FINDING THE VOICE
THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO LOOK AT WHEN FINDING THE VOICE.
THE VOICE IS A TOOL THAT CAN BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED AND NOT USED TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL.
IN ORDER TO DELIVER A SPEECH YOU HAVE TO FIRST GROUND THE VOICE FOR IT TO RESONATE THROUGHOUT THE BODY AND IN TURN THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.
SPACIAL AWARENESS
BE AWARE OF THE SPACE YOU ARE IN. BE IT A SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM OR A LARGE BALLROOM.
BE CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN ADAPT YOUR VOCAL LEVELS TO SUIT THE SURROUNDINGS.
MICROPHONE TECHNIQUE
MANY PEOPLE SHY AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE AS SOON AS IT APPEARS INFRONT OF THEM…IT IS THERE TO HELP IN THE DELIVERY OF YOUR SPEECH.
USE THE MICROPHONE CORRECTLY. MANY INDIVIDUALS FEEL THEY HAVE TO ALMOST SIT ON THE MICROPHONE IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK…ALL THIS DOES IS PROVIDE A MUFFLED INCOHERENT SOUND THAT IS LOST IN THE FRONT ROW.
TECHNIQUE TO PREVENT ‘POPPING’ ON THE MICROPHONE.
APPROACH TO YOUR SCRIPT
EACH SCRIPT IS DIFFERENT AND PERSONAL TO THE INDIVIDUAL. MAKE SURE YOUR AUDIENCE HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT AT HAND. YOU MAY BE CONVINCED AS TO WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT…BUT ARE THEY??
GIVE YOUR SPEECH A DEFINITE: BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END. THEN THE AUDIENCE CAN FOLLOW THE FLOW OF THE SPEECH AND YOU KNOW THE EXACT FORMATION TO KEEP YOUR PLACE.
VOCAL TECHNIQUE
ALLOW YOUR VOICE TO EXPERIMENT IN UPWARD INFLEXIONS AND DOWNWARD INFLEXIONS…
POINTS OF EXAGGERATION AND POINTS OF IMPORTANCE,
BRING SOME COLOUR AND TEXTURE INTO THE VOICE.
IF YOU MEAN TO CONTINUE WITH A POINT THEN INSURE IT HAS AN UPWARD INFLEXION TO IT…SO THE AUDIENCE STAY FOCUSED…KEEP THEIR ATTENTION
DELIVERY OF TEXT
EVERY ASPECT IN THE TRAINING COMPLIMENTS THE NEXT. ONCE YOU MASTER THE VOCAL TECHNIQUE ETC YOUR DELIVERY OF THE TEXT WILL IMPROVE.
BE CLEAR WHO YOUR AUDIENCE ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO REMEMBER AND TAKE AWAY WITH THEM FROM YOUR SPEECH
CORRECT USE OF PUNCTUATION
PUNCTUATION IS THERE FOR A REASON…USE IT!
AGAIN, ONCE YOU MASTER THE VOCAL TECHNIQUE YOU CAN APPLY THIS TO THE USE OF PUNCTUATION THROUGHOUT YOUR SPEECH.
BODY LANGUAGE AND POSTURE
BOTH THESE ASPECTS ARE CRUCIAL WHEN DELIVERING A SPEECH,
ARE YOU SOMEONE WHO SAYS EVERYTHING WITH THEIR HANDS OR
ARE YOU SO NERVOUS THAT YOU SIMPLY DON’T MOVE.
TECHNIQUE TO RELAX THE BODY AND MIND
MONOLOGUES FOR STAGE AND SCREEN
MATERIAL TO PRACTICE WITH IN ORDER TO FIND THE PERFORMER IN YOU…IM NOT SAYING…GET UP AND JUGGLE…IM TALKING ABOUT FINDING THE CHARACTER WITHIN YOU TO PRESENT TO YOUR AUDIENCE WITH CONFIDENCE AND OVERALL ENJOYMENT!
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