Speech Terminologies…
This list of speech skills and terminology is part of the Speak for Success
Course, a series of six speech lessons designed to help you shape up your
speech so you will sound more
professional.
Many of us have mastered the business look. We know how to dress for success
and pride ourselves on our professional manners. We know how important a smile
is and all those little niceties of business exchanges such as how to present a
business card properly.
We're on top of our
game - but we have sloppy speech habits that undermine our polished
appearance and give potential clients and customers messages we didn't intend
to send. How can you trust someone that looks like one thing but says another?
In this sense, the Speak for Success course is about completing the package,
making sure that our speech matches our appearance and finishes off the job of
impressing
our customers with our professionalism.
Be aware that the Speak for Success course is not about learning English.
It's about speaking English better so you can better
communicate
with others.
Want to start the Speak for Success course right now?
Go directly to Lesson 1.
Below is a list of the various speech skills and problems covered in the
course. For your convenience, this list of speech skills and terminology
includes reference to the Speak for Success Speech Lesson each skill or term is
a part of, as well as definitions of each term.
Clarity – Speaking clearly so as to be understood. Clarity
is composed of several different related speech skills including projection,
enunciation and pace. (Clarity is covered in
Lesson 1,
Lesson 2
and
Lesson 5.)
Projection – Speaking loudly enough so that every member of
the audience can hear what is said.
(Projection is part of every speech lesson.)
Enunciation – Fully pronouncing each syllable of each word
with the proper emphasis. (Enunciation is covered in
Lesson 1.)
Pronunciation – Correctly pronouncing each word.
(Practicing pronunciation is part of every speech lesson in the course.) There
are some other aspect, such as; Gross Linguistic Error, MTI and so on…In that
context my readers should be aware of MTI, I’m thinking that, but what’s GLE?
Its nothing but the mistake we tend to make while we are translating any
sentence exactly the same, without gauging the outcome. Suppose, we Indians are
pretty much habituated with our own tongue into English to some extent, whose
English meaning is null, e.g. Arrey, Matlab, ‘I told you toh’, etc.
Expression – Speaking with vocal variety and vitality so
that the audience remains interested. The associated speech problem is speaking
in a monotone - a real communication killer. (Expression is covered in
Lesson 3.)
Pace – Speaking at a rate that is comfortable for the
audience to hear and comprehend. (Pace is covered in
Lesson
4.)
Fillers – Using meaningless words or sounds that distract
the audience. "Um", "ah" and "you know" are especially
common for native English Speakers. (Breaking the habit of using fillers when
speaking is covered in
Lesson 2.)
Slang – Informal language that is specific to a particular
group.
If you're not part of that particular group, though, you have
no idea what the meaning is. (The problem of using slang is covered in
Lesson 5.)
– Words or phrases that sound important but have
become meaningless through repetition. For example, in business "game
changer" and "think outside the box" have been used to death.
(The problem of buzzwords is covered in
Lesson 5.)
Acronyms – Sets of initials used as shorthand to refer to
particular phrases (such as CEO for Chief Executive Officer). (The use of
acronyms is covered in
Lesson 5.)
Active Listening – Participating in the act of
communication by paying attention and letting the speaker know that you’re
paying attention through activities such as mirroring and rephrasing. (Active
listening is covered in
Lesson
6.)
Stance – Presenting and maintaining an appropriate posture
to facilitate communication. (Maintaining proper stance is covered in
Lesson
6.)
Eye-contact – Looking the person or people you're speaking
to in the eye for an appropriate length of time. When speaking to an audience
of more than one, it’s important to make eye contact with as many individual
members of the audience as possible. (Making proper eye contact is covered in
Lesson
6.)
