Listen carefully to a natural conversation, and you will hear plenty of variation in volume as we emphasise certain points in our tale, yet put somebody on a platform in front of a group of colleagues and that natural variation in loudness will often disappear. If the average speaking volume is too high, your audience will feel as though you are shouting at them and you will almost certainly put them off, no matter how compelling your messages. If your audience has to strain to hear you they will miss vital information if the problem continues, they will inevitably stop listening and do something less tiring – like thinking about lunch! Vary your volume Common speaking volume errors “A carefully crafted speech can be ruined by a dull vocal delivery.”Īs its name suggests, the term vocal variety relates to the way you speak and can be broken down into several elements including: While the words you choose to deliver are undoubtedly important, they way you say them plays a significant role in your ability to engage and influence your audience to influence your audience.
In this series of posts, I’d like to look at this important topic in greater detail and show you how you can improve your impact and engagement by learning how to harness the full power of your voice. Vocal variety is just one of nine key components of effective speaking, but it is often ignored or misunderstood.
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