Here is ONE good reason for practicing 'quick easy effective tips for vocal variety' and it should be enough to persuade you. It is, if you haven't got any variety in your voice you run the risk of boring your listeners.
Your speech content may be excellent. It could match your audience's needs very well but unless you deliver it in an interesting way, few people will actively listen.
A monotone voice is boring. It turns people off. An expressive energised voice keeps them turned on.
Vocal variety is achieved through combining pitch, tone, volume and rate.
Tone refers to the emotional content carried by our voices. It is not the words themselves, but 'how' we say them. To speak expressively, is to fill or energise our words appropriately.
For example: a person who puts very little energy into their speech, no matter what they are saying, is often described as being 'flat'. By contrast someone who fills their speech to overflowing with energy is described as being 'exuberant' or 'enthusiastic'.
If you think of a word as a basket carrying its meaning along, you'll get the idea. Some people put very little in their word baskets. Others stuff them so full they almost burst.
How loudly or quietly you speak is called volume. Some people are habitually loud and others,quiet.The tips and exercises below will help you conciously play with your volume control.
The term 'rate' refers to speaking pace. How fast or slow do you speak? Can you vary the rate? Do you know the effect of slowing deliberately? Speaking rate matters because how fast or how slow you speak alters the listener's perception of your topic.
The goal for every speaker is:
- to find the most appropriate expression to meet the audience's needs
- And to match those needs with the content of the speech.
- to have a range of vocal varieties to select the most appropriate from. This gives you flexibility.
Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety
Have fun with these. The more you can relax and enjoy the exercises the more you'll get out of them. If you have a recorder, use it. Often what we think we're doing with our voices is very different from the reality. A recorder helps you hear where you need to put in the work.For PITCH:
One Note Charlie:
Take a deep breath in and begin speaking on whatever topic you choose until you run out of breath. It could be what is front of you in the room, or out the window, what you had for breakfast...anything. Remain on the SAME note all the time. When you have finished, choose another note. It could be higher or lower and repeat. Pay careful attention to the effect it has on you! Notice the difference when you pitch your voice higher and then lower. You should feel a physical difference as well as an emotional one.
See-Saw, Up-down:
Practice swinging between your upper and lower range. Using any piece of text from a newspaper, magazine...,and read aloud. The first sentence is up, the next is down. Continue see-sawing for at least a minute. Now make the see-saw work faster. Read the same passage but this time it is three words up and three words down. Play with variations!
(It will sound ridiculous but it doesn't matter. We're not going for meaning. This is flexibility practice for range!)
Pitch Experimentation:
Say the sentences below in your high, middle and low pitch range. Note what happens to the intensity and the way you perceive the emotional content of the sentences. There will be a distinct variation between each.
Her Grandmother died yesterday.
I want a new car.
This dinner is delicious.
People should love their neighbors as themselves.
For TONE:
The Ham Sandwich Exercise:
Repeat the words 'Ham Sandwich' in as many varying ways as you can. For example say it angrily, happily, sadly, lovingly, despairingly, laughingly, importantly, slyly, snidely, shyly... This is a fantastic exercise to share with a partner. Take turn about giving each other the way to say the phrase. Repeat until you run out of variations. NB. Listen for emotional truth or believability!
Extension Ham Sandwich:
Use the phrase to 'converse'. Take an emotional state and build a whole conversation around the phrase 'Ham Sandwich'.
For example:
Imagine you've just seen the most exciting thing. You want to share that experience with a friend. You ring to tell them. The catch is you must use the words 'Ham Sandwich' to convey your feeling and NO others.
Try consoling using 'Ham Sandwich' or congratulating. Experiment with as many different ways as you can.
And yet Another Ham Sandwich:
This time take two opposite emotions, for example: happy - sad or angry - contented...
Start with one and gradually switch to the other. Make sure you grade the switch. Unless we're very, very excitable emotionally, we seldom alter suddenly from one to the other.
(Don't worry if you feel silly ie. several sandwiches short of a picnic! Let go and have fun.)
Telephone Book Readings:
Open the telephone book at any page. Select a style* or emotion and read aloud whatever is there. Sustain each feeling state for at least a minute. This gives you time to get into it. Listen to yourself to make sure you are filling those words with the appropriate emotion.
* Style?
For fun and variation read your page in the style of a newsreader, a race commentator, a preacher, Marilyn Munroe...
Reading Children's Stories:
Take a familiar story and read aloud. As you do make sure your voice carries the meaning of the words. If a scary voice is asked for, use one. If somebody is bossy, sound bossy. If someone is teasing, put a teasing tone in your voice. If there's a beat to the words, go with it. Find and emphasise it. Children's stories are often written to be read aloud. The way to communicate their message fully is to live into them. This a great exercise to record. When you listen to yourself, be alert for areas to improve. Record it again with the changes. And remember to try out your new improved reading skills with a child. Their feedback is direct and honest. You'll soon know whether they enjoy the story or not!
Listen to Recordings of Famous Speeches:
For example: Be inspired by Martin Luther King's 1963 speech, 'I Have a Dream'. Listen now.
Listen to Recordings of Novels,Short Stories, Autobiographies...
Many of these are read by highly skilled actors. Apart from enjoying the story, you will learn a great deal about expression. You can find audio tapes or CD's at your local library or download from the net. Many are Free!
For VOLUME:
Use the following exercises if you decide not to use a michrophone and want to project your voice naturally.
The skill involved with getting louder (or softer) is to maintain tone and pitch while altering the sound level. Many people lose them both, particularly when they get louder. Shouting may guarantee you get heard but it doesn't usually mean heard with pleasure. And the other down-side to shouting is straining your voice. Good breath control is one of major keys to upping the volume while maintaining tone and pitch.
Practice Breathing Using your Diaphragm:
Stand in front of a mirror. Make sure your feet are a comfortable shoulder width apart. Pull yourself up straight and let your head sit square on your neck. Place one hand on your stomach. Breathe in. You should feel your stomach rising and then breathe out. This time your stomach falls. Watch your shoulders. If they rise and fall noticeably you are most likely breathing off the top of your lungs! Try until you can feel a definite rise and fall of your stomach. Keep relaxed.
Distancing Technique for Projection:
Maintain the breathing technique outlined above while adding voice. While watching yourself to check for tension, (tightening of muscles), practice greeting yourself at ever increasing distances from the mirror.
(If your room is small, do the exercise outside and imagine the mirror! It remains in the same place all the time.)
'Hello Bob', is right up close. Take two steps back and repeat. Now take more steps back and so on.
If you feel any tension in your throat or chest from forcing the sound, stop. Breathe and begin again.
It helps to imagine the sound arcing through the air, in a concentrated focused stream to reach its target. The further away you get the more control you need to have over the outflow of air carrying your words.
When you think you have a neutral 'Hello Bob' mastered, add emotional color. Say 'Hello Bob', nastily, lovingly, sweetly etc. while keeping relaxed.
Laugh Out-loud:
Stand in front of your mirror breathing easily. On your out breath begin a series of Ha-ha-ha-ha's until all your breath is used. Take an in breath and start again. Vary your laughter. Make it louder, make it quiet and then build it up again. Repeat until you are laughing loudly and easily without any strain.
Read Out-loud:
Make sure your stance and breathing is good. Pin point a place at the far end of your room to talk to.
( I used a painting on the back wall of the rehearsal hall.)
Read aloud from your text, making sure you maintain your relaxed state while using as much vocal variety as you can.
A good way to test you're working as you should is to do this exercise with a partner. Have them stand at the far end of the room you're practicing in. Give instructions to give you feedback on clarity, variety and pitch.
If you find yourself rising in pitch, check your breathing. When we tense, we strain the throat and when that happens our vocal chords are restricted. The result is we force the pitch up and limit the range or color we can put into our words.
If you haven't got a partner available, be very aware of the changes in your body as you tighten. You will feel the strain in your upper chest and throat. In addition your shoulders will lift and you will run yourself out of breath easily.
That's it! Have fun practicing your Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety. Aim for control over one or two aspects at a time. Remember it's not so much the length of time you practice but the regularity. Ten minutes once a day over several weeks is more effective than an intense hour long session once in a blue moon.
Thank you.
61 comments:
name : siti nursyarifah bt hussin
id : bhd08-07-793
class : hnd1 section B
salam madam..
thanks a lot for the tips that you have given...i think that it can help me to prepare very well in my speech...i will try my best of luck to give comitment in my speech to avoid my lesteners feel boring when i'm delivering my speech..thank madam for your tips..it is valuable for me....
NAME : MUHAMMAD SYUKRI BIN RUSLI
ID NO : BHD08-07-781
CLASS : HND 1 SECTION 4
Assalamualaikum..
Perfect timing madam. Now I know why when I’m giving speech, the audience looks so bored and uninterested. Thanks for the tips. It’s really helping me improving my skills and makes me realize my weakness.
Honestly, I’m really interested with the part “Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety”. Truthfully, I’ve never ever heard some of the exercises. I admit it’s quite fun to try those exercises. Besides, i think it can be quite an interesting and catchy informative speech topic.
Anyway, thanks for those useful tips and for your hard work. I'll look forward for next tips.
Yours sincerely,
MUHAMMAD SYUKRI
Nurul Ashikin Bt Azizan
Bhd0807798
Hnd1 sec 3
That's just a good tips given by you above to stop boring the audience when hear our speech. Thanks you to you, Madam Mimi shared a good tips with us.
I thinks we should know how to treat audience to not to boring when hear our speech, if not we have to face with gloomy environment when a speech presentation.
So I think the solutions are your speech should not be ramble during the speech presentation. Each sentence of your speech should have an intended purpose.
You also should, talk about people in the audience, this will keep them alert. Those who are close to them will also be attentive, and want to listen to what you are saying. This technique will give an attraction to the audience.
I think when we use a high tone of voices projection during the speech presentation the audience will get attention to us. But, if we slower down our voice projections the audience doesn't hear clearly our speech and this will make them lost an attention to us.
Other solution is, speak and move in a way you would do so naturally in a conversation. This includes arm movements, face and head movements and hand gestures. Standing stiff will make your audience “tune out” or become bored. A lively speaker will keep everyone attention during the entire speech.
A humor can keep the audience focused on what you have to say. Humor is entertaining and causes the heart to beat faster. This encourages them to keep listening. No one will fall asleep if they’re laugh or wait to hear another funny thing you will say. Just be sure to avoid humor at the expense of anyone present who will be offended.
Last solution is, one possibility you might consider is to use audio and visual aids. These can make it easier for your audience to follow your speech, and stay interested. That all for this post...Thank you..
Name : NUR AMILIAH BT RAHIM
ID no : BHD 08-07-757
Section : HND1 (1)
Salam Pn Mimi.
Thanks to Pn Mimi because give this tips for me. All of these tips is to useful while doing the speech without make our audiences so boring when listening the speech.
I have other tips to share with all of you. Firstly, we can also do some a joke when doing the speech but it is need to relate with what type of speech you give to audiences. It is can avoid audiences boring while listening your speech.
Then, you also can give full of expression while doing the speech. So from that the audiences can also be excited to hear what you say. The audiences do not boring when listen your speech. For example, when in your speech need to you give a sad expression, so you should be do it. It is because the audiences can also feel what you felt.
Next, is about of posture. You should need to demonstrate you are in command and have purpose. If you are slouched or hunched over it can express that you are nervous, bored or even lazy. An ideal posture is to stand straight and tall with your feet planted firmly on the ground. Keep your feet slightly apart it will help prevent you swaying from side to side.
Other than that, is about your voice. Our speaking voice is a wonderful expressive instrument. However, it can repel listeners if we fall into bad habits, for example, the monotone voice, speaking too fast, speaking too slow and so on. Your voice should be conversational in tone, similar to when you are speaking to a friend. Listen to a recording of your voice when delivering a speech. It may surprise you at first. Listen out for the speed, pitch, tone of your delivery. If you observe an issue, a great way to overcome this is by reading aloud and working on the issue. For instant, if you speak too fast read slowly.
I hopefully that tips will be help you in your speech to make your audiences do not boring to listener your speech.
Thank you.
NAME : NOOR AMIRAH BINTI AZHAR
ID NO : BHD 08-07-756
CLASS : HND 1 SEC A
First of all, thank you madam for sharing with us the tips on " How To STOP Boring your Listener". Actually, it's not easy to make our audience or listener stay focus on what we are talking about all time, usually, the speaker only get their listener attention on the beginning of the speech.
Now I want to share some tips on how to make our listener to give their full attention while we give the speech. First, prepare on what we are going to talk about and make sure we are not telling the unimportant things, because the listener can be boring when the we are telling more than need to be told.
As the speaker, we must make sure that we are not talking too fast, because if we are talking to fast, the listener cannot understand on what we are saying, so they do not give their full attention on our speech.
Finally, share with the audience the interesting slide, picture, or diagram while you are given the speech, this may attract their attention to listen to your speech until you're done.
I hope with the tips that I've shared here, can make the speaker to improve their quality of the speech and I will end with the provers say, " A rising tide lifts all boats". Thank You.
NAME : NURAZLINA BT MOHD NOR
ID : BHD 08-07-837
CLASS : HND1 / SECTION 4
ASSALAMUALAIKUM…….
I have some opinion about your article. I like this article because it can give me idea to make preparation to make a speech in future. I have another tips to make listeners become interested to hear speech.
1) Understand your audience. Meet audience members before your presentation, if possible.
2) Seize their attention. Capture your audience’s attention immediately when you begin your presentation. Grab your audience’s attention is with a good joke or anecdote.
3) Tailor your talk. Your presentation—even if on a scientific subject—should be customized to the audience.
4) Convey excitement. Keep your voice tone upbeat and don’t overdo your changes in voice tone. This is like overacting and can turn an audience off.
5) Avoid passive verbs. Although some use of the passive voice can lend variety to your speech, overusing the passive tends to emotionally distance you from your subject.
6) Personalize whenever possible. Take advantage of personalizing the description, helps keep the audience focused on what you are saying.
7) State the main points clearly. Carefully planning your speech and rehearsing it orally or mentally will help you finish within the time allotted for your presentation. Remember that you are much more familiar with the main points of your presentation and the supporting information than is the audience. Consequently, a highly intelligent listener may not see a connection that seems obvious to you, the speaker.
8) Use appropriate anecdotes. Anecdotes can personalize your presentation and clarify the information you present, must be relevant. In fact, when the anecdotes come within the presentation, they must be more carefully woven into the subject matter than an opening joke.
9) Make eye contact. Eye contact with audience members is, of course, critical. Try not to look at your slides or computer screen any more than necessary. Look an individual in the eye for several seconds and then focus on another person. Move your eye contact around so it includes audience members in all parts of the room. Don’t focus on the rear wall or pieces of furniture instead of making eye contact.
10) Actively involve people. Ask audience members questions.
11) Know the needs of your audience and match your contents to their needs. Know your material thoroughly. Put what you have to say in a logical sequence. Ensure your speech will be captivating to your audience as well as worth their time and attention
12) Body language. Standing, walking or moving about with appropriate hand gesture or facial expression is preferred to sitting down or standing still with head down and reading from a prepared speech. Do not torture audience by putting a lengthy document in tiny print on an overhead and reading it out to them.
13) Speak with conviction Persuade your audience effectively. The material you present orally should have the same ingredients as that which are required for a written research paper
14) Do not read from notes for any extended length of time although it is quite acceptable to glance at your notes infrequently. Speak loudly and clearly. Sound confident. Do not mumble. If you made an error, correct it, and continue. No need to make excuses or apologize profusely.
15) Pause. Allow yourself and your audience a little time to reflect and think. Don't race through your presentation and leave your audience, as well as yourself, feeling out of breath.
16) Know when to STOP talking. Summarize your main points. Terminate your presentation with an interesting remark or an appropriate punch line. Leave your listeners with a positive impression and a sense of completion. Do not belabor your closing remarks. Thank your audience and sit down.
I hope this tips useful to everyone. Thank you.
NAME: JAMIATUL HADAWIAH OMAR
ID: BHD07-07-678
CLASS: HND1 SECTION 2
Assalammmualaikum madam..
i thing the tips is good and can approve my public speaking. the tips i can follow to approve my public speaking. i want to share with you the tips about give a talk on self confident..
step 1:
Plan and practice your self-confidence presentation. Highlight methods attendees can use to increase self-confidence. A PowerPoint presentation will help you to show important bullet points as you are speaking. Outline your presentation and create the visual material. Then, practice and time yourself giving the presentation. You want to be sure that it is neither too long or too short based on the time period you have.
step2:
Lead the group in interactive exercises. People will gain interest if you make your presentation interactive. Ask questions and let attendees explain some of their problems with self-confidence. While you don't want to turn your presentation into a therapy session, people may feel more self-confident when hearing that others face the same problems.
step 3:
Break the audience into smaller groups for practice. Give the small groups an activity that they can do to boost self-confidence. For example, you may want to try role playing exercises, or having one person in the group introduce the other.
step 4:
Allow time for questions. At the end of your presentation, you want to allow attendees the opportunity to ask questions. This can help to clarify the points that you made or help an individual work on a particular problem she is having.
step 5:
Prepare worksheets that attendees can use at home. At the very least, you should give all those that attend the presentation a copy of the outline that you used. This will help them to recall the information that you presented. You could also give a list of additional activities that they can do in order to boost self-confidence.
If follow this step, the confident to give a talk in public is good and can control the self. Thank you.
NAME: MOHD SYAZWAN BIN MOHD SALIHIN
ID: BHD08-07-866
CLASS: HND1 SECTION3
this some tips that i get on how to make our listener to give their attention while we give the speech.
1. Pause
Give yourself permission to think on your feet by replacing your non-words with pauses. Speak in shorter thoughts or sentences.
Benefits
* Get to the point and avoid rambling.
* Hold your listener’s attention.
* Gain control over your message and how you communicate your message.
* Give your listener time to hear, understand and act on what you say.
2. Eye Connection
“What do you feel are your communication strengths?”“Eye contact.Most individuals don’t lock their eyes with an individual long enough to create a relationship.The only way to build a relationship is through trust. When you forget what to say, you will look at the ceiling, floor, your notes or anywhere away from your listeners. When you disconnect you’ll say, “Uh,” “Um,” “So,” etc., and you communicate to your listeners you don’t know what you’re saying.When speaking to more than two individuals, connect with one individual for a complete sentence or thought. Take a moment to pause as you transition your eyes from one individual to another.Ask a peer to immediately give you feedback when you look away from them while you’re speaking. Only speak when you see your client’s eyes and pause when you look away to build trust.
3. Vocal Projection
If you want to be perceived as confident you must speak at a volume level to be heard. This applies to your work over the phone and face-to-face with clients.
On a scale from one to 10 - with one being inaudible and 10 too loud- when speaking to a group of 15 or more, your voice needs to be at a seven to eight. When speaking over the phone or to a small group project, speak at a four to five level.Vocal projection has nothing to do with yelling. It’s the realization you need to use different volume levels so your voice reaches everyone in the room. No one should have to strain to hear you. Benefits
* Hold your listener’s attention.
* Bring out the importance of your message.
* Convey confidence.
4. Gestures
Add variety to your gestures by relaxing your arms back to your sides after you complete a gesture. If you’re constantly using gestures you’re not able to think on your feet and you’re creating static.
Benefits
* You’re the visual. When you use purposeful gestures, your listener will remember more of your message.
* Add emphasis to your message.
* Grab your listener’s attention.
* Add energy and inflection to your voice and channel your adrenaline and nervous energy.
Do your gestures have purpose? Ask for constructive feedback from friends, family and peers and ask, “When I gesture do I look like I’m talking with my hands? Do I use gestures too often or not enough?”
5. Get to the Point
-Stay focused. When you find yourself going down the path of saying too much and you begin to feel like a train about to derail, put the brakes on and get yourself back on track…PAUSE!
-Keep your objective in mind. Think in terms of what your listener needs to know about their brand, strategy, etc.
-Focus your message on no more than the three most significant points. It’s easier for you to get to the point and for your listener to remember your message.
-Pay attention to your listener. Are they hanging on your every word or are they dazed? Are they attentive or fidgeting?
-Prepare, practice and focus.
NAME : AZREEN SYAZWANA BINTI RAZALI
ID : BHD 08-07-852
CLASS : HND1 (SECTION 3)
Salam..
Thank you madam, for providing us with a good blog which contain helpful guideline for us:)..
Greatest tool as a speaker is our voice. That's why vocal variety in speech is very important.. Vocal variety makes a speech more interesting therefore more listenable.
I believe that, it’s important to speak within your range of what is natural. Find where the natural pitch of your voice lies, then think of using a contrasting pitch for keywords, a slight lift, and slightly drop the less important ones..
Use a gradual build in pitch as you take us to your main point and try an open rising inflection to wake the listener up!
Besides, we can use changes of pace to give different weight to what we're are saying.
If i put my condition as a listener, i much prefer a friendly and pleasant tones which portrays the meaning of the speech.. plus, good volume and clear voice will be good:)
it is important how the speech is deliver and it is really important to the speaker to make sure the listener get the point from the speech..
So, variety your voice in order to keep them listen and interested.
To stop BORING your listener, from my opinion, avoid talking too fast and telling more than needs to be told..
If necessary, just narrow down your speech to the last one... i mean when you notice that the listener tend to look away from you.. Too long to get to the main point will result in impatient of listener and they will get bored easily..
i hope this will be helpful in performing a speech:)
That's all..
Thank You :D
NAME : ASMAR NAJWA BINTI HAJI MUHAMMAD NOR
ID : BHD08-07-763
CLASS : HND1(SECTION1)
Assalamualaikum Pn Mimi..
Sure all of us worried if our speeches are bored to our audiences. I would like to share with all of my friends here others tips from what have been said by Puan Mimi about how to stop boring your listeners. The tips are:
1. In any speech we must chose topic that really interest you and your audiences.
2. We can attract them by wear a smart or nice and have a good appearance.
3. Use a attention getting opener
* We can make some joke
* Ask any question
4. Greeting them
* Appreciate them because they willing to coming
5. Introduce yourself and your position
6. Start your speech with interesting introduction
7. Summarize your body
* Not to long and not to short
* Use an simple word and sentence, so that your audience understand what you are talking about
8. Conclusion
* Conclude the main point
* Review our purpose
* Memorable conclude remark ( leave your audience thinking about what you say)
9. Control our posture
* Stand properly
* Keep your spine straight and rotate your shoulders back
* Keep your head erect
* Control your hand movement
10. Eye contact
* Always look at your audience so that they able to pay attention to your speech until end
11. Facial expression (show your speech mood) and gesture
* Movement ( control your shaking)
* Gesture ( do not just static and do not moving a lot)
* Communicate through body language(emphasis to the particular words/sentences)
12. Voice projection
* Make sure you voice can hear by all of your audience( not too loud and not too slow)
* Speak clearly and nicely with every single word
* Use an appropriate intonation to show your mood in speech
* Enjoy and relax when give your speech
13. Use a visual aids
* You can use PowerPoint, transparency and other visual aids to attract your audience to hear your speech
* You may also use any material in your speech
That’s all for this time. Let’s try these tips.
Thank you (“,)..
NAME: FADZLIN NABIHAH ANUAR
ID: BHD 08-07-799
SECTION: HND1 (A)
Salam,
I would like to thank to Madam Mimi for all your tip to stop boring our listeners.However, I want to share with you how to get a great introduction. For me, introduction of the speech should be a good one so that our listeners can't boring with us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_UfPtnQStM
NOORASYIKIN MOHD NOORZALY
BHD08-07-858
HND1-SECTION3
salam madam..
thanks for your good tips.
For me to attract audience, the speaker must make some joke, so that listeners do not feel bored when they hear that speech.
Beside that, your voice plays an important role when giving speeches. do not speak too fast because it only makes the listener does not understand what you speak and that will make listeners feel bored listening to your speech
When speaking, you should give an expression, so that listeners will be interested to hear your speech.
thank you
Name : Ezani Binti Ismail
ID : BHD08-07-810
Class : HND 1 Section 1
Salam madam...
This is a very good post. Why i'm saying this? This is because everytime i gave speech, the audience looks so sleepy.
Here, i want to share with people some tips don't lose your listener!
1. Understand your audience
Meet audience members before your presentation, if possible. Arrive at the site early to talk with people, or do so at any available social events before the presentation.
2. Seize their attention. Capture your audience’s attention immediately when you begin your presentation.Effective ways to do this are with a rhetorical question such as "what is the worth to us if we spend little bit of our time to exercise? I ask because I think we can do this." If the answer to the question is more healthy, you have your audience’s ears.
3. Tailor your talk. Your presentation, even if on a scientific subject should be customized to the audience.
4. Convey excitement. After all, if you are not excited about your presentation, why should your audience be? To help convey excitement, keep your voice tone upbeat.
5. State the main points clearly. Audience members value the time they are spending listening to your presentation and have a limited attention span. So it is really a matter of courtesy for the speaker to also value the audience’s time and not waste it by taking longer than necessary to make a point.
6. Make eye contact. Eye contact with audience members is, of course, critical. Look an individual in the eye for several seconds and then focus on another person. Move your eye contact around so it includes audience members in all parts of the room.
7. Actively involve people. Ask audience members questions if the subject and context of your presentation lends itself to this and the room illumination is high enough so people can clearly see one another.
Thank You.
NAME: NUR IFFA AQWA BINTI ZAWAWI
ID: BHD08-07-765
CLASS: HND 1 (Section 1)
Salam to Madam Mimi and hope you are in good condition.When we are going to speak in front of crowd, we always afraid of make our audience boring. Have you even wonder what factor or we do can make people boring? So i've discovered some of the reason why people easy tends to boring in our daily conversation.
According to communication expert Peter DeLisser in his book, Be Your Own Executive Coach, certain communication mistakes makes the listener expend too much energy.
Communication Mistakes:
1. Telling more than necessary
2. Talking too fast
3. Sloppy articulation
4. Using too many details
5. Monopolizing the conversation
6. Interrupting
7 Only talking about yourself
Here are some easy to implement tips to improve your communication.
1.Learn to self-monitor. The term ‘self-monitoring’ is a term psychologists use to describe the process of observing yourself then shaping your behavior based on your observations.
2.Observe the body language of the other person. Look for signs of boredom such as darting eyes, yawning or neck rubbing. Other signs are crossed arms, which signal disagreement or discomfort.
3.Come up for air. How much of the conversation are you talking and how much time are you listening or asking questions?
4.Listen first. Most of us are more interested in our own agenda’s than in hearing what the other person has to say. Remember to transition from their last statement into your statement to let them know you heard them and your point is relevant to what they just said. Be careful not to interrupt.
5.Get to the point. Although story telling is one of the most effective ways to communicate it can be overdone. Don’t be the kind of person who tries to tell a story for every point. People will dread making a statement because it will remind you of a ‘great story.’ Learn how to make your point without telling every detail.
6.Bite your tongue. Get comfortable with silence so you don’t interrupt. Some people are slower processors. You need to make sure they are finished before you fill the space.
I hope with this tips we can improved our communication skills as well as avoid to be boring to our listeners.Thank you and have a nice day!
NAME: NOR AFIFA BINTI ISMAIL
ID: BHD08-07-811
CLASS: HND1(SEC 4)
assalamualaikum..
lets see some more ways to do the same - attracting attention. These techniques are not very common and therefore have higher chances of success.
first, Show a Picture - The first tool in this list is using pictures at the start of your presentation. Using picture as an introduction is a powerful way to attract audience. A picture generates curiosity. It makes people wonder, what will be this speech about? They say "A picture is worth thousand words", when used in introduction, people tend to ask "Which words?"
secondly, Draw on a Whiteboard - Whiteboard, flipcharts or the old blackboards, using them for introducing your speech is another unusual and uncommon way of starting your presentation. Draw or write something relevant to your topic and interesting for your audience.
third, Create Drama - Dramatizing openings make a presentation very lively. Even before you greet your audience with a formal "Hello", if a little drama is created, it will grab attention instantaneously. This is often a good start if your speech is storytelling type.
lastly, A video - Just like showing a picture, a video can also do magic too. A short video about the topic, something that will generate some questions in audience's mind. Asking questions is one of the basic tools that was discussed earlier. Videos are very helpful in building a foundation of the talk and when used effectively, can make a speech successful.
thank you~
NAME : AFIQAH BINTI MOHAMED KAMAL
ID : BHD08-07-850
SECTION : HND1 SECTION3
I would like to thank you for exposing to me even more about the vocal variety that can be used in delivering a speech.I most certainly feel more knowledgeable than before.
To keep listeners entertain is a challenge.Speech is not just about talking on a topic given or simply just a talk.It is more to delivering our thoughts and emotion to the listeners.The more they gain from your speech,the more successful your speech is.
Voice is the identity of a speaker.What a speaker does with their voice will cause people to remember it as well as to remember the content of their speech.That is because voice variety does involve emotion as well.So,I totally agree that voice variety is one of the important factor to keep your listener entertain and avoid boredom.
There is lots of other way that can be used to stop boring your listeners.One of it is gesture and body language.It is agreeable to most people when i say that our body movement explains even more about what we say.So that shows how important to have body language in a speech as well as to have appropriate gesture.Try to imagine your lecturer talking with his hand on his side.Isn't that just funny?Don't you think that he need to move a little?Yes,that is body language!I believe know you know its importance.
People can easily get bored after a long hours of listening.Try to always be on tract of what your speech is about.That will lessen the possibility for you to talk on something else that is not related which will extend the time of your speech.Keep your speech short and simple yet is still able to give impact on your listeners.
Have sense of humor.Do a little joke about your speech content.That will help to avoid monotonous flow that will cause serious boredom.
Last but not least is,be honest.People will somehow feel what you feel when you do something honestly.Honesty to me,personally means,to open your heart and give away what you want people to have straight to their heart,with no obstacle.When the listeners get the message of your speech,they are are actually being entertained.So surprisingly honesty,in someway do help you to stop boring your listeners.
Thank You. =)
NAME : SITI HARYANI BINTI CHE AWANG
ID : BHD 08-07-846
CLASS : HND 1(SEC 3)
Assalamualaikum and thank you for your valuable post on Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety. That sounds great! Good speeches require that you have impressive focus throughout the entire speech. If you want the listeners to be engaged, then you must have great focus. You must be able to know how to attract and did not make the audience bored with your speech. Even accomplished speakers sometimes find that they are not holding their audience’s interest. What can you do to prevent your audience from losing interest and “spacing out” during your speech? Here I would like to share to all of us about my findings on the stepa on how to hold your audience’s interest and prevent this dire situation.
1. Seize their attention
Capture your audience’s attention immediately when you begin your presentation. Effective ways to do this are with a rhetorical question.
2. Convey excitement
After all, if you are not excited about your presentation, why should your audience be? To help convey excitement, keep your voice tone upbeat. Varying your pitch or tone appropriately can help emphasize when a result was unexpected or very important. This helps drive a point home and hold your audience’s interest. They soon learn that a variation in your pitch and tone means important information is on the way and they’ll remain focused to catch it.
3. Avoid passive verbs
Although some use of the passive voice can lend variety to your speech, overusing the passive tends to emotionally distance you from your subject.
4. State the main points clearly
Too often, speakers make their points in a roundabout way, using more words than are needed to emotionally distance themselves from the work being described. Audience members value the time they are spending listening to your presentation and have a limited attention span. So it is really a matter of courtesy for the speaker to also value the audience’s time and not waste it by taking longer than necessary to make a point.
5. Use appropriate anecdotes
Anecdotes can personalize your presentation and clarify the information you present, but like opening jokes, they must be relevant. In fact, when the anecdotes come within the presentation, they must be more carefully woven into the subject matter than an opening joke.
6. Make eye contact
Eye contact with audience members is, of course, critical. Try not to look at your slides or computer screen any more than necessary. (An exception to this is when you must take the audience through a complicated diagram.) Look an individual in the eye for several seconds and then focus on another person. Move your eye contact around so it includes audience members in all parts of the room. Don’t focus on the rear wall or pieces of furniture instead of making eye contact.
7. Actively involve people
Ask audience members questions if the subject and context of your presentation lends itself to this and the room illumination is high enough so people can clearly see one another. Direct involvement with the audience is best used at small internal meetings; it doesn’t work well for technical presentations or large groups.
Hope you will enjoy those step. Thank you. =)
NAME : NOR AISYAH BINTI MOHD ISA
ID : BHD 09-01-896
CLASS : HND1 / SECTION 4
Salam puan.......
Your information is very useful and very variety and meaningful.
Thus, i want to share about the improving vocal variety with you.
How's your vocal variety? Sometimes speakers are convinced that they need huge amounts of it to be effective. While it is important to be interesting and keep your listeners' attention some people go too far. They stress practically every third or fourth word, and fall into a repetitive pitch pattern. It almost sounds as if they're singing.
One way to lessen this effect is by finding and stressing the main ideas and subduing the others. It's also important to listen carefully for any habitual patterns.
However, the more usual problem is not enough vocal variety. A monotonous delivery gives listeners the perception that you're tired, apathetic, bored. A rushed style, or one where the pitch gets too high and tense makes people think that you're nervous, uncomfortable, "emotional."
There are four voice variables: pitch, rate, volume and quality.
The best pitch range is at least 8 notes. A narrow range bores listeners and they'll quickly "tune out." This is more often a problem for men than for women, because men sometimes (consciously or unconsciously) try not to express too much emotion and, as a result, can sound "flat." Although women generally use more pitch variety, they sometimes get into an upper pitch range, stay there too long and can sound "shrill."
* Start on a comfortably low tone and count up the scale as high as you can without straining. Then count back down. Don't "gravel" at the bottom.
* Starting at your normal pitch, say "I have a good voice." Repeat three times, getting higher each time. Go back to normal and go lower three times.
Your rate should be appropriate for the material. As you know, serious content is going to be paced more slowly than that which is light and up-beat. Be careful not to let yourself get too fast or you'll stumble and get sloppy. You'll also "wear out" your audience.
* If you're a "rusher," practice your material very, very slowly. It should feel painfully slow. When you get in front of the audience you'll probably speed up again, but not to your previous rate.
* Practice reading stories at an obviously "wrong" pace. Read an obituary very quickly, read the results of the 4-H fair very slowly, etc. Then go back and read them at an appropriate rate. This exercise will sensitize you to feeling what is most "right."
Adjust your volume for the situation and make sure that you aren't relying on the microphone for the energy that should come from your voice. It's easy to get too "laid-back" when you're seated, so even your practice sessions should be done standing. In a public speech try to rehearse with the amplification system. Listeners don't want to be shouted at, but they get irritated when they can't hear easily.
Use a variety of vocal qualities to make the characters in your stories distinct from one another and the narrator. The same is true for broadcasters who record promos or commercials. It's important to vary your delivery so that they don't all sound the same. Versatility is key.
* Say yes or no in as many ways as you can. Be creative and don't be afraid to be a bit "silly." Vary your rate, pitch, volume and quality.
* Make a list of emotions and attitudes, then say yes or no to express them. Try some other words as well.
It's important to have a balanced, conversational delivery style. Enjoy the process.
Thank you.........
Name : Maisarah bt Abdul Rahman
ID : Bhd08-07-812
Class : HND 1 (Sect 2)
Assalammualaikum madam…
I interested when reading this post and this tips is really useful for me on how to overcome from audience feel boring when listening our speech. Here I would like to add one tips that can be used to handle the audience feel boring. What can we do is to add some humor sense in our speech. Actually, humor can relaxes the audience, cuts through resistance, and paves the way to a receptive audience and it is a significant tool to effectively persuade your audience.
Humor can be added to any part of speech, such as in the Informative Speech, Persuasive Speech or Demonstrative speech. Note that for the audience to know there will be a little humor, that its use in the Introduction will let the audience know the 'tone' of our speech.
Don’t leave it out this humor because it could be the critical factor that enables the audience to consider and accept your thesis. I hope for those who will do the speech, please add some humor to make audience did not ‘sleep’ when listening your speech. Thank you.
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NAME: NOOR FADILAH BT YUSOF
ID: BHD08-07-862
CLASS: NHD1 SEC4
Assalamualaikum. I agree with all of the above. Must remember that it is not easy to get the audience's attention. So, we should be alert when giving a speech to the audience.
If you don't want your audience get boring, you can use descriptive phrases so that your listeners can understand what you are talking about.
Another tips is try to avoid using a lot of statistics that will put your audience asleep in their seats. This will make the audience boring from listening to your speech.
Other than that, when you are giving your speech, you ahould slow down your speech a little bit and don't rush through the words. This can avoid the audience from confusing.
Then make sure to speak a little louder when giving your speech. Try to avoid yelling into the microphone.
Thank you
NAME : NURUL AIDA BT MOHD BISRI
ID : BHD 08 07 773
CLASS : HND1 (SECTION 1)
Thank you to madam mimi for this post.
Here i have some topic that might be people get boring to hear.
1. An excellent meal you once had at a restaurant.the people you're talking to will probably never get to visit (i.e. it's in another country).
2. The plot of a movie or play - in particular, the funny parts. You know those guys in high school that had a favorite movie, and never ceased quoting their favorite parts to that movie? It was boring then, too.
3. The route you took to get here. Yeah, boring.
4. A dream. Ever wonder why your friend sighs in resignation every time you start a conversation by saying, "I had a really weird dream last night"? He/she bored.
Thank You!
NAME: MUHAMAD SHAZZWAN BIN. ABDUL HALIM
ID: BHD 08-07-854
CLASS: HND1 [section 4] - Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety or: How to STOP boring your Listeners!
Applause to Madam Mimi, in sharing those wonderful idea and tips. I agree with the tips and suggestions given, with full of respect allow me to elaborate and add some of the points stated. Persuading people in believing and to accept your thoughts are not that easy. These are some methods which can be use as private guidelines.
In making an interesting and catchy presentations, try to give a full of expression while doing the speech. Your speech content may be excellent. The pack points of yours could match the audience's needs very well, but it could be even more than that if you deliver it in an interesting way and as result, most of people will actively listen.
If you have variety in your voice, but you do not know how, where and when to implies it? You might run the risk of boring your listeners. Detecting the variety of own tones, is easy but in control and knowing when to use it is slightly difficult. Thus, practice is the only option you have.
Energize our words appropriately. For example: a person who puts and concentrate too much on the energy into their speech, no matter what they are saying, is often described as being 'loud'. By contrast someone who fills their speech to control tone with energy we will find the speech is 'enthusiastic'.
Thank you.
name:hamimra binti mohamad jali
id:bhd08-07-823
class:hnd1sec2
thank you for tips madam mimi.
i want to share the tip
" How to Use the Voice Effectively When Delivering a Public speaking"
Public speaking is at the top of many people's lists of most feared activities. When you are nervous, your voice may begin to quaver or crack. You might begin to mumble, cough or even stutter. The voice is a powerful tool that, when used correctly, can be convincing and motivate others to action. Learning to control your voice even when nervous can greatly enhance your success.
step1
Modulate the volume. Stage actors use a technique called projecting the voice, in which the voice is drawn from deep within the diaphragm rather than higher in the throat. Projecting allows you to add volume without screaming or sounding raspy. If you have a microphone, test the volume setting well in advance.
Step 2
Work on tonal quality and pitch. Some people have naturally high-pitched voices that can be grating at high volume. A naturally low-pitched voice can echo and be difficult to understand. Some people speak nasally. Record your voice and listen to the playback. Determine what features bother you and which you particularly like. Consciously shift your voice to address any issues.
Step 3
Practice enunciating each word. Most people mumble from time to time. When first practicing your speech, pointedly overemphasize each syllable. As you get used to enunciating, drop the level of emphasis down to sound clear but not over-exaggerated.
Step 4
Pace your speech. In casual conversation, the vocal tones ebb and flow. Our speech becomes more rapid when we are excited about a point. It slows down when we are processing new information. Read casually through your speech and note the changes in tone and speed. Strive to recreate that natural pacing when delivering your presentation.
Step 5
Pay attention to your audience. Some ineffective presenters rush on stage, deliver the speech and rush out again without ever acknowledging that the audience exists. Instead, make eye contact, nod and smile at individuals within the group. Look for cues that the audience is getting restless, such as paper shuffling or yawns. Pause for laughter. An effective presenter adapts on the fly to audience cues.
Step 6
Learn your subject matter. Rather than memorizing a speech, focus on internalizing the message. Use cue cards to jog your memory, if needed, but strive to talk rather than recite. Share your passion for the topic with your audience.
that's all
thank you
NAME :NAJIAH BT.ZAINAL@ZAINAL
ID :BHD08-07-842
CLASS :HND1 SEC.2
Assalamualaikum....
From the article above,I realize how to stop boring to listener.
1. Telling more than needs to be told
2. Talking too fast
3. No articulation
4. Too long to get to the point
Other communication blunders include not talking in their language, talking down or raising your voice, monopolizing the conversation and interrupting.
I hope that we can improve the speech presentation and use the tips that have given by madam.
~Thank you~
NAMW : NUR AMANINA BT ABD GHAFAR
ID : BHD 08 07 814
CLASS : HND 1 SEC 2
1.accept compliment
While we all crave recognition, many people find it very hard to accept praise. Sometimes, their
reaction sours the moment for the person who offered the compliment too. If someone praises
you in a genuine manner, thank them. You can acknowledge anyone else that deserves a share
of the credit but take what is due to you without fuss or false modesty.
2. Drop Your Fences (just a little!)
If we are tense about meeting people we don’t know but we want to make a good impression
with, that may cause our whole body to start to prepare for flight (the most natural reaction to
the fear we are filling our mind with). That will cause the other person to react at a very basic
level to the unspoken signals we are sending them. We should remind ourselves that there’s
little chance that they will attack us (muscles – relax!) and counter the negativity with positive
thoughts that we can improve the other person’s day in the next few minutes.Then, those
positive vibes will cause a more positive reaction in the other person.
3. Prepare your opening lines
Most experienced speakers rehearse their casual, off-the-cuff remarks as well as their formal
presentations. Otherwise, the ad-libs might not work and tend to reduce their professional
image in the minds of the people they are talking with. So, rehearse a few openings and don’t
hesitate to take every chance you get to use them. A simple, proven way to reduce any
butterflies is to ask yourself, "What’s the worst that might happen?”
4. Ask Open Questions
Closed questions can be answered with single-word answers such as “Yes” or “No!” You can
see that they just don’t give much scope for your listener to open out the discussion. When you
start a conversation, you want an answer from the other person, which you can use to continue
the conversation and broaden the range of it. “Did you enjoy the concert?” is a closed question.
“What did you like best about the Concert?” is an open question that invites more conversation,
even if they thought the concert was the worst that they’ve ever seen.
NAME:MUHAMMAD IZZAT BIN OMAR
ID:BHD08-07-804
CLASS:HND1(SECTION3)
Now I know why when I’m giving speech, the audience looks so bored and uninterested. Thanks for the tips. It’s really helping me improving my skills and makes me realize my weakness.I will try my best of luck to give commitment in my speech to avoid my listeners feel boring when i am delivering my speech.For me to attract audience, the speaker must make some joke, so that listeners do not feel bored when they hear that speech.Beside that, your voice plays an important role when giving speeches.Important one's is do not speak too fast because it only makes the listener does not understand what you speak and that will make listeners feel bored listening to your speech.When speaking, you also should give an expression, so that listeners will be interested to hear your speech.
NAME: AHMAD SAFWAN B. MOHD SULAIMAN
ID: BHD 08-07-825
CLASS: HND 1 SEC 2
Assalamualaikum.
Thanks for the tips. This tips are very useful to me. Here, I have some tips to share with you on how to make boring speech become interesting speech.
1. Be excited about your speech.
People who are excited and passionate about their speech (as well as the subject of their speech) have an easier time connecting with the audience. Excitement and passion are both contagious and if people aren’t interested in your topic, your enthusiasm will often pique their interests enough for them to want to learn why they should be interested in your topic.
2. Interact with the audience.
Making the audience a part of your presentation will get them interested. Having them repeat back key points and phrases will help them retain what they’ve learned and if people aren’t paying attention, it’ll encourage them to do so. Plus it’s fun to have some audience involvement.
3. Use props.
Props are a great way to get your audience interested in your speech. They add visual impact and break up the monotony of an otherwise uneventful talk. Props can be used to demonstrate a point you’re trying to make, get the audience to laugh or to save you from having to describe an unfamiliar object in great detail.
4. Vary your voice.
Speaking in a monotonous voice is an easy way to put your audience to sleep. Let your emotions show through in your speech. There is so much you can do with your voice:
- Speak faster to convey excitement and slow down when you want your audience to mull over a point you made.
- Pause to give the audience time to reflect on a thought.
- Imitate other people when quoting them.
- Vary your volume when appropriate.
5. Make sure your speech is a good match for your audience.
Every speech is not appropriate for every audience. Make sure that your audience has the background to understand your speech (especially if there’s technical information in it) otherwise you’ll lose them immediately.
NAME : MOHD KHAIRUL ANUAR BIN RAMLEE
ID : BHD 08-07-870
CLASS : HND1 (SEC4)
Assalamualaikum.
Here i want to share some other way to all viewer that i found in web site and with my own experience.
Fear of public speaking is a common phobia. The idea of standing in front of a large group with all eyes on you can be quite overwhelming. The best way to overcome this fear is to gain confidence in your ability. Just follow a few simple steps and you will feel your confidence increase in no time.
Practice. There is wisdom in the old saying, "practice makes perfect." The more you speak in public, the easier it will be and the more your confidence will grow. So just make yourself do it whenever the opportunity arises.
Be prepared. If you feel prepared and you know your topic well, you will feel more confident about your ability to speak about it. If you are speaking on an unfamiliar topic, research and learn what you can so you will feel confident when the time comes to speak publicly.
Keep it simple. Both you and the audience are more likely to feel lost and confused during your speech if you overload it with data. Trying to fit in every single detail that you know about a given topic will only increase the chance that you forget parts of your speech. Your audience may feel overwhelmed and just zone out. Instead, narrow your topic down to the most important details and choose a main focus. It will help you and the audiences focus.
Rehearse but do not memorize. If you try to memorize your speech, you may be causing stress. There's no rule that speeches must be memorized in fact, you can come off sounding robotic and monotone. Instead just rehearse your speech, making yourself comfortable enough with the content that you can improvise. You will come off sounding more natural and confident if you can speak conversationally.
Rehearse but do not memorize. If you try to memorize your speech, you may be causing yourself undue stress. There's no rule that speeches must be memorized-in fact, you can come off sounding robotic and monotone. Instead just rehearse your speech, making yourself comfortable enough with the content that you can improvise. You will come off sounding more natural and confident if you can speak conversationally.
Have a sense of humor and know that the audience does not expect perfection. Audiences realize that you are human and can make mistakes, and your recognizing this can really take the pressure off. And, if you do make a mistake, laugh at it and they will laugh with you rather than at you.
Lastly is to think positively. If you tell yourself that you are going to fail, you probably will. Conversely, if you tell yourself that you will succeed, you will. Telling yourself that you will succeed will definitely boost your confidence.
thank you
NAME : NURAFIFAH BT ZAINOL ABIDIN
ID : BHD08-07-815
CLASS : HND 1 SECTION 2
The tips that you had given is really help for deliver a good speech. Many of us do not really know that we have made a mistakes when standing in front audience. According to communication expert Peter DeLisser in his book, Be Your Own Executive Coach, certain communication mistakes makes the listener expend too much energy.
1. Telling more than needs to be told
2. Talking too fast
3. No articulation
4. Too long to get to the point
Other communication blunders include not talking in their language, talking down or raising your voice, monopolizing the conversation and interrupting. Then there’s my personal favorite, the “me me me” syndrome—only talking about yourself. Poor communicators are often unaware of making these impressions and in certain networking situations they seem to hover around like a dark cloud or stick to you like a leech.
So do you want to be an effective speaker or do you want to be a poor speaker that might bore your listener? Ask yourself before you start your speech. Thank you..~ <3
NAME:NURUL SYAZWANI BT MALEK
ID:BHD0807834
CLASS:HND1SEC2
ASSALAMUALAIKUM.
Actually this topic is very interesting because i can learn from this how to make the audience not boring when i am giving the speech.
I think when we want to give the audience not bored when listening my speech for example add some story or give the audience some joke so that the audience will interact with your speech.
The expression of your face also give the impression for the audience. So that when you are giving the speech the impression is important
NAME: NURULIZZATI BT BURHAN
ID: BHD 08-07-868
CLASS: HND1 (SEC3)
Thank you madam, for this post.This is interesting because i can learn how to make the audience still listen to our speech.
Hopefully i can practice it during my speech.
Nur Hazirah bt Rusli
Bhd08-07-797
Hnd1(2)
Assalamualaikum.
Thanks madam for the great tips. I have some tips of vocal variety for rate.
If you've ever been called a motor-mouth, you'll know it's because the words rocket out of your mouth.That may be fun and exciting to listen to for a while but too much speed is dangerous. It can kill your speech. How? The people listening get tired. You may be asking them to work too hard. When your speech stops being stimulating and starts being uncomfortable, ears switch off.
And exactly the same thing happens at the other end of the spectrum. Slow word-by-very-slow-word turns ears off just as fast. Now people are waiting-and-waiting for you to get on with it and your lack of speed causes them to lose interest.
Thank you.
Name : Shafiq Izwan B. Shamsuddin
ID : BHD0807813
Section : H1(section1)
Salam and hello.
Nice topic that we have here. I really interested with this topic. As i know, we just can see people smile while we giving a speech, but we cannot read far away in their mind whether they are bored with the speech or not.
So,technically we can avoid them from losing their interest by making a jokes. Now, I'm realize that by making variety of vocal while giving a speech. This can stop the audience to get bored.
Thanks to madam because of this post. From now on, i will try to make a variety of vocal while giving a speech..
Thank you.
Name:MOHAMAD SHARULAZWAN BIN SHARUDIN
ID: BHD 08-07-805
Section: HND1 (1)
Salam..
Thank madam for this tips...
i would like to add some tips....
Here's are five vocal variety tips that will boost audience attention and retention:
1) Keyword is king. Each idea, phrase or thought has one keyword, which stands out. Keywords are normally nouns or verbs. Your listeners will pick up on emphasized words automatically. If there is no differentiation your audience will have a tougher time feeling your message.
2) Bite-sized chunks. Another underutilized concept to stir interest is breaking your speech into very small ideas or phrases. It's similar to mini sound bites. Your listeners will appreciate, understand and remember the small, vivid pictures you've painted.
3) Sustained inflection. Inflection is varying your pitch upward or downward. Sustaining an inflection with those small phrases means sustaining the pitch, which retains your audience's attention on your ideas until you reach your final point. This is not the same as speaking in monotone.
4) Woofer Syndrome. When making your point, drop your pitch to a lower register. The lower notes convey a warmer, rounder and deeper tone. Your sincerity stands out even more when you sound like Barry White.
5) Turn on the adrenaline. Great communicators know how to vary the energy level. Give the most important ideas the greatest amount of energy. Relax during the softer segments. Intensify during the build-up. Your speech will sound like a symphony piece.
Thank You...
Muhammad Fakhrin b Ahmad Shairuzi
Bhd08-07-777
Hnd 1 (Section 4)
Most public speakers are unaware of how their voice can enhance the delivery of their speech. Using vocal variety keeps your audience engaged and spices up your speech content. It is not just a matter of speaking so that your audience can hear you, which is important, but it is also important to stress key points with a higher pitch or stronger tone. Focusing on your voice quality may feel strange at first, but practice will make you more comfortable with this important speech delivery technique. How can you incorporate more vocal variety into your speech? Below are some easy and effective suggestions.
1. Vary Your Speech Tone
Every speech has key points. Each one should be emphasized with a stronger, louder tone of voice for emphasis. Using some vocal variety at this point will let your audience know this is an important part of your speech. A louder tone does not mean you need to shout. The tonal quality of your voice should be heavier though. Think of tone in terms of fonts. A heavier tone is like a bold font; a lighter tone is like italics. Avoid a monotone at all costs. It is the kiss of death for speakers and listeners alike!
2. Change the Pitch of Your Voice
Using high and low pitch alternately will keep your audience's attention. Varying your speech pitch gives your speech energy and momentum. A lively speech is a memorable speech. It demonstrates the speaker's interest and passion for the speech topic. A change in pitch is an auditory cue. It encourages the listener to continue to listen to what you have to say.
3. Pausing Is Golden
One of the easiest ways to experiment with vocal variety is to pause. A brief silence before or after a key point signals the importance of the point in a very effective manner. It also gets the audience's attention because speech has stopped momentarily. The audience can also use this break in your speech to process what you have just said. Try it and see for yourself.
4. Strive For A Change Of Pace
Aim to vary the pace or speed of your speech. You can start with a slower pace as you build up interest for your remarks during your introduction. You can then vary your speech pace throughout your speech so that the audience maintains its interest. This does not mean racing through your remarks. That would be counterproductive.
It is fun and worthwhile to deliver a speech in which your voice becomes a key element of how your speech will be delivered and received. Public speaking is an oral communication activity, but it is also a vocal performance. Using vocal variety highlights this important fact.
Name : Nurul Aida Bt Mohd Bisri
Id : Bhd 08 07 773
Section : hnd 1 (section 1)
Here have some tips.
1. Find your theme, and stick to it.
In a speech you must keep their attention on your speaker for 15 or 20 minutes. To do this you must keep reminding your listeners how what you’re saying in minute 12 connects to what you said earlier about your theme. You can’t just wait for this to happen, you have to force your speaker to pay attention and do this. Create a spine for your talk and keep returning to it.
2. Conflict can be a good thing.
None of us likes conflict in our lives. But in a speech, conflict brings life and interest. Pit two ideas, two forces against each other for instant liveliness in your speech.
3. Use humor—but use it cautiously.
Research your audience and know your speaker inside and out to see if they and he will be comfortable with humor. Use self-deprecating humor. It’s the safest kind. Self-deprecation immediately connects the speaker with the audience. Everyone can relate to it.
Thank You
name: SHAZRIN NADIA BT MOHD AZMAN
section: HND 1 (2)
id: BHD 08-07-770
assalamualaikum madam....
here i want to comment on the post above..
When an individual listener is recounting to another the words of a public speaker they are likely to imitate not only their words but their tone as well. Most speakers are unaware of the importance of their tone in public speaking, but like enunciation, gesturing and emphasis tone is a fundamental component of successful speech.
The tone of a speaker’s voice should be both clear and agreeable in order to ensure that the listening audience is able to clearly distinguish what they are saying and interpret it properly. Good speaking tone is something that can be acquired through proper practice in public speaking techniques, provided that these techniques emphasize the importance of the physiology behind its production.
The Physiology of Tone
The body’s vocal cords, the organs responsible for the production of a clear and agreeable tone, are located in a triangular chamber at the upper end of the windpipe. In men, the front angle of this triangular chamber form’s the “Adam’s Apple” in the throat. (Women have an Adam’s Apple as well, but because their larynx does not grow to the same extent as a man’s during puberty it is considerably less noticeable.)
The vocal cords themselves are two tapes of membrane that can be brought together and stretched. Passing air causes the cords to vibrate, sending a vibration through the air and out the mouth to form sound. It is at this point that clearness is often lost in public speaking, because the speaker’s nerves cause the cords to vibrate improperly. The speaker may “choke”, or experience the sensation of their “tongue sticking to the roof of their mouth”. Sometimes their breathing will become so strident that the air entering and leaving the trachea makes more noise than the tones they are trying to produce, effectively drowning them out. (Most people hear this when they are near someone who is either hyperventilating or having an asthma attack.)
Correcting Tone
Since students of public speaking are rarely aware that they have a problem with their tone it is up to their instructor and their peers to help them correct it. Good tone is formed by unlocking the jaws (a common occurrence when the body tenses) and loosening the lips enough that they are able to move freely. This will allow the vocal organs to align properly, producing a clear, strong resonance to their speech that will enable it to clearly express a thought or opinion.
Many speakers suffer from a nasal quality in their tone, making their words strongly resemble 90’s television star Steve Urkel (Family Matters). This is due to a lack of free resonance in the head and nose passages and is often seen in people with head colds and/or swollen adenoids. In public speakers this is caused by a subconscious but intentional constriction of the airway and can be overcome with effort and instruction.
Tone is a vital part in creating a positive impression when speaking. A speaker with a nasal whine comes across as annoying, while forced tones create the impression that the speaker is trying too hard. Maintaining a smooth, natural tone and cadence is the gold standard that all students of public speaking should strive for.
name: NURUL AIN BT. IDRIS
section: HND 1 (2)
id: BHD 08-07-821
First of all, thanks to share a good tips given by you above to stop boring the audience when hear our speech.
I have some opinion about your article. I like this article because it can give me idea to make preparation to make a speech in future.
I have another tips to make listeners become interested to hear speech.
1-Prepare your opening lines
Most experienced speakers rehearse their casual, off-the-cuff remarks as well as their formal
presentations. Otherwise, the ad-lib might not work and tend to reduce their professional
image in the minds of the people they are talking with. So, rehearse a few openings and don’t
hesitate to take every chance you get to use them.
2- Ask Open Questions
Closed questions can be answered with single-word answers such as “Yes” or “No!” You can
see that they just don’t give much scope for your listener to open out the discussion. When you
start a conversation, you want an answer from the other person, which you can use to continue
the conversation and broaden the range of it.
3- State the main points clearly.
Too often, speakers make their points in a roundabout way, using more words than are needed to emotionally distance themselves from the work being described. Audience members value the time they are spending listening to your presentation and have a limited attention span. So it is really a matter of courtesy for the speaker to also value the audience’s time and not waste it by taking longer than necessary to make a point.
4- Make eye contact.
Eye contact with audience members is, of course, critical. Try not to look at your slides or computer screen any more than necessary. (An exception to this is when you must take the audience through a complicated diagram.) Look an individual in the eye for several seconds and then focus on another person. Move your eye contact around so it includes audience members in all parts of the room. Don’t focus on the rear wall or pieces of furniture instead of making eye contact.
Nur Ain Fatihah Binti Juniani
BHD08-07-789
HND 1 Section 2
Assalamualaikum.
Thank you for your post. I enjoy read your post and I would like to get some opinion on how to stop boring your listeners. My opinion is while giving a speech, includes the speech with some visual aid like pictures and video. From that, user may interesting to hear our speech with looking the pictures or videos that we prepared for the speech.
Thank you.
NAME: ROHAIMY BIN ROSLI
ID: BHD 08-07-782
CLASS: HND1 SEC4
here i want to share how to know that your audience deathly bored with your speech.
1) If the person you are speaking to is smiling blankly and nodding excessively, they are probably bored. They are most likely practicing the "smile and nod" response to boring speech, which means they are pretending to listen to you, but are actually thinking about something else more interesting...such as what to eat for dinner.
2)If your listener's eyes are now beginning to glaze over and stare into space in general, they are probably very bored. Or, they could just be sleep-deprived. But most likely, you are boring them.
3)If the person you are talking to is staring out the window at the people passing by and is hardly looking at you, they are probably bored. If watching complete strangers is more entertaining to them than listening to you talk, you must be pretty boring.
4)If the person you are speaking to is looking down at their watch repeatedly and looking towards the door, they are probably bored. They are racking their brains to find a reasonable excuse to get away from you and your boring speech.
so if u see that kind of action, you must follow "Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety or: How to STOP Boring your Listeners!"
thank you..
Name : Nor Azura binti Mohd Ali
ID : BHD08-07-769
Class : HND 1 Section 4
One way to lessen this effect is by finding and stressing the main ideas and subduing the others. It's also important to listen carefully for any habitual patterns.
However, the more usual problem is not enough vocal variety. A monotonous delivery gives listeners the perception that you're tired, apathetic, bored. A rushed style, or one where the pitch gets too high and tense makes people think that you're nervous, uncomfortable, "emotional."
There are four voice variables: pitch, rate, volume and quality. Each is used in varying degrees to add interest to your voice and speech.
The best pitch range is at least 8 notes. A narrow range bores listeners and they'll quickly "tune out." This is more often a problem for men than for women, because men sometimes (consciously or unconsciously) try not to express too much emotion and, as a result, can sound "flat." Although women generally use more pitch variety, they sometimes get into an upper pitch range, stay there too long and can sound "shrill." Try these exercises.
Always work gently when you do voice exercises. The voice may get tired as do other muscles when you use them, but it should never HURT.
* Start on a comfortably low tone and count up the scale as high as you can without straining. Then count back down. Don't "gravel" at the bottom.
* Starting at your normal pitch, say "I have a good voice." Repeat three times, getting higher each time. Go back to normal and go lower three times.
Your rate should be appropriate for the material. As you know, serious content is going to be paced more slowly than that which is light and up-beat. Be careful not to let yourself get too fast or you'll stumble and get sloppy. You'll also "wear out" your audience.
* If you're a "rusher," practice your material very, very slowly. It should feel painfully slow. When you get in front of the audience you'll probably speed up again, but not to your previous rate.
* Practice reading stories at an obviously "wrong" pace. Read an obituary very quickly, read the results of the 4-H fair very slowly, etc. Then go back and read them at an appropriate rate. This exercise will sensitize you to feeling what is most "right."
Adjust your volume for the situation and make sure that you aren't relying on the microphone for the energy that should come from your voice. It's easy to get too "laid-back" when you're seated, so even your practice sessions should be done standing. In a public speech try to rehearse with the amplification system. Listeners don't want to be shouted at, but they get irritated when they can't hear easily.
A strong, resonant quality is the ideal, but sometimes you'll need another sound. Use a variety of vocal qualities to make the characters in your stories distinct from one another and the narrator. The same is true for broadcasters who record promos or commercials. It's important to vary your delivery so that they don't all sound the same. Versatility is key.
* Say yes or no in as many ways as you can. Be creative and don't be afraid to be a bit "silly." Vary your rate, pitch, volume and quality.
* Make a list of emotions and attitudes, then say yes or no to express them. Try some other words as well.
* Read a news article as different character types: executive, child, sex symbol, snob, etc. Notice how the voice changes. Add some of the new qualities to your speech and/or broadcast.
It's important to have a balanced, conversational delivery style. Then, there are an infinite number of ways in which you can use your pitch, rate, volume and quality to add additional interest and variety when the need arises. Enjoy the process.
thats all, thank you
NAME: AYUNI BINTI WAHAB
ID: BHD 08-07-847
Top ten ways to listen to boring lectures
Dr. Ralph Nichols says at the end of a 10-minute lecture most college freshmen will have retained only half of it. Then, 48 hours later they will have forgotten half of what they did remember.
Want to do better than that? Then, use effective listening techniques. Here are the "Top ten ways to listen to a lecture."
1. Choose to find the subject useful.
o Poor listeners dismiss most lectures as dull and irrelevant. They turn off quickly.
o Effective listeners separate the wheat from the chaff. They choose to listen to discover new knowledge.
2. Concentrate on the words and message, not on the professor's looks, clothes or delivery.
o Poor listeners notice faults in a lecturer's appearance or delivery.
o Effective listeners strive to pick every professor's brain for self-gain.
3. When you hear something you're not sure you agree with, react slowly and thoughtfully.
o Poor listeners stop listening to the speaker and start listening to themselves. They either passively reject what is being said or they launch into impassioned rebuttals (to themselves).
o Effective listeners don't jump to conclusions and then disengage. They keep conclusions tentative while getting more information.
4. Identify the "big ideas," those fundamental concepts to which everything else in the lecture is related.
o Poor listeners say, "I listen only for facts." They may retain a few of those facts, but the information is usually garbled.
o Effective listeners look for foundational concepts. They grab key ideas and use them as anchor points for the entire lecture.
5. Adjust your note taking system to the lecturer's pattern.
o Some poor listeners attempt to outline everything, believing an outline and notes are the same thing. They get frustrated when they cannot see "points A, B and C."
o Effective listeners adjust their note-taking to the organizational pattern used by the lecturer.
6. Stay attentive.
o Poor listeners let their minds to wander.
o Effective listeners remain focused and actively try to absorb material.
7. Aggressively tackle difficult material.
o When poor listeners encounter a tough topic, they stop absorbing and let things start bouncing off them.
o Effective listeners condition themselves to be interested in challenging matters. They find a challenge in grasping the meaning of what is being said -- no matter how difficult the subject.
8. Don't get derailed by emotionally charged "buzz" words that trigger negative responses.
o Poor listeners tune people out on the basis of a few words.
o Effective listeners don't let the emotional baggage of a word hinder them from getting at the substance of a lecture.
9. Get to know the professor personally.
o Poor listeners see professors as talking heads.
o Effective listeners like to pick up interesting facts about professors (personal history, family life, hobbies, etc.).
10. Understand and use the differential between the speed of speaking and the speed of thinking. We think at about 400 words per minute. That's four times faster than most speakers can talk.
o Poor listeners drift back and forth between a lecture and thoughts about other things.
o Effective listeners use the thinking/speaking differential in three ways:
1. Riding the crest of the wave by trying to anticipate the next point of the lecture.
2. Evaluating what the lecturer is using for supporting evidence.
3. Periodically summarizing the lecture to themselves.
NAME : MUHAMMAD AMRI BIN YUSOB
ID : BHD08-07-826
SECTION : HND 1 SECTION B
Assalamualaikum,,
A great article. For me when give a speech then audience getting bored is something frightened me. Here is my opinion to share with other friend how to make the audience will not feel bored when give a speech.
Make audience alert.
Talk about people in the audience so it make who are close to them be attentive and about what you are saying to.
Not to fast when give speech
When you talk to fast the audience cannot get on what you are saying so it make them feel bored about your speech. This will make your speech are not success.
Use body language
Facial expression,moving your body or walking make audience get attention of you.But make sure do not torture audience with leght document anfd reading it.so it will make the audince will atratactive with your speech and feel bored.
Use some joke.
When you give a speech and audience look start become bored use joke to get their attention back. But not too much joke because it make your objective of your speech will not receive by the audience.
That all my opinion to share. Maybe we can use this when give a speech.
Thank you.
Name : NURAZIZUL BIN ABU BAKAR
ID no : BHD 08-07-863
Section : HND1 (SECTION 1)
Assalamualaikum..
Thanks to my beloved lecturer Pn Mimi because give information about this topic "Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety or: How to STOP Boring your Listeners!. This information is useful in improved my knowledge.
Here,I want share with all of you ways to listen to boring lecturer.
1. Choose to find the subject useful.
2. Concentrate on the words and message, not
3. When you hear something you're not sure you agree with, react slowly and
thoughtfully.
4. Identify the "big ideas," those fundamental concepts to which everything else
in the lecture is related.
garbled.
5. Adjust your note taking system to the lecturer's pattern.
6.Stay attentive.
7. Aggressively tackle difficult material.
8. Don't get derailed by emotionally charged "buzz" words that trigger
negative responses.
9. Get to know the professor personally.
10. Understand and use the differential between the speed of speaking and
the speed of thinking.
That's all..
Thanks you.
NAME: MUHAMAD AZRI YUSRI BIN CHE YAHAYA
ID: BHD 08-07-874
CLASS: HND1 (SEC 4)
Assalamualaikum to Mdm. Emilia.
This is something from what I have learnt and I want to share with everyone. This is some tips on how to stop boring your listeners.
We tell an audience by our tone of voice whether we are in fun or are passionate about our topic. The tone of voice shows our concern for the audience and determines in the minds of the audience whether or not we are sincere. The audience may say a speaker is boring even though the content in very stimulating. It's the monotone voice that makes them think the presentation is dull.
So as speakers we must be concerned with exhibiting the appropriate tone of voice for our content and have the appropriate tone for the message we want to communicate. Here are some suggestions for making our content more impactful by the tone of voice we use.
1. Pause before emphasizing an important word or concept. Doing that will make you punch out what comes next to show the audience this is important.
2. Speed up your rate to show excitement. Speeding up will invariably make the tone of voice more urgent and compelling.
3. See in your mind the story you are telling. This will translate into your vocal quality. That is why a person who retells a story of an event that just happened will tell it with more excitement in the voice because the picture of the event is still fresh in his/her minds.
4. Include dialogue in your speech. Narrating a conversation will cause you to vary speaking rate and volume to accommodate the different characters in your story so that your tone of voice will be more expressive
5. Include vivid facial expression or bigger gestures when you get to an emotional or dramatic part of your presentation. More expressive body movement body will often be reflected in the tone of your voice.
WAN AZIM BIN SHABUDDIN
BHD0807840
HND1 (3)
Assalamualaikum madam.
one of the interesting topic you choose. i look for this tip for sure, because i do not know before how to be a good speaker and why the audience not interest to my speech.
in school i was one of the speaker that always attend for a competition between school and else, even i am not speak in English because i was a speaker for bahasa melayu not in english one, but i can't make my speech to be good as well as the competitor.
i realize my weakness is in body language, i do not know how to move my hand and used body language to get audience attention.
i hope this useful tips will help me better in speech.
thanks.
NAME: SYARIFAH NUR LIYANA BT SYED NAZARUDIN
ID NO: BHD 08-07-767
CLASS: HND 1/ SECTION 2
Assalamualaikum Madam,
Thank you for the useful and great tips above. It helps me so much to understand how the feeling of the listeners. I'm truly understand what all the points above and I will use it to present my public speaking soon. Now, I realize that a good speaker is not about the points that he or she want to give but it is also important that how the speaker give it. So, don't make listeners boring and make the listeners understand and enjoy our speech. That's the speaker main purpose.
Thank you.
NAME: NURULATIKA BINTI SAID ABU
ID: NHD08-07-772
CLASS: HND1 SEC 1
Salam madam mimi...
I've read your post. This post also interesting for me. It is because it contains important message for the speaker. It is important to attract the audience on our speech. We can't let them feel boring during we deliver the speech. If in the front of the judges, they will fail us. Here I want to share with on how to wake up the audience.
1. Prepare Them With Objectives
It will be much easier to keep your audience awake if you tell them what to expect. Otherwise, they'll be looking at their watch every few minutes, wondering if you'll be talking about one thing for the whole time, or if the topic will ever change.
2. Use Transitions
Don't jump from one topic to another without transitions. This could lead to confusion, and confused people tend to zone out. Zoning out leads to heavy eyelids and closed ears, thus rendering your presentation useless.
3. Use Variety
Change the pitch and tone of your voice throughout your presentation. Offer visual stimulation (overheads, charts, displays), audible stimulation (your voice, a recording) and kinesthetic stimulation (handouts, stress balls) for all learning styles. Take longer on one topic than on another. Offer subtle surprises to keep them interested.
I realize that when speaking to a group of people, it's always a challenge to keep everyone interested, focused, and sometimes even awake.
Thank you.
Name: Siti Nur Nazeha Bt Saiffuddin Zuhri
Id: BHD08-07-817
Class: HND1/2
Assalamualaikum..
Here i want to share how to use the correct use of voice in public speaking.
In public speaking of any kind, your body is your instrument. This article focuses on the first and arguably most important part of the body: the use of voice in public speaking.
This is of particular importance when deciding how to open a speech.
The voice has several qualities that vary from person to person, as well as varying within each person, whether intentionally or by default. It is the job of the presenter to vary their use of these qualities with intention.
Volume: the loudness or softness of the words. In public speaking, you desire to be heard by everyone in the audience without having to shout. You can lower your volume to draw your audience in, and raise your volume to emphasize a point.
Pitch: the highness or lowness of the words. Speech is musical. Every voice has a "natural register" meaning the range of notes on the musical scale in which they most comfortably and naturally speak. Even a person who speaks in monotone still has pitch, it's just unvarying (and quite boring). The trick for use of voice in public speaking is to vary your pitch enough to keep your audience interested while sticking only to those notes in your register most pleasing to the human ear. Avoid excessive pitch, speaking too high or too low, unless it's briefly and to make a point.
Tone: A more subtle characteristic, this has to do with the quality of sound, or its characteristics on how to open a speech. A tone can be harsh and gravelly. Tone can be lilting and airy. It can be filled with laughter and joy or fear and anxiety, insecurity or confidence. Find a balance of the tone most natural to you, pleasing to the listener, and appropriate for the content of your speech. An educational speech, for example, should have an easygoing, pleasant, and inviting tone. While a speech at a political demonstration might be more effective with a bit of anger, provocation, and solidarity in the tone.
Pace: The speed at which the words are spoken. A fast pace at its best is stimulating and promotes a sense of urgency, and at worst can come off as jittery, unclear, and aggressive. A slow pace at its best is comforting, relaxing, and contemplative, and at worst can come across as boring, unprepared, and disinterested.
In order to improve the way you use your voice in public speaking, listen to yourself speak in various settings - while walking, driving, relaxing at home, sitting at work, anywhere. Listen to the way you sound when you speak. Experiment with volume, pitch, tone, and pace - and listen for differences that you find pleasing, and ones you don't.
To hear yourself best while you speak, cup your hand gently over your ear and pull the ear slightly forward. Cup your other hand over your mouth and divert the sound towards your cupped ear. This will allow you to hear your voice in a way you might not be used to, which happens to sound more like the way other people hear you anyway.
If you have a recording device, even better. Whether a video camera or a tape recorder, record yourself speaking and when you play it back analyze your use of voice in public speaking in terms of volume, pitch, tone, and pace.
NAME : NUR ZARINA BT MOHD ARIFFIN
ID : BHD08-07-836
CLASS : HND1 SECTION 2
Assalamualaikum madam Mimi..
Thanks for your tips above. It is an interesting topic. It useful for me when make a public speaking soon. I can use this tips to improve my speech. Maybe I can attract audience listen my speech. So here, I share some tips..
*Talk what your audience wants to listen
1. Study the event (formal or informal)
2. Study the participants (who join?)
3. Study the audience nature (knowledge, culture, personality [serious], and etc)
*Do the homework for your speech well
1. Prepare what you are going to talk well (put them in sequence, add transition words, introduction, conclusion and etc)
2. Well research what you are going to talk (find facts, get supportive evidence, personal experience and etc)
3. Rehearse it again and again until you understand, not remember, it.
*Do something unexpected
1. Do something interesting that you have never done before. (Step out of your comfort zone).
2. Dress differently, act differently, and talk differently.
*Involve your audience
1. Ask questions (Yes/No question is the best)
2. Tell a joke
3. Tell an anecdote
Thank you..
mohd faizal
bhd0807855
hnd1 sec3
salam..
from the top to down of your post.. i mention that
the speaker must good playing with Vocal variety.
the speaker must used the right combining pitch, tone, volume and rate.
when the speaker know need and goal,and haven a practice with the tone, volume,rate and so on,
speaker can judging wisely with the topic he/she want to present.
thank you.
I agree with the the tips that you have given,"Quick Easy Effective Tips for Vocal Variety or: How to STOP Boring your Listeners!".
it happen to me because when I give the speech,my tone at average level.This is because when stand in front of audience i immediately feel shy.
Even before start the speech I have a lot of idea how to give the speech but when stand in front, everything was gone.my voice cannot come out,just look at people at think "what i must suppose to do??".
With this tips , I will try to change it.This is importance for the future.This is not for practice or exam but this we will use anywhere.
When stand at in front, my volume also change, this is cannot attract people to listen my speech.Thanks again for this tips madam.
Thank you...
NAME: ABDULLAH SHAKIR B MOHD NGADIL
ID: BHD08-07-802
COURSE: HND1 [1]
Assalamualaikum Madam Mimi
this is the technique to avoid from listener boring to hear your speech during you give your public speaking
Use this technique as a vocal warm-up before you speak, or as an exercise to increase the power of your voice.
Start by taking a nice deep breath and then make an "mmmmm" humming sound. Pay particular attention to the front of your face - singers call this "the mask" - you want to feel your face vibrating.
As you feel your "mmmm" sound in the front of your face, now open your mouth and make "oooo" sound again paying attention the "the mask".
Keep your throat relaxed. Continue on to make "ahh" and then "eee" sounds.
Take a deep breath and start again, and with one single breath move through mmmmm-ooooo-ahhhhh-eeeee - remember to keep your throat relaxed!
Do this for 3-5 minutes to warm-up before speaking or as an exercise anytime you want to build power in your voice.
thank you
Name: ABDULLAH BIN ISMAIL SHAUKI
ID NO: BHD 08-07-841
CLASS: HND1(SEC 3)
Assalamua'laikum, Madam Mimi..
Thanks for the tips, it really help me a lot. I will try to practice it. I think it will improve my speaking skill. I also want to add a little of my opinion to practice voice variety.
Firstly, try to practice your voice on the field or up on the hill or somewhere that can't make the people around you feel disturbed. Try to carry out your real voice so you can know your level of voice. It is higher, standard or lower. If higher you must control it so it doesn't make people feel disturbed, if standard you must maintain the voice so it don't get lower and if lower you must practice to make your voice can be heard by the audience.
Secondly, you can practice your voice variety by doing it in the water. Try to shout to make you feel comfortable with your voice and this way is so fun because you can shout, talking, teasing without feel worry to disturb peoples. You can test your tone, your pitching but be careful so you can avoid accident.
Thirdly and lastly, practice your voice variety by karaoke. Singing also can help you control your voice variety. You can know when the part to higher your voice, lower it and even the part to silent. With this way also you can entertain yourself and don't feel boring to practice the voice variety.
These all from my opinion and I hope I can help someone with this way to practice the voice variety. Thank you very much.
Name: MUHAMMAD HAZMAN BIN MANSOR
ID: BHD08-07-830
Class: HND1 Section 3
This article stated that ways to stop boring listeners and quick easy tips for vocal variety. To keep the listeners keep alert and interest to our speech is to give a right voice projection. Vocal variety is achieved through combining pith, tone, volume, and rate. Everyone's voice has a natural pitch. Women's tend to be higher than men's and everybody has a pitch range: the number of notes we habitually use. When that range is very small, the effect is monotonous. To speak expressively, is to fill or energize our words appropriately. Good breath control is one of major keys to upping the volume while maintaining tone and pitch. As conclusion, use the several practices in the article above to control voice projection that can avoid us talking to ourselves or even shouting to the listeners.
NAME: MOHAMAD SYAFIQ AQAMMAR B. ZULKIPLI
ID.NO: BHD08-07-761
SECTION: HND 1 (SEC.3)
Assalamualaikum.
firstly, i want to say thank you for you madam. because from this post i can repair my speech after this to make the listener not boring with my speech.
and now i know why the audience look bored when i give the speech. after this i hope i can improve my speech and not make my audience feel bored with my speaking.
from my opinion, the listener will feel boring when we use the same word and same point. from this case, the audience will feel boring.
that's all i want to comment.
thaks.
NAME : FARHANA BT AWANG
CLASS : HND 1 SECTION 3
ID NO : BHD 08-07-843
Assalamualikum
for me, it is a good article because it give us why and how to make audience not boring when hear our speech.
from what i read, i have learn that, the good speaker must have a good tone to make the audience not boring to hear our speech. And i have some note to improve our speech from our voice :
Voice
Our speaking voice is a wonderful expressive instrument. However, it can repel listeners if we fall into bad habits, for example, the monotone voice, speaking too fast, speaking too slow etc.
Your voice should be conversational in tone, similar to when you are speaking to a friend. Listen to a recording
of your voice when delivering a speech. It may surprise you at first. Listen out for the speed, pitch, tone of your delivery. If you observe an issue, a great way to overcome this is by reading aloud and working on the issue, e.g. if you speak too fast read slowly.
By making a few simple adjustments to your natural performance you will quickly improve the effectiveness of your speech. This is true for public speaking and it is also true for day to day conversation.
that's all from me, thank you.
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