85. Voice modulation

Some people do not like the sound of their own voices. Many students on hearing their recorded voices in their individual speech analysis confess that they do not like what they hear. They often ask us the same question: 

"How can I change my voice?" 

Many business people, who do not know how to modulate their own voice often sound rather monotonous and as a consequence deliver boring presentations that no one wants to listen to.  

The sound of each individual's voice is unique. It depends on genes, physical parameters and habits. However, there are certain techniques that actors use to modulate their voices to show different emotions. 

What is voice modulation? It is simply changing the pitch, power, pace of the voice and use of the pause. You can master these techniques with the app 4Ps, Power, Pitch, Pace, Pause.  

When we speak naturally, we do not have to think about it too much. Voice modulation is useful when delivering a formal presentation.  When you prepare a formal presentation, the question arises when is it appropriate to change the pitch, power and pace of the voice? How can we decide? The answer is very simple. In a formal speech, we express a number of thoughts. When we change a thought, we pause and then we change the voice. For example, to express an exciting thought the pitch might go up, and when expressing something sad or serious it goes down. When we talk about plain facts the pace might be a bit faster. When we want to stress very important messages, we might use dramatic pauses and increase the power of the voice.  

If we want to have a better understanding and pleasant communication, we should listen, pause, think and reply. This will allow us to create a better response and to modulate our voice accordingly. 

A few elocution lessons combined with the app will help you to master this valuable technique. 

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