Speech Terms

7. A speech form, expression or custom that is characteristic to a particular geographic area.
8. Saying words correctly, with the accurate articulation, stress and intonation, according to conventional or cultural standards.
9. To say with exactly the same words.
11. The act of producing clear, precise and distinct speech.
12. Variations, turns and slides in pitch to achieve meaning.
13. Pauses Verbal fillers in speech such as “um,” “uh,” “like,” “and,” or “you know.”
14. Delivery Learning a speech by heart and then delivering it without notes.
17. The rate, pace, or rhythm of speech.
18. The accent, inflection, intonation and sound quality of a speaker’s voice. Also known as enunciation.
19. The particular sound quality (e.g. nasal or breathy) or emotional expression of the voice.
20. Language Body stance, gestures and facial expressions.

1. Speeches A speech delivered without previous preparation.
2. The execution of a speech in front of an audience.
3. The highness or lowness of one’s voice or of sound.
4. The characteristic quality of the sound of one’s voice.
5. The prominence of a syllable in terms of loudness, pitch, and/or length.
6. 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.
10. Delivery Reading the text of a speech word for word.
15. Delivery Learning your speech well enough so that you can deliver it from a key word outline.
16. The formal study and practice of oral delivery, especially as it relates to the performance of voice and gestures.