Howtospeaksothatpeoplewilllisten
Julian Treasure
Thehumanvoiceisthemostpowerfulsoundintheworld,butitis
alsothemostdifficulttoplay.
Then why don’t people listen to us when we
speak?
Bewareofthe
1.Gossip
“Ifgossipwerefood,many
peoplewouldbeoverweight”
2.Judging
“Theytellyoutobeyourself
,thentheyjudgeyou.”
3.Negativity
“Ifyoucannotbepositive,
thenatleastbequiet.”
4.Complaining
5.Excuses
“Enoughwith
procrastination,nowit’s
timeforexcuses.”
6.Exaggeration
“Iflyingwasajob,
everyonewouldbea
billionaire.”
7.Dogmatism
“Thedeathofdogmaisthe
birthofmorality.”
Howcanwespeakpowerfullytomakechangeintheworld?
HAIL
(No,notthestuffthatfallsfromtheskyandhitsyou
onthehead.)
Authentic
(Beyourself)
Integrity
(Beyourword)
Love
(Wishotherswell)
Honesty
(Beclear&straight)
4 Cornerstonesforeffectivespeaking
Toolstoenhanceyourspeechpatterns
Register
Adeepervoicefromthechestspeakswithmorepowerand
authority.
Timbre
Howthevoice sounds–distinctfromtoneorloudness.
Warm,rich&silkyjustlikehotchocolate.
Prosody
Thesing-song---oppositeofmonotonous.
Pace
Arapidpace,thenslowingdownforemphasis.Orjustpausing
occasionallycanbeverypowerful.
Pitch
Ahigherpitchcanmakeyousoundmoreexcited.
Volume
Quiettomakepeopleleaninandpayattention,loudercanalso
showexcitement.Don’tbroadcastloudlyallthetime.
Vocalwarmupexercises
BODYRELAXATION
Armsup
Breathein
Bringyourarmsdownwhileexhaling
LIPTRILL
Createanexaggeratedbabasound.
Placeyourtonguelooselytogether
Releasetheairsteadilytocreateatrillorraspberrysound
TONGUEEXERCISE
Createanexaggeratedlalasound
Exhale&trillyourtonguewitha“r”sound
SIRENS
Startinalowpitchwitha“wee”sound
Gentlyslideupthescaletillacomfortablerange
Reverse&glidedownthescale.
Wherewearenow
Ifthisiswherewewouldbe
Understandingwouldbethenorm.
CreatedbySantaNibedita,CETBhubaneswar,duringan
internshipbyProf.SameerMathur,IIMLucknow.
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Howtospeaksothatpeoplewilllisten