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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Public Speaking
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Open Heart!
Yes, I know I’m a day late on this. ^^’ I was busy. Sorry. T.T
So like I said in my previous post, I’m going to write about what I learned at uni regarding public speaking. ^^ I know some of you have to do speeches and presentations at school, so do I, so I hope this will help. ^^
Nerves:
You need to control your nerves so as to not affect the quality of your voice, organisation of ideas and body language. You can help overcome this by rehearsal, practice and exposure.
Voice:
You need to speak with a clear, audible and pleasant voice. Your voice should flow easily and not get tired. You need to show confidence and pay attention to the quality of your voice. Relaxing, controlling your breathing and proper posture will help in giving you a good quality voice.
Breathing:
Good breathing means lack of strain, which will add to confidence and better voice quality. A controlled breathing will allow you to vary your voice for the purpose of your presentation. E.g. raising your voice to convey anger; stressing certain points for emphasis.
Larynx:
Your larynx is like every other part of your body, you have to train it and keep that training up, so that you can use it properly. If you don’t train it, your speech will sound forced and strained. So here’s something that will help.
Breathing Exercise:
1. Stand up, relax (especially your arms, neck and face), your feet slightly apart (a gap about the size of your fist).
2. Diaphragmatic Breathing: this is commonly known as breathing with your stomach. You inhale and your stomach should expand without your chest or shoulders moving.
3. Slowly inhale (about 5 seconds; only your stomach expands) and hold for 5 seconds. Then slowly exhale for about 5 seconds. Do this until you’re comfortable with it.
4. Now inhale slowly and hold it (like in #3). But this time when you exhale, say “haaa”.
5. Shoulder Bounce: do this once you’re comfortable with the “haaa”. Relax your arms, lift your shoulders. Hold this position for about 5 seconds, then drop them back down. Do this repeatedly and rapidly.
6. Once you’re comfortable with the Shoulder Bounce, try combining it with the Diaphragmatic Breathing. Relax your arms, slowly breath in, hold for 5 seconds. Only this time, when you’re exhaling and saying “haaa”, do the Shoulder Bounce the whole time.
(The above information on breathing comes from The Total Communicator)
Doing all the things mentioned above should help you relax, which will help control your nerves and therefore increase the quality of your voice. ^^ This is long enough, so I’ll continue next time (probably on Monday). Everything I wrote here is a summary of what I learned at uni, so if there’s something you don’t understand, or want to know more of, please tell me. ^^
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