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I was asked a question by Tracey Allen (@dingdongevents) on my Facebook Fan Page. “I have an issue with the sound of my own voice when public speaking -I just sound monotone and boring – any ideas?”
Of course I do Tracey – there are two approaches to consider.
Firstly – remember that almost every problem people have speaking is caused, or at least exacerbated, by the old chestnut of fear. That is dealt with extensively on my blog/fanpage.
The second approach is to start thinking harder about your words, their rhythm, tone and meaning. Practice your speech and try to “feel” the words. Listen to what they are telling you. In essence start thinking about your speech as a song!
I’m not expecting you to stand up and belt out a Broadway Show-Stopper – just think how the words themselves suggest variation and intonation just as the lyrics of a song do.
Let’s go right back to our childhood and think about a nursery rhyme…
Oranges and lemons,Say the bells of St. Clement’s.You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin’s.
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells of Shoreditch.
When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney.
I do not know,
Says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
You will no doubt know the tune to this – play it over a few times in your head. Think about how the tone and pitch of each bell changes to match the “characters” and the “story”. Read the rhyme aloud to yourself. Don’t sing it – but do mimic the sounds of each bell that you recall from your childhood. Try this with some other rhymes or even songs that you know and like.
Remember – don’t sing – SPEAK! try to capture the flow of the song.
You see a song is like a story - your speeches and talks should be too. Think about the words and what you wish them to evoke in your audiences mind and play it out!
Oh and that divine plan? Tracey from Dingdong asked a question. The answer was to use a Ding-dong (Cockney Rhyming Slang for song!) about some old ding-dongs!
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