How to speak so that people want to listen
Shubham Goswami(Jadavpur University)
The instrument we all play…..Perhaps the most powerful sound in the world.
The only one that can……
There’s a problem many people encounter while speaking
The people they address do not listen to them
How can we speak powerfully so that people listen to us?
Julian Treasure asks us to abstain from the
Of speaking
The complete list
Can we look at this more positively?
Indeed……
the
Of powerful speech
HAILTo greet or claim enthusiastically
HAILTo greet or claim enthusiastically
That’s how people react when we speak powerfully
We all have an amazing vocal toolbox
Take a look inside it
RegisterUse your vocal register to locate your voice
Depth of voice can be associated with authority
TimbreDistinguishes one kind of sound from another
We like voices that are rich, smooth and warm like HOT CHOCOLATE
ProsodyBreak away from monotony
PaceSpeak fast to show excitementSlow down to emphasizeUse pauses judiciously
SILENCEIt is powerful
PitchVarying your pitch subtly varies the meaning associated with your speech
VolumeUse high volume to startleUse low volume to draw attention
But avoid ‘Sod-Casting’
Register Timbre
Prosody Pace
Pitch Volume
Speaking well may specially matter to you when you are…….
Proposing Marriage
Or asking for a raise
Your voice is like an engineIt needs to warm up in order to perform well
Warm up your throat, tongue and lips by doing Julian Treasure’s exercises
So, where are we now?
Let’s create a beautiful world with great acoustics where understanding is the norm
Disclaimer
Created byShubham Goswami, Jadavpur University, during an internship byProf. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknowwww.IIMInternship.com