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Do you use your voice when you publicly speak?

Guest post by: Andrew Rondeau

Article Overview: To use the voice to best effect in a presentation involves us having to put a great deal of effort into the way we manipulate it. So how do you best use your voice?

Do you use your voice when you publicly speak?

To use the voice to best effect in a presentation involves us having to put a great deal of effort into the way we manipulate it. So how do you best use your voice? 1. Adding some confidence. If our audience doesn't believe in us, then why will they bother giving us the time of day, let alone sit through our presentation?

2. Conviction in what we are saying is also key. Putting across our passion, despite the fact that we are genuinely convinced in our own argument, can cause our audience to doubt us and put question marks over what we have to say.

3. Enthusiasm, too, is essential. If we are confident and are convinced in our own arguments, then very likely we will also come across as enthused. Being enthusiastic is also infectious. If we sound all fired up by what we say, the chances are we will have an easier ‘sell in' of our ideas than if we appear not so turned on by the subject matter in hand.

4. Our integrity is also something that must never be brought into question. If we try to bluff our way through a sticky patch, we can be sure the audience will almost certainly catch us out with the result that nearly everything else we say may also be challenged.

5. Of course, if we can show we have a widespread grasp of the subject in hand by being able to show off our knowledge, then that too is very important, though not necessarily essential. Or is it? Broadcasters most often talk about a subject with which they are not very familiar. After all, not every broadcaster can be well versed in every subject. But the fact that they have done their research thoroughly gives them the wherewithal to ask searching questions of their interviewees and, as such, shows them to be ‘instant experts'!

Finally, having a good voice is certainly a valuable asset, but is hardly essential to a good presentation. Few are blessed with really beautiful voices, but there are thousands more who are good presenters.

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