Public Speaking

Delivering your Speech

Chapter

14

This ChapTer Will

help You

• List four methods of
delivery and explain
when and how to use
each

• Describe ways to maxi-
mize your personal
appearance, clothing,
and accessories

• Plan ways to gesture
effectively

• Build eye contact skills

• Vary your voice effec-
tively in presentations

A RECENT TOP TEN list of good speakers placed Michelle Obama as number

one. Other notables included Florida senator Marco Rubio, Olympic gold

medalist Missy Franklin, Yahoo CEO Melissa Meyer, and, of course, Bill Clinton.

The bottom ten included Vice President Joe Biden, Zynga’s CEO Mark Pincus,

and Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lotche. Top ten speakers combine credible

messages with passion and energy to connect with audiences. Those in the

lowest ten had distracting mannerisms; one smiled too often and inappropriately,

another spoke in monotones with “ums” and “uhs,” and still another appeared

unlikable and unrelatable. Content is important, but delivery sets some speakers

apart.^1

Delivery—how you perform your speech—is the topic of this chapter.

It first elaborates on the four major types of delivery introduced in Chapter 2,

delivery the verbal and non-

verbal behaviors you use to

perform your speech

Review the

chapter

Learning

Objectives

and Start

with a quick

warm-up

activity.

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