One of the most important components of public speaking is the sound of the voice. It affects the impact of your message and can also determine the success of your speech. Fortunately, for many people a good voice is a quality that can be acquired.
Steps
Step 1. Breathe with your diaphragm
Practice taking long, controlled breaths. When you speak, use your breath to make your point. For example, take a breath at the end of each sentence, whether you need it or not. Use this opportunity to stop and allow listeners to absorb what you are saying.
Step 2. Use different tones
A low tone is usually more reassuring. However, adjusting the tone to emphasize your speech will grab the attention of your listeners. Develop your tone by humming to yourself.
Step 3. Adjust the volume
Find out if you speak too loud or too softly. When you start talking, ask your listeners what the volume is like (every situation is different). Try to stay at the right volume throughout the speech.
Step 4. Moderate your speed
This is also related to the breath. If you talk too fast, people will have a hard time following you. If you speak too slowly, the audience will lose interest. Record your speech to determine if you need to change speed. Ask others for their opinions as well.
Step 5. Articulate
Try to exaggerate the movement of your lips to avoid muttering. Try articulating tongue twisters and extending and exaggerating the sound of the vowels. Become a tongue twister expert by reciting them as quickly and clearly as possible. Focus on the ones you find difficult.
Step 6. Rehearse your speech before giving it in front of the audience and decide when to stop and breathe
For more emphasis, take more than one pause to breathe. Mark the moments of breathing in your notes.
Step 7. Relax before starting
Look to the right and then to the left. Rotate your head in a semicircle and move your shoulders back. Rotate the rib cage from side to side. He yawns. Stretch. Touch your toes while fully relaxing your upper body, then slowly pull yourself up, one vertebra at a time, lifting your head last. Repeat as necessary.
Step 8. Stand tall and straight
This allows you to stretch your lungs and improve airflow.
Step 9. Record your voice repeatedly using different ways of speaking
Choose the one that seems most pleasant to you.
Step 10. Try breath control
Take a deep breath and as you exhale count to 10 (or say the months or days of the week). Try gradually increasing volume as you count, using your abdominal muscles - not your throat - to get more volume. Don't let the larynx become stiff.
Advice
- Sing. It may seem silly to you, but it's really useful.
- As you practice, try to make your voice softer, more pleasant, and much more pleasant.
- Speak softly, but the way of speaking must be firm, not passive.
Warnings
- Never make your voice sound harsh.
- Don't scream out loud or you will be voiceless.
