It is the key to giving an effective speech.
Definition from freedictionary.com:
The sound produced by the vocal organs of a
vertebrate, especially a human
 Volume/Rate
 Articulation/Pronunciation
 Tone/Pitch/
Inflection
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Definition: How loudly or quietly a person
speaks.
High/low volume:
“Articulation comes from the
tip of the tongue, the lips,
and the teeth”
When using Microphones- talk at your normal
volume
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Definition: How quickly or slowly a person
speaks.
Practice: Say a line from the sheet in a
normal pace, a fast pace, and a slow pace.
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Definition from Answers.com: Uttering clearly
in distinct syllables. Emphasizing the vowels
and consonants.
“Articulation comes from the
tip of the tongue, the lips,
and the teeth”
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Definition: A way of speaking a word, especially a way that
is accepted or generally understood.
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If you don’t know it, LOOK IT UP!!!
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Practice:
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Probably/“Probly”
Library/“Libary”
Ask/“Aks”
Spaghetti/Pasketti
Wash/Warsh
Crayon/Crown
Missouri/Missoura
Draw/Drawl
Caramel/Carmel
Picture/pitcher
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The highness or lowness of a speaking voice.
High tone/low tone: “Articulation comes from
the tip of the tongue, the lips,
and the teeth”
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Definition from Answers.com:
◦ The quality of the voice. An accent peculiar to a
person, people, locality, etc., or a characteristic
mode of sounding words in speech.
◦ Ex: dialects, nasally, scratchy, angrily, etc.
 “Don’t speak to me in that tone of voice!”
>Definition from Answers.com:
Alteration in pitch or tone of the
voice.
 The opposite if monotone
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Articulation comes from the
tip of the tongue, the lips,
and the teeth”
Monotone is when you only use
one pitch, no inflection.
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The sun was shining on the sea. Shining with
all its might. He did his very
best to make the billows smooth and bright
and this was odd because it
was the middle of the night.
“I think you are the best”
“What do you want”
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Do not repeatedly clear your throat or cough
Drink plenty of water
No caffeine
Vocal hygiene
No smoking!
Good posture
Correct pitch
◦ Preemptive: Honey, Warm salt water gargle, vocal
rest, or cough syrups- Not to be done right before
a speech!