Vocabulary

1. focuses on stress, rhythm, and intonation of the syllables in the word.
6. The person giving the speech
8. Speakers control the production of sound either using their own voice or a microphone so that amplified sound is loud enough to be heard.
10. Natural body movements and gestures can strengthen and enhance the message
14. The point the speaker is trying to get across to the audience
16. American english is different from the English _____
17. The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea
18. your dress and posture both contribute to your _____
21. Facial expressions that provide important social and emotional information to the audience.

2. The speed of speaking, measured in words per minute rate is the speed of speaking in words per minute from slow to fast, with a normal rate averaging about 125 words per minute.
3. Many different dialects in one place leads to ____
4. These can play a large role in how the audience understands and processes the information that is presented
5. It may refer to a rest, hesitation, or temporary stop. A speaker may use a ____ to enhance the message delivery; a speaker may also use filler words that distract from the message.
7. It provides opportunities to apply knowledge to practice different parts
9. The people your speech is directed towards
11. Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task
12. It focuses on making individual sounds
13. The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
15. an exchange with an audience
19. the social distance between people
20. The perceived frequency of a sound or note. Higher frequency notes are higher pitch and lower frequency notes are lower pitch. Changing the pitch while speaking can convey shades of meaning such as emphasis or surprise, or distinguish a statement from a question.