Nonverbal Aspects of Delivery

Nonverbal aspects of delivery are essential to speaker credibility and confidence.  Such things as your posture, clothing appropriate to your audience and your topic, and appropriate facial expression all contribute to your credibility and confidence.  While these elements are part of delivery, they stem from adequate attention in the invention, organization, and style stages of  speech preparation.  

As you view the photographs, consider the following questions.          

What makes this speaker's choice of dress and personal appearance effective? Be specific in your mental answers.  How are these choices tied to speaker credibility?
What makes this speaker's choice of dress and personal appearance ineffective?
Be specific in your mental answers.  How are these choices tied to speaker credibility?

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