Speech Delivery & Vocal Tools
The highness or lowness of a speaker’s voice.
What is Pitch?
The use of spoken or written words to convey a message.
What is Verbal Communication?
A speech delivered with some preparation, but not memorized or read.
What is Extemporaneous Style?
Persuasive appeals to timing
What is Kairos?
The emotional or cultural meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition.
What is Connotation or Connotative meaning?
Okol was born in this country that extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south...
What is Poland?
The most natural and comfortable pitch range for a speaker.
What is Optimum Pitch?
Communication without words, such as through facial expressions, gestures, and body language.
What is Non-Verbal Communication?
A speech read word-for-word from a written script.
What is a Manuscript Speech
Arguing by comparing two similar cases.
What is Analogical Reasoning?
The credibility a speaker gains during the speech.
What is Derived Credibility?
Okol played this sport that has an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, and passed from hand to hand. Points are scored by grounding the ball behind the opponents' goal line (thereby scoring a try) or by kicking it between the two posts and over the crossbar of the opponents' goal.
What is Rugby?
The unique quality or tone color of a speaker's voice.
What is Timbre?
The creation of a message by converting thoughts into communicable form.
What is the Encoding Process?
A speech designed to educate the audience about a specific topic.
What is an Informative Speech?
Using analogies to persuade by drawing parallels to familiar concepts.
What is Analogical persuasion?
A speech that pays tribute to a person, group, or idea.
What is a Commemorative Speech?
This state is Okol's favorite vacation spot and is known for its vast forests, with over 17 million acres.
What is Maine?
The variation of pitch or tone in speech.
What is Inflection?
A theory stating that communication is 7% verbal, 38% vocal (tone), and 55% facial expressions.
What is the Mehrabian Theory of Communication
A speech intended to influence beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors.
What is a Persuasive Speech?
Arguing against or disproving an opposing argument.
What is Refutation?
A speech conclusion that builds intensity and power.
What is a Crescendo Ending?
These "creepy" crawlers are a traditional food item in countries like China, where they are often fried and enjoyed as a snack. Okol has ate them before and will forever say, it was worth it!
What is a scorpion?
The rhythm, stress, and intonation patterns of speech.
What is Prosody?
The use of hand or body movements to express ideas or emotions.
What is Gesticulation?
Points of Information; brief interjections or questions during a formal debate.
What are POI's (Debate)
A flaw in reasoning that weakens an argument.
What is a Fallacy?
A five-step strategy for persuasive speaking: Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization, Action.
What is Monroe's Motivated Sequence?
This 1993 coming-of-age crime drama film, set in the 1960s Bronx, that follows Calogero, a young boy torn between his honest, hard-working father and the charismatic but dangerous mob boss Sonny, who lives in their neighborhood.
What is the Bronx Tale?
The speed at which a speaker talks; varying rate can add interest and emphasize points.
What is Rate?
The medium through which a message is transmitted (Example: spoken word, text, video).
What is a Channel?
A phase in debate or formal argument where opponents ask direct questions to challenge ideas.
What is Cross-Examination?
A form of reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two premises (Example: All humans are mortal; Socrates is human; therefore, Socrates is mortal).
What is a Syllogism?
Leaders who use emotional appeals, prejudices, and false claims to gain power.
What are Demagogues?
This colleague is someone Okol would gladly trade places with for a day at the STEM Academy, knowing they would positively impact students and help strengthen our school culture."
Who is Jason Fortino?