1. Public Speaking:
V OICE

2. OBJECTIVES Identify the 4 steps in the process of voice production
Explain ways to improve articulation
Explain how volume, intensity, emphasis, rate, pause, framing, pitch, and inflection improve vocal effectiveness
Understand questions to think about in order to improve articulation

3. 4 Steps of Voice Production
Respiration – breathing
Vibration – expelling air over your vocal chords
Resonation – amplifying sound
Articulation – changing sound to intelligible speech

4. Improve Articulaton
Avoid weak qualities: breathy, raspy, shrill, nasal, husky
Speak with sufficient air pressure from the diaphragm
Speak with a relaxed throat and vocal chords to avoid shrillness
Speak using all resonators without overusing or underusing the nose and sinuses

5. Vocal Effectiveness Volume – speaking loudly or softly
Intensity – showing emotion; expelling more air from you diaphragm
Emphasis – stressing certain words
Rate – speaking quickly or slowly
Pause – placing silences between words, phrases
Framing – placing a pause before and after a word or phrase
Pitch – speaking high or low
Inflection – varying your pitch

6. Emphasis exercise “I don’t want to go.” Speaker’s own will
Repeating a strong feeling
Speaker will go, but doesn’t want to
Speaker wants to do something else

7. “Hot Air Balloon” Exercise
Read handout and practice
Read it aloud to a partner
Volunteer(s) to read to class?