Glossary
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Accent | The prominence of a syllable in terms of loudness, pitch, and/or length. |
| Articulation | The act of producing clear, precise and distinct speech. |
| Body Language | Body stance, gestures and facial expressions. |
| Dialect | A variety of language, cant or jargon that is set apart from other varieties of the same language by grammar, vocabulary or patterns of speech sounds. |
| Diction | The accent, inflection, intonation and sound quality of a speaker’s voice. Also known as enunciation. |
| Elocution | The formal study and practice of oral delivery, especially as it relates to the performance of voice and gestures. |
| Extemporaneous Delivery | Learning your speech well enough so that you can deliver it from a key word outline. |
| Impromptu Speeches | A speech delivered without previous preparation. |
| Inflections | Variations, turns and slides in pitch to achieve meaning. |
| Manuscript Delivery | Reading the text of a speech word for word. |
| Memorized Delivery | Learning a speech by heart and then delivering it without notes. |
| Performance | The execution of a speech in front of an audience. |
| Pitch | The highness or lowness of one’s voice or of sound. |
| Pronunciation | Saying words correctly, with the accurate articulation, stress and intonation, according to conventional or cultural standards. |
| Regionalism | A speech form, expression or custom that is characteristic to a particular geographic area. |
| Tempo | The rate, pace, or rhythm of speech. |
| Timbre | The characteristic quality of the sound of one’s voice. |
| Tone | The particular sound quality (e.g. nasal or breathy) or emotional expression of the voice. |
| Verbatim | To say with exactly the same words. |
| Vocalized Pauses | Verbal fillers in speech such as “um,” “uh,” “like,” “and,” or “you know.” |
References
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photo credits
p. 1 Allida Black Speaking at the Courage to Lead Conference by U.S. Mission Geneva http://www.everystockphoto.com/photo.php?imageId=752 7414&searchId=488e81758eb12a809a21e316d0f1ab1b&n pos=230
p. 5 Iraqi speaker by Scanlan http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iraqi_Speaker.jpg
p. 6 Ice-T by Tino Jacobs http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ice-T_(2).jpg
p.9 [President] Barack Obama at Las Vegas Presidential Forum by Center for American Progress Action Fund http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_at_Las_Vegas_Presidential_Forum.jpg
p. 10 Chris Coons as the 2010 Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Delaware by Chris Coons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Coons.jpg
p. 10 Phoenix Auditorium by Basil Jradeh http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phoenix_Auditori um.jpg
p. 11 Lhandon Speaks by STF HQ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Lha don_Speaks.jpg
p. 11 Andrea Dernbach and Hoda Salah by Heinrich Boell Stiftung http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_- _boellstiftung_ _Andrea_Dernbach_und_Hoda_Salah.jpg
p. 14 Anthony Pico by Dale Frost http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthonypico.jpg