How to speak so that people will listen-TED Talk by Julian Treasure

1. Howtospeaksothatpeoplewilllisten
Julian Treasure

2. Thehumanvoiceisthemostpowerfulsoundintheworld,butitis
alsothemostdifficulttoplay.

3. Then why don’t people listen to us when we
speak?

4. Bewareofthe

5. 1.Gossip
“Ifgossipwerefood,many
peoplewouldbeoverweight”

6. 2.Judging
“Theytellyoutobeyourself
,thentheyjudgeyou.”

7. 3.Negativity
“Ifyoucannotbepositive,
thenatleastbequiet.”

8. 4.Complaining

9. 5.Excuses
“Enoughwith
procrastination,nowit’s
timeforexcuses.”

10. 6.Exaggeration
“Iflyingwasajob,
everyonewouldbea
billionaire.”

11. 7.Dogmatism
“Thedeathofdogmaisthe
birthofmorality.”

12. Howcanwespeakpowerfullytomakechangeintheworld?

13. HAIL
(No,notthestuffthatfallsfromtheskyandhitsyou
onthehead.)

14. Authentic
(Beyourself)
Integrity
(Beyourword)
Love
(Wishotherswell)
Honesty
(Beclear&straight)
4 Cornerstonesforeffectivespeaking

15. Toolstoenhanceyourspeechpatterns

16. Register
Adeepervoicefromthechestspeakswithmorepowerand
authority.
Timbre
Howthevoice sounds–distinctfromtoneorloudness.
Warm,rich&silkyjustlikehotchocolate.
Prosody
Thesing-song---oppositeofmonotonous.

17. Pace
Arapidpace,thenslowingdownforemphasis.Orjustpausing
occasionallycanbeverypowerful.
Pitch
Ahigherpitchcanmakeyousoundmoreexcited.
Volume
Quiettomakepeopleleaninandpayattention,loudercanalso
showexcitement.Don’tbroadcastloudlyallthetime.

18. Vocalwarmupexercises

19. BODYRELAXATION
Armsup
Breathein
Bringyourarmsdownwhileexhaling
LIPTRILL
Createanexaggeratedbabasound.
Placeyourtonguelooselytogether
Releasetheairsteadilytocreateatrillorraspberrysound

20. TONGUEEXERCISE
Createanexaggeratedlalasound
Exhale&trillyourtonguewitha“r”sound
SIRENS
Startinalowpitchwitha“wee”sound
Gentlyslideupthescaletillacomfortablerange
Reverse&glidedownthescale.

21. Wherewearenow

22. Ifthisiswherewewouldbe

23. Understandingwouldbethenorm.

24. CreatedbySantaNibedita,CETBhubaneswar,duringan
internshipbyProf.SameerMathur,IIMLucknow.
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