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speech

vr.tr.speech · XCT.STA

Let an agent handle speech as spoken communication and public address, by type, preparation, delivery and rights to free expression, and route speech difficulties to therapists.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent handle speech as spoken communication and public address, by type, preparation, delivery and rights to free expression, and route speech difficulties to therapists.

The use of spoken language to communicate, and a formal address delivered to an audience, such as a political speech, lecture, toast or eulogy; also includes asides and heckling in performance contexts.

What it is for: Communicating ideas, persuading and marking occasions.

It can be prepare and structure a speech; improve delivery and accessibility; find transcripts of notable speeches; find speech and language therapy.

Distinguishing features

Spoken communication

Formal and informal forms

Structured for audiences

Protected as expression

What it looks like

A speaker addressing listeners, in person or recorded.

How it is recognised

Speakers at podiums

Transcripts and recordings

Freedom of speech is a related legal concept

Related models

is a kind of - category

human communication and sound

uses - medium

language

is protected by - right

freedom of expression

is studied in - fields

rhetoric and phonetics

In practice

Families and kinds

political speeches

lectures and talks

ceremonial speeches such as eulogies and toasts

everyday conversation

stage speech and asides

Standards and regulation

Freedom of expression law

Hate speech law

Accessibility guidance for captions

Failure modes and hazards

Misattributed quotations

Inaccessible delivery

Speech difficulties left unsupported

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.speech-2

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Preparation Writing a speech.

Structure helps.

Structure

Outline.

Structure

Speech structure.

  1. How should this speech be structured for its audience and time? action
  2. What is the key message? definition

Occasion

Context.

Occasion

Occasion.

  1. What conventions apply to this occasion, such as a eulogy or toast? provenance
  2. How long should it be? measurement
Delivery Speaking.

Delivery matters.

Skills

Voice and pace.

Skills

Delivery skills.

  1. How can delivery be improved, such as pacing and pauses? action
  2. Which practice methods help? action

Access

Captions.

Access

Accessibility.

  1. Are captions, transcripts or interpreters provided? boundary
  2. Which guidance applies? provenance
Sources Notable speeches.

Quotes need verification.

Transcripts

Records.

Transcripts

Transcripts.

  1. Where is an authoritative transcript or recording? provenance
  2. Is the quotation accurate? boundary

Analysis

Rhetoric.

Analysis

Rhetorical analysis.

  1. Which rhetorical devices does the speech use? definition
  2. How have historians assessed it? provenance
Health Speech difficulties.

Therapists can help.

Therapy

Speech and language therapy.

Therapy

Speech therapy.

  1. Is there a speech difficulty, such as stammering, that therapy could help? boundary
  2. How can a speech and language therapist be found? action

Sudden

Sudden speech problems.

Sudden

Sudden speech problems.

  1. Has speech suddenly become slurred or confused? boundary
  2. Should emergency services be called for possible stroke? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should speech types be separate entries?
  • How should transcripts be sourced?
  • How should speech disorders be linked?