occasion speech is a

speech given to commemorate
someone or something. In other
words, it is a speech written and
given to celebrate, honor,
remember, or memorialize
 Impromptu Speech

• Speaking
without
advanced
preparation
• Unrehearsed
speech
Advantages
• Spontaneous or natural speaking
• More focused and brief
Disadvantages
• Tendency to be disorganized
• Lacks connection with the audience
• Nerve-racking for inexperienced
speakers and beginners

Impromptu Speech
 Impromptu Speech
Speaking Situations
• In an event where you are asked to
say a few words
• First day at work or in class, or
during an interview
 Impromptu Speech
Tips
• Once you are requested to say
something, pause for a moment to
plan in your head what to say.
• State your main point briefly and
deliver it at a pace your audience can
follow.
 Manuscript Speech
• Speaking with
advanced
preparation
• Planned and
rehearsed speech
• Reading aloud a
written message
Speaking Situations
• Newscasting with a
Teleprompter or an
autocue device Manuscript
• Presenting the legal Speech
proceedings and
verdict in court
• Reading the rules
and criteria in a
 Manuscript Speech
Advantages
• Exact repetition of the written
words
• Guided speech
Disadvantages
• Boring and uninteresting
presentation
Tips
• Rehearse the speech over
and over again until you
sound natural.
• Observe accomplished
news anchors and note how
Manuscriptthey
conversational Speechsound
 Manuscript Speech
Tips
• Rehearse the speech over
and over again until you
sound natural.
• Observe accomplished news
anchors and note how
 Reader's Theater
• A dramatic presentation of a
written work in a script form.
• Readers read from a "script"
and reading parts are divided
among the readers.
• No memorization, costumes,
 Reader's Theater
• Scripts are held by the
readers.
• Lines are not
memorized.
• The focus is on reading
the text with expressive
voices and gestures.
CHARACTERISTICS OF READERS THEATRE:
• Narration serves as the
framework of dramatic
presentation.
• No full memorization. Scripts
are used openly in
performance.
• No full stage sets. If used at
all, sets are simple and
suggestive. A stage is
unnecessary.
 FEATURES OF READERS THEATRE:

• Peppy dialogue
• A little action
• Laugh-out-loud parts
• Lively narration
• Enough roles for
everyone
Memorized Speech
• Speaking with
advanced preparation
• Planned and
rehearsed speech
• Reciting a written
message word-for-
word from memory
 Memorized Speech
Speaking Situations
• When you perform in a stage play
• When you deliver a declamation,
oratorical, or literary piece
• When an actor or actress in a scene
performs a script from memory
Advantages
• Exact repetition of the written words from
memory
• Free to move around the stage
Disadvantages
• Speakers might end up speaking in a monotone
pattern. Alternatively, he/she might take a fast
pace.
• When the speaker cannot control his/her stage
Memorized Speech
fright, he/she might have difficulty remembering
his/her memorized speech.
 Memorized
Speech
Tips
• Rehearse the speech over and over
again until you sound natural and
feel confident.
• Observe how actors/actresses
perform their script in a theater,
Thank
You!