Voice Power

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Voice Power

• By Judy Chai

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Self Test on your present voice power

• 1. Voice Image
• Hows your tone of voice?
• 2. Breath Control
• Do you have to stop to catch a breath to complete
  a sentence? (Yes No)
• 3. Audibility
• Are you loud enough? (Yes No)
• Too loud? (Yes No)

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Self Test on your present voice power

• 4. Enunication and Articulation
• Are you speaking clearly and distinctly? (Yes
  No)
• Are your words slurred or run together? (Yes
  No)
• 5. Inflection
• Do you speak in monotone? (Yes No)
• 6. Rate of Speech
• Do you speak too fast? (Yes No)

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Self Test on your present voice power

• 7. Pitch
• High pitched, nervous sounding? (Yes No)
• Natural sounding? (Yes No)
• 8. Self Assurance
• Do you sound like you know what youre talking
  about and have planned how you would say it? (Yes
  No)
• 9. What are your goals for improving your voice?

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Voice Power Speaking Basics

• 1. ENERGY!
• 2. WALK YOUR TALK!
• 3. INHALE SPEAK ON THE EXHALE! MAKE YOUR VOICE
  COME ALIVE!

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Voice Power Speaking Basics

• 4. NEVER DROP YOUR VOCAL ENERGY AT THE END OF A
  SENTENCE OR PHRASE! Caress the ear of the
  listener!
• 5. SAY THE ENDS OF ALL YOUR WORDS!
• 6. SPEAK AT AN EASILY UNDERSTOOD RATE OF SPEECH!

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Voice Power Speaking Basics

• 7. PROJECT THROUGH YOUR MEGAPHONE!
• PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMAND OF THEIR VOICE HAVE
  COMMAND OF THEIR PROFESSION AND OBJECTIVES

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You are how you sound

• Just like we always refer to you are what you
  eat, the same is true for your voice. Your
  voice is reflective of your personality and the
  outward expression of your inner self.

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You are how you sound

• Voice training can give you control of the
  impression you wish to create. A dull voice
  leaves a dull impression.
• We arent all born with a relaxed, friendly,
  secure, sensuous, resonating voice, its a
  skill.

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What is a good voice?

• A good voice is a voice not limited by physical
  tensions or lack of clarity. It is free and open
  to all its possibilities of range and power.

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What is a good voice?

• Speaking well has to do with discovering the
  vitality of your own voice and having confidence
  in it and, through your own intellectual and
  physical resources, making it more positive and
  lively.

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The foundation for a vibrant, energetic voice is
based on the blending of three factors

• Good breath support
• Proper pitch
• A focused, balanced tone

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The End