Voice Quality for Speech and Oral Communication -Normal Voice -Breathy Voice -Full Voice -Chesty Voice -Thin Voice

1. Speech and Oral Communication

2. Voice quality can refer to any of
the suprasegmental
(Accompanying pronunciation of
speech sounds) properties of
speech that result from how your
vocal apparatus is configured.
• Voice qualities are also used to determine
accents.
• Changes depending on one persons mood.

3. Normal voice
Breathy voice
Full voice
Chesty Voice
Thin Voice

4. The Normal Voice in
conversation is used
when the speaker speaks
naturally showing little or no
emotion. This is the normal
quality of your voice.

5. The Breathy Voice is
whispered type of tone, an
“aspirate quality” of the
voice.

7. The full voice is a deep
quality of voice which is
used when an occasion is formal and
dignified. This is also known as the
“orotund” (round mouth) quality. It is
produced by opening the mouth
somewhat wider and by increasing the
oral and nasal resonance so the voice
acquires a more ringing tone.

8. the Chesty voice
is a deep hollow voice as if
coming from a deep and
empty cave. This gives a
horror effect.

10. The thin voice
quality is thin and
high-pitched. This “falsetto”
quality occurs only in
extreme fatigue, weakening,
old age, ill-health, or in
extreme excitement.

11. References:
• Fundamentals of Effective Speech & Oral
Communication. (Edwin V. Tendero, Hemmady
S. Mora, Natalia C. Tanuecoz, Emma S. Babia,
Ellise Jane B. Cruz)
Work Cited
• Khaz Miguel - https://www.slideshare.net/khaziakinka/the-voice-
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Breathy Voice:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOMS-xXaqc
Chesty Voice:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uoWMVzy4zk