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| The first speech of Vladimir Lenin in the Smolny.7 by Konstantin Yuon, (1935) |
Let's try it. Engage someone in a conversation in which you're going to do a substantial part of the talking (telling a story, for example). Try talking faster, lowering the pitch of your voice, and increasing your expressiveness (varying pitch and volume). In the comment box below this post, report on the experience. How did it feel? Do you think it had any effect on the listener?
Do you believe that you could enhance people's impression of your intelligence if you were able to modify your voice in the ways described above?
The way you say something is definitely a huge contributing factor to what the listener hears. If you are telling one story to someone, and throughout the story you change the way your voice sounds, it is very obvious to which parts they are tuning out. While telling my story I felt like my listener tuned in and out depending on the tone of my voice. I believe being more genuine and sounding interested in your own story provokes them to feel interested. If your voice is monotone and your story has that rehearsed feel to it then people will be less likely to listen and grasp what you are trying to tell them. I find this so interesting, but i also felt like i was making a huge effort just to tell a short story!
ReplyDeleteMaecey McClain