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Elements of Voice

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❑ Every time you stand up in front of an audience to speak you are performing.

❑ By mastering the performance skills that are an integral part of good speeches you will become a more effective speaker.

Elements of Voice

Volume Pitch PacePauses

Modulation Pronunciation

DictionTone

❑ Too loud - Aggressive.

❑ Too soft - Hard to hear.

❑ Needs to be adjusted according to the acoustics of the space.

❑ Must be varied

Loudness - Softness

❑ Projection depends on breathing.

❑ Comes from the diaphragm not the vocal cords.

❑ Big breath for volume.

❑ Practice with a simple phrase.

Loudness – Softness(Continued)

❑ Too slow - can be tedious.

❑ Too fast - can be confusing and hard to follow.

Helps set the tone

Pace

Keeps the audience's attention

❑ Speed up to heighten emotion or display urgency

❑ Slow down to emphasis a significant point Pace

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❑ Between 120 - 160 words per minute

❑ Good diction and pronunciation will help with good pace

❑ We always speak faster than we think we will so make sure you have enough material

Ideal speed

Pace

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Pauses:

❑ Keep speed down.

❑ Assist understanding.

❑ Build anticipation.

❑ Keep the attention on you.

❑ Help to avoid awkward fillers like “um” and “er”.

❑ Give you time to think.Pause

By varying your pitch you can:

❑ Avoid monotones

❑ Add emphasis to points or change intensity.

❑ Convey emotion - high pitched voices can convey fear, excitement or nervousness.

❑ Influence the tone of the speech.

In English one of the signs of a question when speaking is that the pitch rises at the end.

Pitch

❑ Good diction is not about changing your accent or making you sound like a snob.

❑ Clarity - making sure your audience hears and understands what you are saying. Diction

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In English - good diction requires that you:

❑ Emphasise the first syllable of English words.

❑ Make sure you say the last consonant.

❑ Separate the L and R sounds.

❑ Think about the word. - Australia- not austaya

❑ Take your time.

Diction

Tone

❑ The feelings and emotions conveyed by the sounds in your voice.

❑ Responding to tone is one of the earliest skills we learn as a child.

❑ Is strongly shaped by pitch and pace.

Can be used to:

❑ Add layers of meaning to words.

❑ Elicit empathy.

❑ Encourage trust.

❑ Hide nervousness.

❑ Make the speech more interesting.

Tone

Variety is Key

❑ A well modulated speech is one where tone, pitch, pace, pauses, diction, volume, and emotion are finely balanced and orchestrated to create an effective speech.Modulation

Modulation

❑ It emphasises important features and leads the audience skillfully to the speaker’s conclusion by providing signs and clues along the way.

Also:

Pronunciation

❑ Not specifically about accent.

❑ Words have 3 forms:

▪ Read▪ Written▪ Spoken

Tomato/Tomato

❑ Before Speaking:▪ Check ▪ Rehearse▪ Double check

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Why is deep breathing important?

❑ You will not speak too quickly if you are taking time to breathe.

❑ You will avoid the strangled sound that occurs when you run out of breath.

❑ You will appear more confident.

❑ It will help calm your nerves.

Breathing

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Breathing

❑ Practice breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. That way the words float out on the exhale and never sound forced.

❑ Remember that punctuation is designed to guide breathing.

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