Your voice is your greatest asset. Your speech may be a brilliant production but that means nothing if you cannot speak effectively to get your message across.
1. Your Voice and Public Speaking
Your voice is your greatest asset. Your speech may be a brilliant production but that means
nothing if you cannot speak effectively to get your message across.
You can use your voice in many different ways to gain attention Here are a number of ways I
have used or seen used to great effect.
• To get your audience's attention, use your voice in such a way as to reflect the message in
your opening. It must be clear and strong from the very first word. Practice the opening many
times using different vocal approaches until you get the one that makes you feel confident.
• Your voice can be loud suddenly to emphasize a point or to 'wake up' your audience whose
minds might be wandering.
• A soft voice can get the same result because the audience will wonder what is going on
and work hard to hear what you are saying. Talk softly only as long as is necessary to get
over your point.
• Talking slowly and then quickly changes the atmosphere in the speech and keeps the
attention of your audience.
• An enthusiastic voice can add interest and arouse the audience from their disinterest.•
Showing you are passionate about your topic in the way you speak will enhance audience
appeal.
• A dramatic pause as well as a long pause also gives a signal to the audience that an
important point is about to be made.
• Suddenly speeding up your words suggests urgency to what you are saying.• On the other
hand, suddenly, speaking slowly can give the impression that what you are about to say is of
the utmost importance.
• Make sure the sound of your voice has colour I. e. it does not 'drone' on and on. Nothing
puts an audience off more than a monotonous voice.
• Make sure that the tenor of your voice fits the subject matter of the speech perfectly. This
will enhance your message many times over.It is important to note here that you should only
use one of these ploys at a time. Best results come from using a variety of approaches.
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