In this video, we explore your speaking volume. This isn't a question of treating the voice like the volume control on the TV remote. Some people have naturally soft voices, it physically cannot below. Additionally, if the voices raised too much tonal quality is lost. Instead of raising the voice, it should be projected out. Support the voice with lots of breath.

The further you want to project your voice out, the more breath you need. When talking to a group, or meeting, it's important to never aim your talk to the front row, or just to the people nearest to you, but to conscientiously or consciously project what you have to say to those furthest away. By developing a strong voice, as opposed to a loud voice, you will be seen as someone positive if you tend to whisper mumble or speak with your head down. It's much easier for people to talk over you or to ignore you. If you speak too loudly or softly, your audience will communicate this message to you non verbally. For example, when you start to speak to they all move back in their chairs as if blown there by a gust of wind, or do they move up to the edge of their seats, turning their ears in your direction?

The size of the room and the audience should determine the volume of your voice. If you have a soft voice, start by asking the question, can you hear me in the back? speaking too softly, is not only annoying, but it also leads to a breakdown in speaker listener communication. Adjust your volume for the situation and make sure you aren't relying on the microphone for the energy that should come from your voice. Speaking too loudly in normal everyday conversation is unnecessary and can give the wrong impression. It's easy to get too laid back when you're seated.

So even your practice sessions should be done standing. If you'll be giving a speech to a larger audience trailer rehearse with the amplification system. Listeners don't want to be shouted at, but they get irritated when they can't hear easily. A strong resonant quality is ideal, but sometimes, you'll need another sound. Use a variety of local or sorry, use a variety of vocal qualities to make the characters in your stories distinct from one another, and the narrator. The same is true for broadcasters who record promos or commercials.

It's important to vary your delivery so that they don't all sound the same. versatility is the key Let's take a quick look at some practice exercises you can do to develop your speaking volume. You can skip ahead in this lesson and come back to them or try them out now before moving on. Try saying yes or no in as many ways as you can. Be creative, and don't be afraid to sound a little bit silly. vary your rate, pitch, volume, and quality.

For vocal variety practice, try reading children's books aloud. Your voice will naturally animate with the story. record your voice and listen to it resonate in your head for higher vocal tones in your throat for the mid range and deepen your chest for lower vocal tones. Using more gestures while you practice, these exercises will also help to naturally animate your voice. We explore using gestures effectively in an upcoming lesson. Read a news article is different character types, executive child sex symbol, snub etc.

Notice how the voice changes and some of the new qualities to your speech and are broadcast. It's important to have a balanced conversational delivery style. Hope you've had some fun using your voice in different ways. We're continuing, we're continuing on your speaking volume and looking at maintaining your vocal energy. This doesn't mean you have to show but it does mean you must keep your energy going all the time. But excess energy into your voice by pitching up avoiding Husky tones and using vocal variety.

Reduce physical tension by engaging your body and using gestures. Let's look at commanding your audience. This doesn't mean you're barking orders like a surgeon major might. It's more like owning or having your audience resonate with you. You can command your audience by using silence while speaking at a level that your audience is easily able to hear. There's also power in dramatizing your speech with silence.

Silence is a potent and powerful tool for adding impact and drama to a speech. All speech types can benefit from the use of silence, whether they be an impromptu speech or a prepared speech. The speaker has many tools to capture an audience's attention. Using silence is one of the most effective is it can be used right from the beginning of the speech. Speaker doesn't have to begin immediately when they reach the podium. There often is a strong temptation for the speaker to do so.

Speakers can get caught in an emotion and enthusiasm if they are about to deliver begin speaking immediately, this premature beginning can lose the impact of the Stark and the speech. capturing an audience's attention from the moment a speaker gets to the podium is often left to the words a speaker uses. However, more impact can be made by a speaker, saying nothing at all. Using silence at the beginning of your speech generates drama, impact, interest, intrigue, and anticipation. These are all crucial ingredients and getting command of the audience, making them receptive to what is to follow. The opening silence can also be used to calm and quiet an audience before the speaker begins their delivery.

The speaker benefits as they have the additional time to think about their delivery before launching into it. Often once an audience is receptive The speaker can begin with either a soft, low volume delivery or alternatively, with a very low delivery, both can make a stronger impact on the audience. If they follow an initial silent period, the duration of the silence needs to be judged by the speaker. It can be from a few seconds in length to a much longer period. Using silence during the speech, silence can also be used effectively during a speech to gain the advantages mentioned a few moments ago, and that was drama impact. Interest entry anticipation additionally, can give the audience a chance to reflect on what has just been said and today just the content of the message.

Many speakers do not allow for this reflection and carry on with their delivery. Often the points made by them are missed. By the audience. Now we look at using silence at your speech conclusion. Allowing the audience to savor speech after the speeches after the speaker is concluded, is helped by the speaker remaining at the podium in silence. This gives the audience a chance to react what they have heard, and also to recognize the speech and the speaker with applause.

The speaker remains in control during this time. The speaker is then free to judge when it is appropriate technology applause and leave the podium. In the next video, we focus on the quality of your oral presentation.