Loudness
You must learn to control the volume of your voice. You don't have to shout when you talk to one or two people; this can cause them to get irritated and resisted. Similarly, you should not whisper in front of a large audience because it will be difficult for listeners to understand you and, as a consequence, they may lose interest in you.
However, always try to speak a little louder than necessary because it will demonstrate your interest and enthusiasm for the topic of the conversation. If you are making a presentation to a group of twenty, speak as if you have fifty listeners sitting in front of you; if you have fifty, speak as if you are speaking to a hundred. In this way, you can more easily maintain the enthusiasm and attention of your listeners. But remember to prepare the ground for people to be involved in your way of expressing themselves; simply raising your voice will only show your own enthusiasm, and your non-motivated listeners will remain indifferent.
Give your speech a rhythm
Boo-boo-boo-boo, boo-boo-boo, boo-boo-boo-boo. Always in the same tone and at the same speed. No matter how interesting the subject is, no living soul can resist a lecturer who is monotonously muttering - it is a proven sleeping pill, specially designed to plunge the audience into sleep.
If you always speak at the same pace and at the same volume level, without modulation, marking important pauses, very soon you will see a sea of beaky nose listeners.
Whenever you speak to the public, in any situation, try to give your speech a rhythm, make it more colorful and attractive. Speak faster or slower, louder or quieter, whisper down if necessary, and all this in order to entice and interest your listeners.
Watch famous speakers and see how they fascinate listeners by giving their speeches a melodic rhythm from start to finish. As I said, work on modulation and tempo by reading poems aloud. Short and long pauses between the lines of the poem will help you practice these important speech skills, making your communication style more pronounced and effective. Don't wait for a big, important report to apply this advice in practice: grab every opportunity (even when talking to friends, relatives and colleagues) to make rhythm a natural part of your communication.
Expressive speaking
Among other things, it is good to pay attention to the emphasis on different words in the sentence. Each word has a syllable to emphasize, just as each sentence has one or more important words. Depending on how strongly these syllables and words are underlined, your message can mean a variety of things. Note the difference between a minute and min?te, or present (now) and present (gift).
The same thing happens to the offers. Take a look:
"Yesterday I drove to school with my brother.
The first hypothesis is that the main information is the day I went to school. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize the word yesterday:
"I drove to school with my brother yesterday. (In Russian, the emphasis on the word can be emphasized by placing it in the appropriate place in the sentence. - Commentary per.)
The second hypothesis is the most important one, where I was yesterday. In this case, this option would be appropriate:
"Yesterday I drove with my brother to school.
The third hypothesis - the main idea is the vehicle, the way I got to school. Therefore, we get this option:
"Yesterday I drove to school with my brother.
The fourth hypothesis is that the main character in history is the one I went with:
"Yesterday I drove a car with my brother to school.
For a message to be delivered, the voice is a tool of the utmost importance: it must be watched carefully so as not to damage communication. If there are any gaps in our voice, our listeners will receive a distorted message.