The Importance of Speech
To build up
What is edify?
Our Source of confidence
Who is God?
The foundation for good breath support
What is correct posture?
The highness or lowness of a note on a musical scale
What is pitch?
The foundation of forming words
What is articulation?
God's gift to man
What is speech?
Self-control under pressure
What is poise?
The kinetic energy trapped in the body
What is tension?
The pitch range you use in common everyday speech
What is habitual speech?
The individual sounds that are produced
What is enunciation?
The three ways a Christian uses speech.
What is share the Gospel, encourage others, and praise God?
Almost everyone experiences this
What is stage fright?
The chief muscles of inhalation
What is diaphragm, external intercostal?
Name the aspects of quality
What is tone and resonance?
Helpful comments that are both positive and negative
What is constructive criticism?
The right to express one's thoughts, ideas, or expressions without fear of retaliation or punishment
What is free speech?
Work out fidgets, embrace fear, and breathe deeply.
What are ways to direct nervous energy?
The chief muscles of exhalation
What are abdominal, internal intercostal?
The two foundational mechanics of speaking
What is posture and breathing?
The two parts of communication
What are speaking and listening?
For free speech to flourish in our society, this must happen.
What is each citizen must respect the thoughts and opinions of others even if they do not agree?
Name five ways to maintain poise.
What is practice, control facial expressions, relax, pause, focus away from self, let mistakes go, and remember your Source of confidence?
The benefits of correct posture
What is reduced tension in the body, easier breathing, better vocal control, easier gestures and movements, improved appearance, and improved balance?
Identify three of the four elements that make up your voice
What is force (the volume or intensity with which you speak), pitch, quality (the tones and attitudes that make a person's voice different from another), and time (the rate of utterance)?
Six things you should identify or do as you listen to a speaker
What is focus on the main ideas, catch supporting points, make a mental summary, ask questions, take notes, and think or evaluate?