The document provides guidance for effectively delivering a poetry reading through vocal variety, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact. It emphasizes that gestures and facial expressions should arise naturally from genuine emotions. It instructs the reader to identify words or phrases in their poem to emphasize through vocal variety, as well as where to use gestures and facial expressions. Maintaining eye contact with the audience is identified as important for acknowledging them.

1. Poetry Reading

3. Poetry (from the Latin poeta, a poet) is a
form of literary art in which language is used
for its aesthetic .

4.  Examining Language Through Cultural & Ethnic
Diversity
 Enhances the Notion of An Inclusive Speaker
 Overcoming Cultural Barriers
 Learning about a person of a different ethnic background

5.  What makes a Poet’s delivery
outstanding?

6. Sometimes words alone seldom suffice to
convey what we want to express; therefore,
physical gestures fill in the gaps, as illustrating
the size or shape of an object and or expressing
the depth of an emotion.
Gestures should arise from genuine emotions.

7.  You are required to demonstrate 3 gestures
within the poem
Where will you use gestures in the poem?

8.  Pitch, volume, speaking rate and pauses—
work together to create an effective
delivery
 Enthusiasm is key to achieving effective
vocal variety
 When you are excited, vocal variety comes
quite naturally

9.  Examine your poem, please underline
words or phrases that you would like to
emphasize vocal variety

11.  Facial expressions need to correspond to the
tenor of the speech
 A smile (facial expression) is a sign of mutual
welcome
 Use facial expressions that feel natural and
express meaning

12.  You are required to use facial expressions in
the delivery of your poem
 Make sure that your facial expressions are
natural
Facial expressions in the Poem?

13. Having eye contact with the audience is the
most important physical action in public
speaking
Eye contact does the following:
Maintains the quality of directness
Lets people know that they are recognized
Indicates acknowledgement and respect
Signals to audience that you see them as
unique human beings.

14.  You are required to establish a positive
relationship with your audience by using eye
contact throughout the speech.