ASSIGNMENT #1

WHAT IS A VERBAL CUE?

Manipulations or adjustments of voice or change in
ones voice to communicate extra message related to
what is spoken.

Verbal Cues Include:

- Tonal variation - Intonation

- Voice variation - Pregnant pause

- Stress - Voice projection

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TONAL VARIATION
PURPOSE:
This is a change or shift in voice or shift in To express dif
fe rent
emotions in voice. emotions and
f eelings.
To break mon
EXAMPLE: o tony and
create interest
.
Raising your voice to show that you are mad.

Using soft tone to lull or calm young child.

Lowering your voice to express deep,

intimate love for someone.
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VOICE VARIATION
PURPOSE:
Change in speed and pace tempo and
It expresses di
fferent
volume of voice.
emotions and
EXAMPLE: feelings.

When narrating how a goal was scored

during a football match. The pace and speed and
volume increases as the narration progresses.
Gets much increased at the end when the goal is
scored.
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STRESS
Placing extra force and emphasis to some
words than others making them louder
PURPOSE:
and longer.
For emphasis
or to
emphasize on EXAMPLE:
important poin Putting emphasis on content and key
ts or
concepts. important and significant words such
as nouns, adjectives, verbs and
adverbs.
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INTONATION
Rise or fall of voice pitch
PURPOSE:
EXAMPLE: To express dif
fe rent
Using falling intonation for a emotions or fe
elings.
statement, command, Wh-question.
Using rising intonation for Yes-No
question or request.
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P REGNANT
AUSE
Meaningful or significant break EXAMPLE:
(momentary silence)
Using falling intonation for a
PURPOSE: statement, command, Wh-
It creates susp question. Using rising
e nse. Gives
room for audi intonation for Yes-No question
ence to
absorb or dige or request.
st what ha s
been said.
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VOICE PROJECTION
Being audible or Loud enough

PURPOSE:
EXAMPLE:
To be heard c
le arly by the
Speaking or singing in order to be
audience.
heard by the congregation or
audience.
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VERBAL CUE?
Cues are prompts that people use to indicate that they expect a response or reaction when 
it comes to communication. Speakers constantly use nonverbal cues such as body
language and tone, but they may also deliver cues verbally. 
 A verbal cue is a prompt communicated through spoken language from one
person toanother or a group of people. If you were listening to a lecture, for
example, the instructor might say something like, 'Does anyone know why this
happened?' The instructor isobviously looking for one or more people to respond t
o the question with an answer in his case.