Ariana and Marissa The Sound of Your Voice Eng project Prof. Perl

1. The Sound of Your Voice Ariana and Marissa

2. Styles Effortless Breezy

3. Effortless Style Is achieved by strenuous effort and constant refining Grammar is formal Words are plain and precise Writer sounds confident

4. Effortless Example “I spent several days and nights in mid-September with an ailing pig and I feel driven to account for the stretch of time, more particularly since the pig died at last, and I lived, and things might easily have gone the other way round and none left to do the accounting.”

5. Breezy Style Try to appear formal Writing like you are talking (Do NOT do) It is harder to read than good English Sometimes makes readers feel like they are being talked down to

6. Breezy Example “Ever stay up late babysitting for a sick porker? Believe you me, a guy can loose a heckuva lot of shut-eye. I did that gig for three nights back in September and my better half thought I lost my marbles. (Just kidding, Pam!) Frankly, the whole deal kind of bummed me out. Because, you see, the pig up and died on me.“

7. Your Voice After write it read it back to yourself to see if your writing sounds presentable Write just for you Finding a voice that your reader’s will enjoy is largely a matter of taste Taste can also change from one decade to another – yesterday’s charm is derided today as junk, but it will be back in Vogue tomorrow.

8. So why even raise the issue? There are certain writers who are still known and read and there is a reason for it. It is because of taste “Find the best writer’s in the field that interest you and read their work aloud. Get their voice and taste in your ear- their attitude toward language. Don’t worry that by imitating them you’ll lose your own voice and your own identity. Soon enough you will shed those skins and become who you were supposed to become.”

9. Taste Taste is an invisible current that runs through writing that we should be aware of “Clichés are the enemy of taste” Is a saying or quote that is overly familiar Make an effort to replace them with your own phrases Be simple

10. Question What are two styles of writing? What is important not to do as a writer? What is the enemy of taste?