Explain how the voice and body can each be used to enhance the presentation of a speech. Give an example of how you might incorporate these principles in a speech.

What will be an ideal response?


- Use of the voice helps a speaker advance the overall purpose of the speech; vocal cues are among the audience's earliest evidence in judging a speaker's ethos.
- Voice dimensions can enhance a speaker's effectiveness: they include rate, pitch, volume, pauses, articulation/enunciation, and pronunciation; vocal interest helps keep the speech interesting and the audience listening.
- The body influences listeners' impressions of the speaker's ethos, as well as their interest and focus on the topic.
- Body resources are physical appearance, facial expression, movement, and gestures.
- A speech on the excitement of a college debate, for example, might use a faster speech rate, changes in volume, and more body movement to emphasize the theme of energy and enthusiasm.
- Student examples will vary.

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