julian treasure

HOW TO SPEAK SO THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LISTEN

By Julian Treasure

TED

THE HUMAN VOICE.

THE HUMAN VOICE.

The most powerful sound in the world.

THE HUMAN VOICE.

The most powerful sound in the world.

Probably the only sound that can….

…start a war…

…or say I love you.

And yet when people speak…….

And yet when people speak…….

…..others don’twant to listen.

Why is that?

How can we speakpowerfully to make change

in the world?

We can start by dealing with…..

We can start by dealing with…..

the 7 deadly sins of speaking.

We can start by dealing with…..

1. GOSSIP

We can start by dealing with…..

2.JUDGING

3. NEGATIVITY

4. COMPLAINING

5. EXCUSES

6. EXAGGERATION

7. DOGMATISM

So here they are.

GOSSIP

So here they are.

GOSSIPJUDGING

So here they are.

GOSSIPJUDGING

NEGATIVITY

So here they are.

GOSSIPJUDGING

NEGATIVITYCOMPLAINING

So here they are.

GOSSIPJUDGING

NEGATIVITYCOMPLAINING

EXCUSES

So here they are.

GOSSIPJUDGING

NEGATIVITYCOMPLAINING

EXCUSESLYING

So here they are.

GOSSIPJUDGING

NEGATIVITYCOMPLAINING

EXCUSESLYING

DOGMATISM

But is there a positive way to think about this?

Yes, there is.

There are 4 really powerful foundations that we can stand on if

we want our speech to be powerful and make change in the

world.

And thankfully these things make a word…..

And thankfully these things make a word…..

HAIL

No, not this…..

….this.

HAIL

….this.

Honesty AIL

….this.

Honesty be clear and straight

AIL

….this.

Honesty be clear and straight

Authenticity IL

….this.

Honesty be clear and straight

Authenticity be yourself

IL

….this.

Honesty be clear and straight

Authenticity be yourself

IntegrityL

….this.

Honesty be clear and straight

Authenticity be yourself

Integrity be your word

L

….this.

Honesty be clear and straight

Authenticity be yourself

Integrity be your word

Love

….this.

Honesty be clear and straight

Authenticity be yourself

Integrity be your word

Love wish them well

Now the human voice can be thought of as a toolbox.

Now the human voice can be thought of as a toolbox.

A toolbox that very few people have ever opened.

Some of these tools can increase the power of your speaking.

Let’s take a look.

1. Register

This refers to the range of tones in the human voice. These registers include modal voice, vocal fry,

falsetto and the whistle register.

2. Timbre

This refers to the quality of tone that distinguishes different types of sound production such as

voices and musical instruments.

3. Prosody

This is concerned with those elements of speech that are not individual vowels

or consonants but are properties of syllables and larger units of speech.

4. Pace

This is the speed with which somebody speaks. For example sometimes speaking quickly and then slowing down

can emphasize what is being said.

5. Pitch

How high or low someone’s voice is , is usually referredto as the pitch. Sometimes higher pitch can be used to

add exclamation to a point.

6. Volume

Volume can be used to get the audience’s attention byraising the volume at a point to show excitement or

lower the volume at a point to stress focus on something.

Register

Timbre

Prosody

Pace Pitch

Volume

Of course, where all this comes into play is when you have something important to do.

It might be……

…..standing on a stage and giving a talk……

…proposing marriage…..

…asking for a raise…

Or whatever it may be…

If it’s really important,you owe it to yourself to look at this toolbox and the engine it’s goingto work on.

And no engine works wellwithout being warmed up.

And no engine works wellwithout being warmed up.

So always remember to warm up!

So in closing….This is where we are.

GossipJudgingNegativityComplainingExcusesLyingDogmatism

Not Listening

Noise & bad acoustics

But if we were speaking powerfully,

Powerful Speaking

Conscious Listening

Designed Soundscapes

Or to make it a bit larger,

Conscious

Creating Receiving

Designing

What would the world be like if we werecreating sound consciously, consuming sound

consciously and designing all our environments consciously for sound?

That would be a world that would sound…

That would be a world that would sound…

………beautiful.

And understanding…

And understanding…

….would be the norm.

Thank You

Created byKunal Eapen, IIIT Allahabad

During an internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow

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