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Delivery, or Actio

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This chapter discusses the essential aspects of delivery, with an emphasis on the way delivery depends on genre, and the specific delivery constraints of the New Oratory, including body language, layout of the script and vocal variation.

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    This study remains famous and highlights the role of non-verbal communication, but it is worth pointing out that it was based on an experiment that did not take into consideration pragmatic parameters: participants were asked to interpret isolated words pronounced according to different intonation patterns by other participants who had not chosen the words themselves and for whom there was no construal of meaning in context.

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    If using a microphone, you should, according to experts, hold it at a length of 15 centimeters (6 inches) from your mouth.

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    https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.

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    The same study indicates that the average speed of a political speech (in the U.S. context) is between 120 and 150 words per minute.

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    The King’s Speech, 2010, directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler, based on the play of the same name.

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  1. Department of Applied Languages, University Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France

    Fiona Rossette-Crake

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Rossette-Crake, F. (2019). Delivery, or Actio. In: Public Speaking and the New Oratory. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22086-0_10

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