The two parts of our body that allow air in during breathing.
What are the mouth and nose?
100
This is the technical name for the voice box.
What is the larynx?
100
This is the articulator that everyone can see whether your mouth is open or closed. It is important for "p" and "w" sounds.
What are the lips?
100
How loud or quiet your voice is.
What is volume?
100
This non-verbal technique involves looking directly at audience members rather than over their heads.
What is eye contact?
200
This is where air passes after entering the body through the mouth and nose.
What is the trachea (windpipe)?
200
These vibrate inside the larynx or voice box to change air into sound.
What are the vocal cords?
200
The most important articulator for making the "L" sound.
What is the tongue?
200
How fast or slow you speak.
What is rate?
200
Movements of the hands and body that are used for emphasis or other purposes. They should be natural looking and well-timed.
What are gestures?
300
Where the air is heading as it passes through the trachea. This is also where oxygen passes into the blood stream.
What are the lungs?
300
The two principal resonators that are also involved in the breathing process.
What are the nose and mouth?
300
These articulators must come together to make the "s" or "z" sound.
What are the teeth?
300
The highness or lowness of your voice.
What is pitch?
300
This technique allows you to emphasize, show transitions, get closer to the audience or connect with other areas of the audience. You should be careful not to do this randomly or without purpose.
What is movement?
400
The large muscle in our midsection that contracts to pull air in and relaxes to push air out.
What is the diaphragm?
400
The principal resonator whose name rhymes with the technical name for the voice box, it is the area of the throat in the back of the mouth.
What is the pharynx?
400
Divided into "hard" and "soft" this part of the mouth provides two articulators.
What is the palate?
400
A technique that can be achieved using other verbal and non-verbal techniques including volume, rate, pitch, articulation, gestures and movement.
What is emphasis?
400
A technique that should be practiced in the mirror, these should be natural and should match the message you are delivering.
What are facial expressions?
500
Other muscles involved in the process of breathing.
What are the abdominal muscles and muscles attached to the rib cage?
500
This principal resonator is affected the most when you have a cold, changing the sound of your voice because there is less space for the sound to resonate.
What is the nose?
500
This final articulator is the opening above the larynx.
What is the glottis?
500
This non-verbal technique involves standing up straight and keeping your arms relaxed at your sides.
What is posture?
500
The location you should usually stand in a room to deliver a speech, unless there are physical restrictions or a specific reason for making another choice.