Do Now: Try the following exercise. Sitting straight, place one hand on your belly and another behind your back opposite your hand on your belly. Breath in, attempting to move both hands out as far as possible (it takes a lot of strength to get your hand on your back to move; don't worry if it doesn't). This is belly breathing. Notice how it feels; this is how you want to breath when you speak in order to use your full lung capacity and get the fullest, strongest, and richest sound. Exhale quickly, but make no sound as you do so. Sound is an indication of tension. Breath in again. Now, when you exhale, say the first letter of the alphabet. Continue until you reach Z. As you progress through the alphabet, pretend that with each letter you are speaking to a target farther and farther away. By the time you reach the end, you should be very loud and strong. If you're still breathing right, you will be stronger than you could be breathing normally.

Aim: How do you adjust your volume and projection to effectively communicate to your audience?

Audience Sense maintained Aim: How do you adjust your volume and projection to effectively communicate to your audience? Control of Projection Tone meets demand Audience Sense maintained

Focus Of Projection Throwing The Voice Aim: How do you adjust your volume and projection to effectively communicate to your audience? Focus Of Projection Throwing The Voice

Aim: How do you adjust your volume and projection to effectively communicate to your audience? Calling to attract the attention of friends down the street Children Shouting advice to players on the field Fans Project across the room Drop to be confidential People

Aim: How do you adjust your volume and projection to effectively communicate to your audience? Ex 1: You are seated at a desk in the center front of a room. You see a friend at the door; you call an easy greeting. She waves and goes on. You think of something that you ought to tell her. You call her name quickly, but she doesn’t hear. Without leaving your place, call again; have a good full breath as you start to call and direct the sound at her quickly disappearing back. Do the same thing again with more volume and longer sounds supported by forced exhalation.

Aim: How do you adjust your volume and projection to effectively communicate to your audience? Never, ever scream! Yelling results in hoarseness, strain, and damage to your voice and message!

Aim: How do you adjust your volume and projection to effectively communicate to your audience? You are giving directions to a large group. Everyone must hear. Direct your remarks to various places, thinking of people who might be there. A person in the front asks a question You shift your focus of projection, reduce your volume, and answer the person. Then you decide that others might need that information, so you raise your volume and expand your area of projection to attract everyone’s attention.