By: Sichula Mike
Everyday we use the voice to communicate with friends but have you ever thought how to control your voice so that you present speeches more interesting and memorable.
The voice is the mark of every person, the voice is like fingerprints no one has the exactly voice as yours.
Three elements control the usage of the voice so that when we speak, people always remember the speech even when it was done years ago.
For instance the late American black activists Dr Martin Luther King with his ‘’ I have a dream speech’’
The first element is volume, this is the measure of how loud or soft we speak.
When you speak too softly your audience will have difficulties hearing you. Your message will not be effective no matter how good it is.
Do you think if President Obama spoke softly during his campaign speech of ‘’ yes we can ‘’ it could have made an impact? Not a chance!
Therefore in order for your voice to make an impact on the audience, your voice should be loud enough to be heard.
You need to adjust your voice to suit the situation, imagine at a funeral your voice demands to be soft unlike at a wedding.
The second element is rate, this is the speed at which you talk and it can be referred to as your speech rate.
The rate at which you speak tells a lot about your feelings at that particular moment.
A high rate might suggest feelings such as anger, confused and impatience or not ready to speak.
A slow rate might suggest feelings such as you are not too well, tired, in doubt. When you are at ease, the speech rate takes care of itself.
Have you ever wondered why when you prepare a five minutes speech but only discover that in three minutes you are through presenting it.
This is due to nervousness which makes you to speak rapidly whereby you even speak unclear and skip certain words.
Pausing is necessary it does not mean we are afraid to present the speech but it shows that we are calm and in control.
The third element is pitch, this means the highness or lowness of our voices when we speak. The best way to develop vocal control is to prepare well and the need to be in control of your own voice.
Merry Christmas to all my readers, till we meet next year!!!
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