ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

LEARNING MODULE 7:
VOCAL ASPECTS OF SPEECH DELIVERY

Quarter: 4 Week: 7
Name:_______________________________________________________________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________Score:__________________
Teacher:____________________________________________Date:___________________

Learning Competency(ies)
• Uses principles of speech delivery focusing on :
a) Articulation
b) modulation

Objective(s)
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
1.Identify the vocal aspects of speech delivery
2.Explain the vocal aspects of speech delivery
3.Apply principles of effective speech delivery focusing on
a. Articulation
b. Modulation

Let’s Understand
After you have written your speech, your next step is to deliver your well-
written informative and persuasive speech. Speech is a spoken expression of
ideas, opinions, etc., that is made by someone who is speaking in front of a group of
people. (Merriam-Webster 2017). Good delivery is a very important aspect of public
speaking. It includes how well you use your voice and non- verbal communication or
body language.

VOCAL ASPECTS OF SPEECH DELIVERY

Vocal delivery includes components of speech delivery that relate to your voice.
These include rate, volume, pitch, articulation, pronunciation, and fluency. Your voice
is important to consider when delivering your speech for two main reasons. First, vocal
delivery can help you engage and interest the audience. Second, vocal delivery helps
ensure that your ideas are communicated clearly. A speech is best delivered with clear
and correct articulation and well – enunciated words in a properly modulated voice.

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 1. ARTICULATION -refers to the production of individual sounds. American
English sounds consists of Vowels and Consonants. There are fourteen vowels
in the American English. Try to pronounce the words correctly. Listen to your
voice and note how the underlined sounds are produced.
Examples : could – cooed, fill- feel- fell -fail, hat- hut- hot, add – odd,
ball- bowl , hurt – heart
Examples of consonants:
tree – three, then – den , mass, mash, raid – writhe , ports- porch

The speaker must make sure that he/ she articulates and enunciates the words
properly for better and meaningful understanding and for clearer and more
accurate delivery.

2. STRESS
The relative prominence brought about by the intensity of utterance.

Word Stress

Stressed on the 1st Stressed on the 2nd Stressed on the 3rd

Syllable Syllable Syllable
Asia perfect engineer
talented revise devotee
calendar produce guarantee
clever lingerie volunteer

Sentence Stress
1. I am taking HUMMS track. (no other)
2. I am taking HUMMS track. (not any other track)
3. I am taking HUMMS track. ( verb – meaning ‘studying)

3.INTONATION is the rise and fall of the voice when speaking.

1. I am a senior high school student. ( 2 – 3 – 1)
2. Are you taking ABM track? ( 2 – 3 – 3)

4. JUNCTURE refers to the pauses in speech. / for short pause and // for terminal.
1. Promises / also build trust. //
2. Keeping your word / is a sign/of good character.//
3. Let’s try / to keep our promises/ as much as possible. //

MODULATION is achieved by changing the tone or pitch of your voice to convey

various nuances of meaning when you speak. For instance, you modulate your voice
when you say “YES” to answer a question and you modulate it differently when you
use it to ask your friend what she or he wants.

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Components of Voice Modulation

1.Inflection is the use of variety in pitch or frequency of voice. Different words will
have higher or lower inflection than others’ such as the rising of pitch at the end
of a question and a moderate level of pitch when speaking normally.

2.Volume or loudness is a perception of energy used in voice production. The

speaker must make sure that his/ her voice is heard by the last person at the back.
Speakers should avoid verbal fillers like uh, ah, okay, know, um. Your voice should
sound as animated as when you converse with your friend. Ideally, the speaker
should speak in a well – modulated voice.

3. Rate or speed refers to how fast or how slowly one says the lines. This may vary
in accordance to the mood or thoughts the speaker is conveying.
4. Pitch is ”the relative highness or lowness of a tone” as perceived by the ear,
which depends on the number or variations per second produced by the vocal
cords.
5. Duration depends upon the type of speech, occasion, audience, and the context
in which the speaker speaks.

Let’s Apply

1. Record yourself practicing your Let’s Create Module 5 and Module 6

Informative Speech and Persuasive Speech .Listen to your recorded speech
and answer the questions.

1.How does your speech sound in terms of vocal variety? Cite specific examples.
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2.Listen to your recorded speech again. How would you evaluate your
articulation and pronunciation? Cite specific examples.
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3.Over the course of a day, take note of verbal fillers that you tend to use. List
them here so you can be a higher self-monitor, and begin to notice and
lessen your use of them.
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 Let’s Analyze
Fill in the table below with the minimal pair of the given word/sound.
A. Consonants Minimal Pair
/ b/ /v/ /p / /f/
pan van ban fan
bend
pound
Veal
fail
vase
B. Vowel Minimal Pair
/i/ /I/ /ε/ /o/ /u/
bread breed brid - broad brood
mid
ball
feast
choke

Let’s Try
A. True or False
On the blank before the number write TRUE if you agree with the
statement, and FALSE if you disagree.
______________ 1. The vocal aspect of speech delivery adds more flavor to the
speech.
______________ 2. The duration of the speech must depend upon the audience’s
engagement and boredom.
______________ 3. Modulation makes your speech interesting to and it is what
makes the words and phrases stand out.
______________ 4. All speeches must leave a message to the audience.
_______________ 5. Articulation is the shaping, joining, or separating of sounds
produced by the vocal mechanism.
B. Read and answer the questions.
1. Why is voice projection important?
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2.How can inflection be used in modern speech?
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 Let’s Create

After you have practiced and recorded your well – written speech about Face
shields and Persuasive Speech in your Q4 - Module 5 and Module 6, now you
are ready for your Speech Delivery. This time, record your two written
speeches and submit your recorded speech to your Oral Communication
teacher either through messenger or google classroom.

Your subject teacher will use the following criteria:

Level of Performance
Criteria and Descriptors 5 4 3 2 1 TOTAL
Speech style was conversational

Fillers were avoided

Volume was well-adjusted

Project voice adequately

Pauses were effectively used

Words were pronounced and

enunciated well. (vowels,
consonants)

Vary pitch and vocal quality in

speech
Vary rate in speech

Put life into the voice