1. Vocalization
Techniques
Speech and Debate Notes
Mrs. Kelli Rao- Term 4 2013
From Dr. Gary Genard at
http://www.publicspeakinginternational.com/

2. How can I begin to improve
my public speaking?

3. The Five Tools to Public
Speaking
•1. Energy and EMPHASIS!
•2. Pitch Inflection
•3. Rhythm and Pacing
•4. Pauses and silence
•5. Vocal quality

4. How do I
add
ENERGY
AND
EMPHASIS
to my public
speaking?

5. Adding ENERGY AND EMPHASIS
• Be energetic when you speak! Think about
energetically reaching across space to your
listeners- “bringing your voice to them.”
• EMPHASIS is the force, or stress you place on
important ideas, concepts or feelings.
• Nothing turns off audiences more than
straining to hear, or being aware of the
distance between them and the speaker.

6. What is Pitch inflection?

7. About Pitch inflection:
• A pitch that doesn’t change is a “MONO-
TONE”. Monotonous is a synonym for
BORING.
• Pitch inflection means to raise or lower your
pitch on the musical scale.
• By inflecting your pitch, you will avoid
monotony and exchange more meaning with
the audience.

9. How can
rhythm
help you
with public
speaking?

10. Rhythm of Message
Rhythm of Singing
1. Verse A
2. Chorus
3. Verse B
4. Chorus
5. Bridge
6. Verse C
7. Chorus
Rhythm of Speaking
1. First Story in speech
2. Takeaway message
3. Second story in speech
4. Takeaway message
5. Change in message- ask a
question, or discuss
6. Third story
7. Takeaway message

11. Why does
pacing
yourself
during a
speech matter
to an
audience?

12. PACE: GET IT JUST RIGHT
TOO FAST!
• Adrenaline always kicks in
when you speak in public.
• if you had a tendency to
speak too quickly before,
you’ll certainly do so in
that important
presentation!
TOO SLOW!
• There are people who
draw out their syllables,
and add unnecessary
pauses in their speech.
• The gaps in between
words are not
purposeful, so the
audience loses interest
quickly.