Transcript CONTROL of VOCAL NONVERBALS Vocal nonverbals send clear messages to receivers. When sending messages, it is crucial to be ever mindful of vocal nonverbals & the role.

CONTROL of
VOCAL
NONVERBALS
Vocal nonverbals send clear
messages to receivers. When
sending messages, it is crucial to
be ever mindful of vocal
nonverbals & the role they play in
the communication process.
VOLUME
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The measure of how loud or soft your voice is
Should be your FIRST concern as a sender; if
people can’t hear you, what’s the point?
Vary volume to show emphasis or emotion.
Intensity: how much air you release with each
word.
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Can be increased by releasing more air
Can convey emotions in situations where volume cannot
be loud
Tips:
Vary volume and intensity to emphasize key
words or phrases
 Use these vocal tools appropriately
(Example: Don’t yell if it doesn’t match your
message, that is contradicting)
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RATE
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how quickly or slowly you speak
different rates communicate different emotions
 RAPID: anger, confusion, impatience
 SLOW: caution, fatigue, hopelessness, insincerity
Pauses: the silences you skillfully add between
words, phrases, & sentences add drama and
emphasis to your speech.
Framing: pausing slightly before and after a word or
phrase to add emphasis & meaning.
Pitch
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Pitch: the highness or lowness of your voice.
Inflection: changing the pitch of your voice
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monotony: using one tone; a lack of inflection
up-talker: a sender who ends phrases or
sentences in an upward inflection, like they’re
always asking a question
Tone
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A quality or character of sound
A particular way of sounding of the voice as
expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit
Stress of voice on a syllable of a word
An accent peculiar to a person, people,
region
Inflection can change the
meaning of your words…
I can’t believe you said that.
I can’t believe you said that.
I can’t believe you said that.
I can’t believe you said that.
I can’t believe you said that.
I can’t believe you said that.
ARTICULATION
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how clearly and precisely you speak
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synonyms: enunciation, pronunciation
Common articulation problems:
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dropping word endings…going becomes goin’
running words together…kinda, sorta, wanna
substituting sounds…pen becomes pin, -ing
becomes –een (walkeen, talkeen, runneen,
playeen)
adding sounds…library becomes liberry
IMPROVING ARTICULATION
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Always speak with your head up & do not cover
your mouth. Make sure the receiver(s) can see
your face.
Open your mouth wide when you speak & extra
wide if giving a speech!
Rehearse your speeches aloud to ensure that
you know how to properly pronounce EVERY
word. Practice unfamiliar or problem words
repeatedly so you don’t mispronounce or
struggle to pronounce difficult words.
HOW DO YOU SAY…
•Athlete
•Escape
•Especially
•Just
•Nuclear
•Often
•Particular
•Probably
•Supposedly
•Triathlon
•Veteran
•Wash
IMPROPER
•Ath-uh-leet
•Excape
•Expecially
•Jis, jus, dis
•Nuke-u-lur
•OfTen
•Paticular
•Probly, prolly
•Supposably
•Tri-ath-uh-lon
•Vetran
•Warsh
PROPER
•Ath-leet
•Ess-cape
•Ess-specially
•Just
•Noo-clee-ur
•Ofen (silent t)
•Par-tic-yew-lur
•Pra-bub-lee
•Suh-po-sed-lee
•Tri-ath-lon
•Vet-uh-run
•Wash
HOW DO YOU SAY…
•Salmon
•Wasn’t
•Both
•Mirror
•Granted
•Theatre
•Obvious
•Can’t
•Any
•Gestures
•Et Cetera
•Get/Ten/Pen
IMPROPER
•SaLmon
•Wuddin
•Bolth, Bof
•Mira, Mir
•Granite
•Thee-ATE-ur
•Ovious
•Caint
•Inny
•Guesstures
•Ex Cetera
•Git/Tin/Pin
PROPER
•Sam-un (silent L)
•Wus-unt
•Both
•Meer-ur
•Grant-ed
•THEE-ut-ur
•OBvious
•Cant
•Any
•Jest-yurs
•Et Cetera
•Get/Ten/Pen