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You modulate your voice when you change pitch, like when your voice goes up at the end of a question.
Just like with music, its rhythm and tone can convey a meaning that may be different than the literal interpretation of your words.
Being able to modulate your voice correctly is a powerful tool.
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Microphones just make any speaking mistakes or tics louder and easier for your audience to detect.
Practice speaking with a microphone before your performance and record your speech. This will help you detect words you have pronounced too loudly and times when hard consonants have caused feedback with the sound system.127 SAVES
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Make it about the ideas you want to share.
Take the focus off of yourself and putting it instead onto the valuable information you are going to deliver. That way, the speech becomes an exchange of ideas and it creates a place of passion and purpose.
Oftentimes, the reason that we mess up is that we start paying too much attention to the details.
When you’re speaking and you’re trying to get the point across, think about the 3 points you want to get across. This way, you'll focus on the outcome of what you’re trying to say rather than every word coming out of your mouth.