Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the four speech delivery methods
What will be an ideal response?
Impromptu: Advantages are spontaneity and directness; disadvantages include no
advance preparation, must think on feet, no time to analyze audience, inappropriate
statements, repetition. Manuscript: Advantages are speaker security, speaker
confidence, opportunity to be precise and detailed, nothing left out or forgotten;
disadvantages include reduction of eye contact, speech seems read, lacks spontaneity,
difficulty changing language or content in response to audience. Memorized:
Advantages are speaker security, opportunity for eye contact, nothing is left out or
forgotten; disadvantages are that it takes a long time to memorize a speech, takes skill to
make delivery natural and spontaneous, difficult to change material to adapt to
audience. Extemporaneous: Advantage are security for speaker; completely planned
introduction, body and conclusion; relaxed, spontaneous style; disadvantage is that it
takes time to prepare.
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