The Basics
It is referring to the person speaking.
First Person
The focusing the scene described on an imaginary stage in font of the reader.
This event consists of sharing a story with an audience, performed as if the audience were a group of young children.
Storytelling
The process of inhaling and exhaling air and, in this context, utilizing that air for producing voice.
It is referring to the person spoken to.
The fictional speaker of the work to be interpreted.
A speech contest in which a speaker memorizes and performs a work of literature of a more serious nature.
Dramatic Interpretation
The formation of the individual sounds of a language.
Articulation
It is referring to the person spoken of.
The repetition of sound between words or syllables or the endings of lines of verses.
A first-person narration in which a single character speaks.
The art of communicating works of literature by reading aloud well.
A measure of the rhythm in a line of poetry.
The flow of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
Rhythm
A speech contest in which a speaker memorizes and performs a work of literature of a lighter nature.
Humorous Interpretation
The amplification of vocal sound that occurs in the pharynx, nasal cavities, and oral cavity.
Resonation
A type of narration (third-person) in which the narrator is all-knowing and moves freely in and out of the minds of the various characters.
Omniscient
A first-person narration in which the narrator is speaking to himself or herself.
Interior Monologue
A speech contest in which contestants write on a topic of their choice.
Original Oratory
The vibration of the vocal folds housed within the larynx.
Phonation
These are most important considerations for vocal production.