Flashcards › Effective Speech: Test #2

pitch is the highness or lowness of the sound you make optimum pitch the pitch at which you speak with the least strain and with the very best resonance melody refers to the variations in pitch that help to give expression to a person's voice monotone is a melody pattern that consists of only 1 tone range is the spread between the lowest and highest notes you can speak comfortably inflection is the upward and downward glide of your pitch as you speak; you express shades of meaning step an abrupt change in pitch volume or loudness, is the intensity of sound rate is the speed at which you talk quality is the tone of your voice; your personal voice quality is the tone that makes your voice identifiable as yours nasality is characterized by too much nasal resonance of all vocal sounds; caused by incomplete closure of the passage between the oral cavity and the nasal cavity breathiness results from too much unvoiced air escaping through the vocal folds as a person is speaking; caused by failure to bring the vocal folds close enough together harshness is characterized by an unpleasant grating sound that may also be hard or metallic; caused by speaking with too much tension in the larynx hoarseness characterized by a thickness of sound or a muffled or rasping sound; caused by speaking with excessive tension in the larynx What are the 2 most common types of informative speeches? expository speech and process speech expository speech gives information about a specific subject process speech how-to speech, which explains how to do something, how to make something, or how something works What are the 3 different methods and devices a speaker can use to help his/her audience understand and remember the information being presented? mnemonic devices, audiovisual materials, and demonstrations mnemonic devices helps the memory by providing easy to remember associations audiovisual materials resources that a speaker uses to: save time in explanation, clarify a point, help an audience remember important material demonstrations a speaker performs the steps of a process to help listeners understand it and learn how to perform it themselves introduction gains the attention and the good will of the audience; develops interest in the topic body presents the main points in an organized pattern; gives supporting information for the main points conclusion emphasizes key ideas of the speech; leaves the audience with greater interest in the topic What are the 3 parts of a speech? introduction, body, and conclusion circumflex is an up-and-down inflection Use of the Voice, The Speech to Inform, Preparing the Speech, Presenting the Speech