Lesson 7 Principles of Speech Delivery

LESSON 7:
PRINCIPLES OF
SPEECH DELIVERY
Insights on Public Speaking…
Are effective speakers made, or are they naturally
born effective speakers?
It is true that some people are born with special

gifts in public speaking, but it is also true that most of
the best public speakers either underwent intensive
formal training or got involved in several speaking
situations that, over time, they were able to hone the
skill.
Insights on Public Speaking…
According to Stephen Lucas (2011), author of The
Art of Public Speaking, a good delivery means that you
are capable and able to present your message in a
clear, coherent, and interesting way.
As a student of public speaking, you should know
that public speaking is not simply reading your speech or
talking about your topic. It requires making connections
with your audience and presenting yourself formally to
the public.
Types of Speech
According to Purpose
1. An informative speech provides the audience with a
clear understanding of a concept or idea.
2. An entertainment speech amuses the audience.
3. A persuasive speech seeks to provide the audience

with favorable or acceptable ideas that can influence
their own ideas and decisions.
Types of Speech
According to Delivery
1. Extemporaneous
2. Impromptu
3. Manuscript
4. Memorized
Types of Speech
1.EXTEMPORANEOUS
Description:
• Speaking with limited preparation
• Guided by notes of outlines
• Delivered conversationally
• Most popular type
Types of Speech
1. EXTEMPORANEOUS
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 topic in class.
Types of Speech
1.EXTEMPORANEOUS
Advantages:
• Helps you look confident.
• Engages the audience.
Disadvantages:
• Inadequate time preparation to plan,
organize, rehearse.
Types of Speech
1.EXTEMPORANEOUS
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
• Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse
Types of Speech
2.IMPROMPTU
Description:
• Speaking without advanced preparation
• Unrehearsed speech
• Spoken conversationally
Types of Speech
2. IMPROMPTU
• In an event where you are asked to say a few
words
• First day at work or in class, or during an
interview
Types of Speech
2. IMPROMPTU
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
Types of Speech
2.IMPROMPTU
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.
• End by saying thank you.
Types of Speech
3.MANUSCRIPT
Description:
• Speaking with advanced preparation
• Planned and rehearsed speech
• Reading aloud a written message
Types of Speech
3. MANUSCRIPT
• Newscasting with a TelePrompter or an
autocue device
• Presenting the legal proceedings and verdict in
court
• Reading the rules and criteria in a contest
Types of Speech
3.MANUSCRIPT
Advantages:
• Exact repetition of the written words
• Guided speech
Disadvantages:
• Boring and uninteresting presentation
• Lacks audience rapport or connection
Types of Speech
3.MANUSCRIPT
Tips:
• Rehearse the speech over and over again until
your sound natural.
• Observe accomplished news anchorsand note how
conversational they sound when they deliver the
news.
Types of Speech
4.MEMORIZED
Description:
• Speaking with advanced preparation
• Planned and rehearsed speech
• Reciting a written message word-for-word
from memory
Types of Speech
4. MEMORIZED
• When you perform in a stage play
• When you deliver a declamation, oratorical, or
literary piece
• When an actress or actor performs a
script from memory in a scene
Types of Speech
4.MEMORIZED
Advantages:
• Exact repetition of the written words from
a memory
• Maintained eye-contact
• Free to move around the stage
• Gestures are used
Types of Speech
4. MEMORIZED
Disadvantages:
• Speakers might end up speaking in a monotone
pattern. Alternatively, she/he might take a fast pace.
• When the speaker cannot control her/his stage
fright, she/he might have difficulty remembering
her/his memorized speech.
Types of Speech
4.MEMORIZED
Tips:
• Rehearse the speech over and over again until you
sound natural and feel confident.
• Observe how actresses/actors perform their script in
a theater, television, or movie scenes.
Types of Speech
1. Extemporaneous
2. Impromptu
3. Manuscript
4. Memorized
Delivery for Different Situations
1. Speaking to a specific audience size
2. Speaking in an open-air venue or outside a building
3. Speaking in different venues
4. Speaking with a microphone
5. Speaking with a podium or lectern

1.SPEAKING TO A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE SIZE
Description:
• Audience size depends on the venue size.
Advantages:
• You can determine your approach with your
audience: more intimate and personal for a
smaller size; more formal for a larger size.
Disadvantages:
• This can be challenging and intimidating.
Tips:
• Ask the organizers about the estimated number of
the audience so you can adjust your delivery.
• Practice, practice, practice.
2.SPEAKING IN AN OPEN-AIR VENUE
OR OUTSIDE A BUILDING
Description:
• Examples are open courts or grounds, football
fields, farms, etc.
Advantages:
• You will feel more relaxed due to the atmosphere
of the venue.
2. SPEAKING IN AN OPEN-AIR VENUE
Disadvantages:
• You will encounter a lot of communication
barriers such as noise, inattentive audience,
discomfort, challenging weather, possible absence
of technology such as audio-visual equipment,
etc.
• You might be forced to make adjustments,
especially in voice projection.
Tips:
• Check the venue prior to your speaking
engagement.
• Ask the organizers about the availability of
equipment.
• Challenge yourselfon how you can get and
maintain the attention of your audience.
Tips:
• Use the outdoor setting or venue to your
advantage as a way of jumpstarting your speech or
as an example to support your main point.
3. SPEAKING IN DIFFERENT VENUES
Description:
• Speaking venues that vary according to size:
classroom, meeting or conference room, ball room,
social hall, auditorium, covered court, open court,
etc.
3. SPEAKING IN DIFFERENT
VENUES
Advantages:
• You will be exposed to different venues, which
will add to your public experience.
Disadvantages:
• You will have to make big adjustments in terms
of your nonverbal cues: volume of voice, body
language, facial expression, etc.
3. SPEAKING IN DIFFERENT
VENUES
Tips:
• Check the venue days before your scheduled
speech and arrive hours earlier in the venue, so
you can determine the adjustments to make.
• For a larger venue, speak more slowly, use pause
frequently to highlight the most important ideas of
your speech, exaggerate facial expressions and
gestures; and when you use visual aids, make them
more visible.
3. SPEAKING IN DIFFERENT VENUES
Tips:
• In small venue, your audience will see you up
close. Therefore, manage your notes well when you
use them and adjust your nonverbal cues as
necessary.
4. SPEAKING WITH A MICROPHONE
Description:
• Its main function is to increase the volume of
your voice, not to clarify the pronunciation and
enunciation of words.
Advantages:
• With a microphone, you can easily get the
attention of your audience because of the
loudness of your voice.
Disadvantages:
• Using a microphone can be challenging
because there is a tendency to underuse or
overuse it.
Tips:
• Check the microphone if it functions well.
• Check your voice in the microphone to see
whether you are audible enough.
• In a small venue, you may not use a microphone,
but you need to manage your voice’s volume well.
5.SPEAKING WITH A PODIUM OR LECTERN
Description:
• A podium or lectern is a reading desk with a
stand and a slanted top.
Advantages:
• Notes can be placed on the slanted top, and
will work best for extemporaneous and
manuscript speeches.
• The lectern can be used as a means to hide or
cover nervousness or stage fright.
Disadvantages:
• Some may have the tendency to hide their
hands behind the podium, which will not help
them enhance their message.
5. SPEAKING WITH A PODIUM OR LECTERN
Tips:
• Stand straight, as good posture exudes confidence.
• Avoid gripping the edges of the podium with both
hands; aside from this, also avoid hiding them behind
the podium.
5. SPEAKING WITH A PODIUM OR LECTERN
Tips:
• For extemporaneous and impromptu speakers, step
to the side occasionally once you have composed
yourself, so you can effectively use your gestures,
make eye contact, and connect more with your
audience.
1. Speaking to a specific audience size
2. Speaking in an open-air venue or outside a building
3. Speaking in different venues
4. Speaking with a microphone
5. Speaking with a podium or lectern

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LESSON 7:

It is true that some people are born with special

2. An entertainment speech amuses the audience.

3. A persuasive speech seeks to provide the audience

1. Speaking to a specific audience size

2. Speaking in an open-air venue or outside a building

3. Speaking in different venues

4. Speaking with a microphone

5. Speaking with a podium or lectern

1. Speaking to a specific audience size

2. Speaking in an open-air venue or outside a building

3. Speaking in different venues

4. Speaking with a microphone

5. Speaking with a podium or lectern

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