CLASS RULES

• Raise your hand to speak

• Prepare your notebooks for
note taking.
• Be quiet when the teacher
CLASSROOM
is talking.
RULES
• Be quiet when classmates
Things to remember before we get started:
are answering.
 Watch the video attentively

“A Monotone Voice Will Kill

Your Presentation”
What have you observed in the
video presentation?
If you were the listener of that
speaker, what would you feel?
What do you think is the importance
of tone in conveying a clear
message?
 Prosodic
Features of
Speech
What is Prosody?
Anna ordered a steak
What is
It refers to the set of
Prosody? variables of speech that
affect how messages are
communicated.
At the end of the lesson, the students will
be able to:
● recognize prosodic features;
● use the prosodic features speaking or reading ; and,
● value the importance of prosodic features delivering
a speech “Life is a journey, not a destination”.
 ●INTONATION
● JUNCTURE
PROSODIC ● PITCH
FEATURES ● PROJECTION
● SPEECH RATE
OF SPEECH ● STRESS
● VOLUME
INTONATI
ON
The pattern of
rising
and falling pitch
occurs when we are
speaking.
 Falling Intonation
Types of &
Intonation Rising Intonation
 Falling Intonation Rising Intonation
- is when the words in a - is when the words in a
sentence gradually fall in sentence gradually rising
tone. in a tone.

Examples: Examples:
● I worked on Monday. ● Did you like it?
● She’s reading a book. ● What did you say?
Juncture
(Pause) a temporary stop
or a brief silence
in speech.
 Life is not a destination, but it is a
journey that involves lessons, hardships, and some
special moments. It will take us to our final
destination, our life's purpose. The road will not
always be a plane; we will face numerous challenges
throughout our journey.

(1st Paragraph of Life is a journey, not a destination)

Juncture Can be used when:
●Building excitement ot
(Pause) drama
●Hesitating
●Searching for the right word
●Don’t know what to say
●Create different meaning
Examples:
My teacher said/ the doctor is
pregnant. The doctor
Who is the pregnant?

My teacher/ said the doctor/

is pregnant.
The teacher Who is the pregnant?
 Pitch - is the degree of highness
(Tone) and lowness of the speaker's
voice. Men usually have a
low pitch while women and
children tend to have a
higher pitched voice.
Pitch (Tone)
Examples:
● My desk is behind Anna’s.
(statement)
● My desk is behind Anna’s?
(asking question)
 It refers to how the
Projection speaker controls the
volume, clarity and
distinctness of their
voice to be more
audible. It is the
emotion of your voice.
 These difficulties will always put our
bravery, strengths, flaws, and faith to the test. Along
the way, we may come across obstacles that stand in
the way of the path we are meant to follow.

(2nd Paragraph of Life is a journey, not a destination)

 Speech Rate (Speed)
- refers to the speed of the vocal delivery.
Slow Speech Fast Speech
To give emphasis of To skip unessential
the important information
information
 We must overcome these challenges to
stay on the right path. Sometimes these roadblocks
are blessings in disguise, but we do not realize it at
the time. The secret of life is best understood by
people who are not extremely connected to anything.

(3rd Paragraph of Life is a journey, not a destination)

 It is the force or emphasis
Stress used on a sound, syllable, or
word when speaking.
We put stress on the following because they
convey meaning:
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb

The flower on the table looks like a painting.

Stress Examples 1:
● I will present at the
➔The same word meeting.
● I gave Anna a
can have stress in present.
different places, Example 2:
which changes ● I love shiny objects.
the meaning. ● I object to your
proposal.
Volume
It refers to the loudness
of your voice when
speaking.
 As a result, people are clueless
about their worries and changing fortunes in life.
They are those who do not measure their lives in
terms of materialistic stuff, but rather in terms of
the people they cannot live without.
4th Paragraph of Life is a journey, not a destination)
 APPLY
Life is a journey, not a destination
Life is not a destination, but it is a journey
that involves lessons, hardships, and some
special moments. It will take us to our final
destination, our life's purpose. The road will not
always be a plane; we will face numerous
challenges throughout our journey.
These difficulties will always put our bravery,
strengths, flaws, and faith to the test. Along the
way, we may come across obstacles that stand
in the way of the path we are meant to follow.
We must overcome these challenges to stay
on the right path. Sometimes these roadblocks
are blessings in disguise, but we do not realize it
at the time. The secret of life is best understood
by people who are not extremely connected to
anything.
As a result, people are clueless about their
worries and changing fortunes in life. They are
those who do not measure their lives in terms of
materialistic stuff, but rather in terms of the
people they cannot live without.
 Read and understand the
questions. Write the letter of
your answer in a ¼ sheet of
paper.