Factors of Delivery

Factors of Delivery

Platform behavior and posture refer to the speaker’s physical performance.
Loudness and clarity refer to the speaker’s voice.
Pronunciation and Grammar refer to the speaker’s command of the language.

Platform Behavior
General rule to remember: Everything that a speaker does and everything that a speaker does not do must have proper motivation. There must always be a good reason for any pause or for any movement.
ü Male: has a tendency to shift the weight of the body from one leg to another.
ü Female: prone to swing and sway.
Avoid them and other mannerisms: scratching your head, rubbing your nose, looking at the ceiling, playing with your fingers, and the like.

Posture – something that has been pounded on us since childhood days
ü Bad posture is an uncomfortable sight to the listeners.
v Balance the weight of your body on both feet at all times.

Loudness
ü Pay attention to the people in the last row. If they can hear you, everybody can. Do not be too loud, however. Be comfortably loud.

4. Clarity
ü Speak slower and enunciate the words a little more deliberately than in ordinary conversation.

Pronunciation
ü The pronunciation of English words is distinct and separate from the pronunciation of any other languages and dialects.
ü Do not allow other languages and languages that you know affect your English pronunciation.
ü Whenever in doubt as to your pronunciation, consult a modern dictionary. Ask those whom you think know.
ü See how good speakers utter the words about whose pronunciation you are in doubt.

Grammar – a big problem of the ordinary Filipino
ü Correct grammar is not a matter of intelligence, but a matter of use.
ü Be vigilant in avoiding grammatical errors.
ü Expose yourself to the language as often as possible.
ü Through practice and constant exposure to English – thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening, even daydreaming in the language, if possible – you will, to your amazement, achieve improvement.