Pump up the Volume: Bright Ideas in Public Speaking with Dr. Sunny
Channel: Dr. Sunny
Date: 11/05/2017

ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN INTRODUCE VOCAL VARIETY INTO YOUR SPEECH IS TO RAISE AND LOWER THE VOLUME DURING YOUR SPEECH.

YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH THIS IN ONLINE PUBLIC SPEAKING BECAUSE IT’S CRITICAL THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN HEAR EVERYTHING YOU’RE SAYING WITHOUT STRAINING OR TURNING THEIR VOLUME UP ALL THE WAY.  IN FACT, I RECOMMEND YOU CHECK ALL VIDEOS WITH YOUR VOLUME AT HALF LEVEL TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE CLEARLY HEARD.  IF WE CAN’T CLEARLY HEAR YOU, IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO COMMUNICATE YOUR IDEAS--AND REALLY, THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT OF GIVING A SPEECH, RIGHT?

ONCE YOU KNOW YOU HAVE GOOD VOLUME, TRY RAISING AND LOWER YOUR VOLUME.

REMEMBER THAT FAVORITE TEACHER YOU HAD WHO STARTED SPEAKING SOFTLY WHEN THE CLASS WAS LOUD?  YOU PROBABLY STOPPED TALKING TO FIND OUT WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO SAY.  HER LOW VOLUME MADE YOU PAY MORE ATTENTION. 

RAISING YOUR VOLUME CAN BE AN EXCELLENT TECHNIQUE TO CONVEY ENTHUSIASM, DISBELIEF OR SOMETHING YOUR REALLY WANT YOUR AUDIENCE TO KNOW.  USE THIS TECHNIQUE SPARINGLY SO IT DOESN’T GET ON THE AUDIENCE’S NERVES.

RAISING AND LOWERING YOUR VOICE AT PLANNED POINTS IN YOUR SPEECH CAN BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN CREATING DRAMATIC MOMENTS THAT ALLOW YOU TO CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE.  TRY MARKING THE POINTS ON YOUR OUTLINE WHERE YOU WANT TO RAISE OR LOWER YOUR VOLUME….DROP AN UP OR DOWN ARROW.  YOU CAN TRANSFER THESE LATER TO YOUR SPEAKING NOTECARD.

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