Topic: public speaking - Does Your Voice End BEFORE Your Sentence Does? Posted By : The Voice Lady

In 2nd or 3rd grade, our teachers taught us to wait until we came to the end of the sentence before taking a breath, thereby ensuring smooth-flowing sentences. By the time they reach the 12th grade and their sentences have become more complex, they are under the mistaken belief that they are not allowed to breathe until there is a period or some other form of punctuation. If you have any expression, any life, any color in your delivery, you can breathe almost anywhere in any sentence at any time. The secret to having enough air to finish your sentences is not to wait until you are out of air to take your next breath. So the next time you find yourself running out of air, remember, you need not come to a comma, a semicolon or a period to take a breath.

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