VOCAL VARIETY: AWARENESS Your Voice is your image INTRODUCTION Agenda Emphasis Pitch Tone Rate, Pause I have a dream Conclusion EMPHASIS • Difference b/w information and emotional message • I will be successful • I will be successful • I Will • be successful I will be Successful • I thank you for Your help, Your effort and Your Talent, • I can sing, I can dance and I am good, therefore I amTalented. PITCH AND VOLUME Monotonous Low Pitch or High Volume: Power, confidence, Authority I am Confident and Excited Pitch: nervousness , Insecurity Low Volume:- Subtle emotions: love, secret High I feel bored and sad See-Saw:- Exercise TONE Express emotions (Angry, Happy, Sad, fear..)in Different tones. Anger: I helped him , but he cheated me. Happiness: Today’s meeting is very special, I won prize. Sadness: Today in bad day, I lost my job. INFLECTION, RATE , PAUSE Inflection Beautiful, Amazing, Wonderful, Boring Rate Fast: Happiness, excitement Slow: Important message, subtle emotions Pause - Before OR After Conclusion, Important information Transition Emphasis IN SPEECH – I HAVE A DREAM 'This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. I HAVE A DREAM – VOCAL VARIETY 'This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning [Long Pause], "My country [Pause and Emphasis ], 'tis of thee [Pause], sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing[Long Pause]. Land where my fathers died [Pause], land of the pilgrim's pride [Pause],, from every mountainside, let freedom ring [High Ptch]." And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring [High Pitch] from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. CONCLUSION Your voice is your image: know, build and use it. Use Emphasis, Pitch, Tone, Inflection, Rate and Pause Home Work: Evaluate speeches for Vocal Variety Reference http://www.write-out-loud.com/ Q AND A Send Feedback What you liked? What to improve? Contact Krishna Murthy U 138 170 179 13 Krishnau@hotmail.com