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Sunday, November 3, 2024

How to speak so that people want to listen





What do the words above mean?

Give some typical examples




According to Julian Treasure these are 7 deadly sins of speaking.

Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? In this useful talk, the sound expert demonstrates the how-to's of powerful speaking — from some handy vocal exercises to tips on how to speak with empathy. A talk that might help the world sound more beautiful.

Watch:

How to speak so that people want to listen

Part 1: 7 deadly sins

1.  Gossip: speaking ____ of someone who isn't present.
2. Judging: no one likes to be judged and founding _____
3. Negativity: easy to ___ into this.
4. Complaining: the ______ ____ of the UK
5. Excuses: some people have a ____________
6. Lying: Embroidering and e________ become lying
7. Dogmatism: the confusion of ____ with _____

Pause

Are you guilty of any of these sins?


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Part 2: 4 foundations

"Hail": to greet or acclaim with enthusiasm.

Pause

What do you think the 4 letters stand for?

H
L

Honesty needs to be tempered with _____

What two things can you not do at the same time?



Part 3: the toolbox

How do politicians use register?

What voice timbre do we prefer?

What is prosody? What is an example of bad prosody?

Pause:

Can you guess the last 4 tools?

P___

S___

P___

V_____

What is sodcasting?

Pause

Part 4: Warming up

Try the warm up.

Finally:

What is Julian's idea worth spreading?



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