Public Speaking Terms

Fluency

• Moving with ease; polished

• making a visual connection with individuals in the audience

• the degree of loudness of sound

• the degree of quickness with which one delivers a speech

Volume

• Moving with ease; polished

• making a visual connection with individuals in the audience

• the degree of loudness of sound

• the degree of quickness with which one delivers a speech

Pacing

• Moving with ease; polished

• making a visual connection with individuals in the audience

• the degree of loudness of sound

• the degree of quickness with which one delivers a speech

Eye Contact

• Moving with ease; polished

• making a visual connection with individuals in the audience

• the degree of loudness of sound

• the degree of quickness with which one delivers a speech

Movement

• changing physical position

• Act of making gestures of moving one's body parts as a means of expression

• clearly saying the sounds and syllables in words

• speaking words as they are meant to be spoken

Pronunciation

• changing physical position

• Act of making gestures of moving one's body parts as a means of expression

• clearly saying the sounds and syllables in words

• speaking words as they are meant to be spoken

Gesticulation

• changing physical position

• Act of making gestures of moving one's body parts as a means of expression

• clearly saying the sounds and syllables in words

• speaking words as they are meant to be spoken

Enunciation

• changing physical position

• Act of making gestures of moving one's body parts as a means of expression

• clearly saying the sounds and syllables in words

• speaking words as they are meant to be spoken

Impromtu

• The people who are listening and/or viewing a presentation or speaker

• The expression in one's voice generated by altering pitch

• word choice

• speaking or presenting with little or no preparation

Audience

• The people who are listening and/or viewing a presentation or speaker

• The expression in one's voice generated by altering pitch

• word choice

• speaking or presenting with little or no preparation