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    The document discusses vocal intelligence and techniques for effective public speaking, including reducing filler words, slowing down speech, pausing deliberately, using emphasis, and varying volume. It notes that shorter utterances are easier to follow but too many can sound melodramatic, while longer utterances are more fluent but can become monotonous. The ideal is to combine shorter and longer utterances to vary the presentation and maintain audience attention. Filler words should be limited but not eliminated entirely, as a small amount can make speech sound natural. Pausing deliberately in meaningful places is an effective technique, while hesitating undermines credibility.

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    The document discusses vocal intelligence and techniques for effective public speaking, including reducing filler words, slowing down speech, pausing deliberately, using emphasis, and varying volume. It notes that shorter utterances are easier to follow but too many can sound melodramatic, while longer utterances are more fluent but can become monotonous. The ideal is to combine shorter and longer utterances to vary the presentation and maintain audience attention. Filler words should be limited but not eliminated entirely, as a small amount can make speech sound natural. Pausing deliberately in meaningful places is an effective technique, while hesitating undermines credibility.

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    DP DVD Ak Unit 3

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    The document discusses vocal intelligence and techniques for effective public speaking, including reducing filler words, slowing down speech, pausing deliberately, using emphasis, and varying volume. It notes that shorter utterances are easier to follow but too many can sound melodramatic, while longer utterances are more fluent but can become monotonous. The ideal is to combine shorter and longer utterances to vary the presentation and maintain audience attention. Filler words should be limited but not eliminated entirely, as a small amount can make speech sound natural. Pausing deliberately in meaningful places is an effective technique, while hesitating undermines credibility.

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    Voice power

    3 ANSWER KEY

    A C
    DISCUSS REFLECT
    1 Vocal Intelligence refers to your ability to 1 Shorter utterances are easier to follow. So
    use the different qualities of your voice pausing frequently can make you sound
    (volume, pace, tone, etc.) to successfully quite passionate about your subject. But
    communicate with and influence others. if you overdo it, you may begin to sound
    melodramatic and false. Longer utterances
    VIEW sound more fluent and conversational, but,
    The five areas Mark focuses on are: killing filler, after a while, they become monotonous
    slowing down, pausing, using emphasis and and it may be difficult to keep track of
    varying volume. what you’re saying. So the ideal is to
    combine longer with shorter utterances to
    create a contrasting effect and make you
    B less predictable. When you become too
    predictable, audiences switch off!
    DISCUSS
    Hamlet doesn’t use filler because it destroys
    both clarity and impact. It isn’t always a bad
    thing, however. A small amount of filler may
    make you sound natural and conversational. So
    you don’t need to be paranoid about it – just
    be careful not to overdo it!

    VIEW
    The presenter ums and ers at least ten times,
    and also says ah and oh at least 12 times. A rate
    of 20 ums and ers a minute is very noticeable
    and distracting.

    RECALL
    The presenter also repeated himself, stretched
    words out, broke off mid-sentence (stopped
    without completing the sentence) and
    hesitated several times (stopped in the middle
    of the sentence before going on).

    REFLECT
    1 It makes him seem nervous and unprepared.
    2 He could have slowed down and paused
    more.
    3 When you pause, you deliberately
    stop speaking and it’s a very powerful
    presentation technique. But it’s important
    to make sure you pause in the right places. If
    you pause in the middle of a phrase, you will
    be difficult to follow. When you hesitate, you
    stop speaking because you can’t remember
    what to say next. This undermines your
    credibility as a speaker.

    Dynamic Presentations DVD Worksheet 3 by Mark Powell © Cambridge University Press 2011  PHOTOCOPIABLE

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