Tone in Public Speaking: What Does Yours Convey? Posted By : The Voice Lady

All are important, but the one, in particular, that deals specifically with the mood, attitude, or emotion you convey in relationship to your subject or topic is tone. If you were to give a talk about the techniques used in working with children who have learning disabilities, your tone of voice should be hopeful, positive. Years ago when I was working with journalism students in voice and delivery, I found many of them reading their broadcasts with the same tone of voice for each topic. Good tone of voice would involve an urgency and excitement in the first reading versus a compassionate, more thoughtful tone in the second. Learn to adjust your tone according to your topic because tone sets the mood for what you want your audience to hear.

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