Verbal Delivery and Nonverbal Communication
by Erik Altman | Oct 6, 2020
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- Vary depending on the purpose of the moment
- Fun story/joke
- Transition
- Citations
- Explanation of complex info
- Heart story
- Bottom-line summary
- Incorporate purposeful pauses for emphasis or emotional impact
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- Coloring of words
- Varying pitch, depending on the mood of each moment
- Humor vs. Emotion vs. Facts
- Purposeful pauses
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- Pronunciation: words are correctly pronounced
- Enunciation: words (syllables, consonants) are clearly understood
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- Emote with the face
- Appropriate based on mood
- Connecting glances
- Talk to the audience, not at them
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- Should match the moment
- Less is more
- None during dramatic moments
- Keep close to body
- Natural and purposeful
- Emphasize and accentuate specific ideas
- Should match the mood of previous statement
- Take a beat beforehand
- Find a comfortable angle
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- Watch final rounds and take notes
- Perform self recordings and self evaluations
- Identify delivery quirks to make intentional improvements
- Be purposeful
