Voice!!!!!!!!

Why is Voice Important?

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

What makes voice so important to giving a speech?

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

Volume

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.

Rate

Articulation 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”

Definition: A way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or generally understood.

If you don’t know it, LOOK IT UP!!!

Practice: ◦ Probably/“Probly”◦ Library/“Libary”◦ Ask/“Aks”◦ Spaghetti/Pasketti◦ Wash/Warsh◦ Crayon/Crown◦ Missouri/Missoura◦ Draw/Drawl◦ Caramel/Carmel◦ Picture/pitcher

Pronunciation

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”

Pitch

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!”

Tone

>Definition from Answers.com: Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice.

The opposite if monotone

Articulation comes from the tip of the tongue, the lips, and the teeth”

Monotone is when you only use one pitch, no inflection.

Inflection

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”

Practice:

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!

How to protect your voice: