CIS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vise

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Communications and Information Studies
• Course: CIS 110
• Professor: Kelsey Moore

Document Summary

Volume is the relative loudness of a speaker"s voice while giving a speech. The size of the room and the audience. Whether or not you use a microphone. Speaking at the appropriate volume is critical to how credible your listeners will perceive you to be. Be alert to signals that your volume is slipping or is too loud and make the necessary adjustments. Pitch is the range of sounds from high to low or vise versa. Pitch is determined by the number of vibrations per unit of time; technically, the more vibrations per unit, the higher the pitch. The rising and falling of vocal pitch across phrases and sentences is intonation. Intonation, or pitch, is what distinguishes a question from a statement. Speaking rate is the pace at which you convey speech. The normal rate of speech for adults is between 120-150 words per minute.