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PLAY WITH YOUR
VOICE
PUBLIC SPEAKING
We require oxygen.
 In order to speak, you must breathe.
 Breathing deeply
 calms your nerves.
 helps you focus.
 improves posture, which projects confidence.
The quality of your voice
impacts your message and
how you are perceived by the
audience.
Remember:
Consider your…
 VOLUME
 RATE
 PITCH
 PAUSES
We respond to change.
 Your audience will
react to any change.
 Make your change
purposeful by
understanding how
powerful your voice
can be.
VOLUME
Be heard.
 You want to be
comfortably
heard by
everyone in the
audience.
Vary your volume.
 Speaking continuously at the same volume for
any period of time can put the audience to
sleep.
Varying volume can…
 Emphasize words or phrases.
 Mirror emotional content.
 What volume would be appropriate for telling a
sad story?
RATE
Speak naturally.
 Aim for a comfortable rate of speech.
 Not too fast.
 Not too slow.
The Pros’ Rate
 One researcher analyzed a variety of 9 TED
talks to count their words per minute.
 He found the average rate to be 133 to 188
words/minute (“What Is”).
 Al Gore came in at 133 wpm.
 Jacqueline Novogratz averaged 188 wpm.
 Both speakers were comfortable and could
speak with clarity at their rates.
Rate is influenced by…
 Birth/culture/history
 Nervousness/stress increases rate.
 Write “SLOW DOWN” in your notes.
 Mental fatigue slows us down.
 We also tend to make more mistakes when tired.
 Complexity of words/content.
 Larger words, tougher concepts cause us to slow
up.
 Pauses
 Your own, in the audience, in the speaking
environment.
Fast or slow?
 Generally, slow is better than fast.
 Again, it’s most important to be comfortable
and CLEAR.
 Aim for clarity.
 Work within your vocabulary.
Fast or Slow?
 Change it up to add variety to your speech.
 Would you increase or decrease your rate to
convey:
 Confusion
 Excitement
 Anger
 Sadness
 Frustration
 Exhaustion
Solicit Feedback
 Ask for feedback.
 It’s hard to grasp our own rate of speech. Ask an
audience member how you’re doing.
PITCH
We make music when we
speak.
 Pitch is defined as the notes we use in our
speech.
 Monotone is boring. Ask Ferris Bueller.
 Use different notes to sound more interesting.
 Pitch reflects your tone, your attitude.
 Anger might lower pitch.
 Excitement may increase pitch.
Activity: Playing with Pitch
 You’re about to receive two cards:
 One contains a quote.
 One holds an adjective.
 You will be asked to read your quote to the
class in an attempt to communicate the
emotion/tone on your other card.
 The class will guess what emotion/tone you
are attempting to project from a list on the
board.
PAUSES
Pauses are golden. They…
 allow the audience to take in your words.
 communicate emotion. (Think back to Al
Gore.)
 control the pace of your delivery.
 replace filler words.
 allow you time to breathe.
 give your mind time to catch up to your mouth.
WHEN TO PAUSE
Before you start your speech.
 allows you to align everything physically,
mentally, and emotionally
 Oxygen calms nerves
The Clause Pause
 Wherever you’d see a comma in writing, use
short pause in speech.
 Wanting to impress my husband on our
anniversary [pause] I prepared eggs [pause]
bacon [pause] and pancakes for breakfast.
The Point Pause
 Transition through parts of your speech using
longer pauses.
 Separate points
 Set apart a story
The Dramatic/Emphasis Pause
 When you want to emphasize a key word (or
phrase), try pausing immediately before and
immediately that which you want to stand out.
 The before pause tells an audience to listen
up.
 The after pause signals us to remember what
was said.
The (Rhetorical) Question
Pause
 If you ask your audience a question, give them
time to think about an answer.
 e.g. Have you ever considered what it would be
like if you took the time to ask more questions?
 e.g. “Think for a moment about how you would
feel if…”
 Silent participation is important!
 Failure to pause will frustrate your audience.
The Speaker-Needs-Something
Pause
 We need to
 Think (use silence instead of filler words)
 Drink
 Check our notes
 It’s OK! Take a second to collect yourself!
Works Cited
 Dlugan, Andrew. "Speech Pauses: 12 Techniques to
Speak Volumes with Your Silence." Six Minutes RSS.
Six Minutes, 5 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
<http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/pause-speech/>.
 Dlugan, Andrew. "Toastmasters Speech 6: Vocal
Variety." Six Minutes RSS. Six Minutes, 27 Aug. 2013.
Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
<http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/toastmasters-speech-6-
vocal-variety/>.
 Dlugan, Andrew. "What Is the Average Speaking
Rate?" Six Minutes RSS. Six Minutes, 12 Nov. 2012.
Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
<http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/speaking-rate/>.

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Ps vocal variety

  • 2. We require oxygen.  In order to speak, you must breathe.  Breathing deeply  calms your nerves.  helps you focus.  improves posture, which projects confidence.
  • 3. The quality of your voice impacts your message and how you are perceived by the audience. Remember:
  • 4. Consider your…  VOLUME  RATE  PITCH  PAUSES
  • 5. We respond to change.  Your audience will react to any change.  Make your change purposeful by understanding how powerful your voice can be.
  • 7. Be heard.  You want to be comfortably heard by everyone in the audience.
  • 8. Vary your volume.  Speaking continuously at the same volume for any period of time can put the audience to sleep.
  • 9. Varying volume can…  Emphasize words or phrases.  Mirror emotional content.  What volume would be appropriate for telling a sad story?
  • 10. RATE
  • 11. Speak naturally.  Aim for a comfortable rate of speech.  Not too fast.  Not too slow.
  • 12. The Pros’ Rate  One researcher analyzed a variety of 9 TED talks to count their words per minute.  He found the average rate to be 133 to 188 words/minute (“What Is”).  Al Gore came in at 133 wpm.  Jacqueline Novogratz averaged 188 wpm.  Both speakers were comfortable and could speak with clarity at their rates.
  • 13. Rate is influenced by…  Birth/culture/history  Nervousness/stress increases rate.  Write “SLOW DOWN” in your notes.  Mental fatigue slows us down.  We also tend to make more mistakes when tired.  Complexity of words/content.  Larger words, tougher concepts cause us to slow up.  Pauses  Your own, in the audience, in the speaking environment.
  • 14. Fast or slow?  Generally, slow is better than fast.  Again, it’s most important to be comfortable and CLEAR.  Aim for clarity.  Work within your vocabulary.
  • 15. Fast or Slow?  Change it up to add variety to your speech.  Would you increase or decrease your rate to convey:  Confusion  Excitement  Anger  Sadness  Frustration  Exhaustion
  • 16. Solicit Feedback  Ask for feedback.  It’s hard to grasp our own rate of speech. Ask an audience member how you’re doing.
  • 17. PITCH
  • 18. We make music when we speak.  Pitch is defined as the notes we use in our speech.  Monotone is boring. Ask Ferris Bueller.  Use different notes to sound more interesting.  Pitch reflects your tone, your attitude.  Anger might lower pitch.  Excitement may increase pitch.
  • 19. Activity: Playing with Pitch  You’re about to receive two cards:  One contains a quote.  One holds an adjective.  You will be asked to read your quote to the class in an attempt to communicate the emotion/tone on your other card.  The class will guess what emotion/tone you are attempting to project from a list on the board.
  • 21. Pauses are golden. They…  allow the audience to take in your words.  communicate emotion. (Think back to Al Gore.)  control the pace of your delivery.  replace filler words.  allow you time to breathe.  give your mind time to catch up to your mouth.
  • 23. Before you start your speech.  allows you to align everything physically, mentally, and emotionally  Oxygen calms nerves
  • 24. The Clause Pause  Wherever you’d see a comma in writing, use short pause in speech.  Wanting to impress my husband on our anniversary [pause] I prepared eggs [pause] bacon [pause] and pancakes for breakfast.
  • 25. The Point Pause  Transition through parts of your speech using longer pauses.  Separate points  Set apart a story
  • 26. The Dramatic/Emphasis Pause  When you want to emphasize a key word (or phrase), try pausing immediately before and immediately that which you want to stand out.  The before pause tells an audience to listen up.  The after pause signals us to remember what was said.
  • 27. The (Rhetorical) Question Pause  If you ask your audience a question, give them time to think about an answer.  e.g. Have you ever considered what it would be like if you took the time to ask more questions?  e.g. “Think for a moment about how you would feel if…”  Silent participation is important!  Failure to pause will frustrate your audience.
  • 28. The Speaker-Needs-Something Pause  We need to  Think (use silence instead of filler words)  Drink  Check our notes  It’s OK! Take a second to collect yourself!
  • 29. Works Cited  Dlugan, Andrew. "Speech Pauses: 12 Techniques to Speak Volumes with Your Silence." Six Minutes RSS. Six Minutes, 5 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2015. <http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/pause-speech/>.  Dlugan, Andrew. "Toastmasters Speech 6: Vocal Variety." Six Minutes RSS. Six Minutes, 27 Aug. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2015. <http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/toastmasters-speech-6- vocal-variety/>.  Dlugan, Andrew. "What Is the Average Speaking Rate?" Six Minutes RSS. Six Minutes, 12 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2015. <http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/speaking-rate/>.

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  1. What’s the effect of changing your volume?