Speech Delivery

To this point, much of the content of this text has focused on speech preparation.  All of these “behind the scenes” steps are critical to your success as a speaker.  However, preparation is only a part of the speech process.  At some point you must deliver the speech!  As we discuss in the following chapters, speech delivery is a skill and, much like any skill, can be learned and improved with time and practice.

Once you have prepared, it’s time to deliver your speech and finally, reflect on your performance. Only with reflection of our practice and performance do we improve.