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Explore the intricate world of speaking: from forming sounds with your diaphragm to articulating with your vocal cords and articulators. Learn about resonance, pitch, melody, and volume to improve the quality of your voice. Discover techniques for clear and expressive communication.
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SPEAKING IS OUR ABILITY TO FORM SOUNDS AND TO USE THEM TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS AND FEELINGS.
DIAPHRAGM IS THE DOME-SHAPED MUSCLE AT THE BASE OF YOUR LUNGS • TRACHEA IS ALSO CALLED YOUR WIND PIPE
LARYNX IS ALSO CALLED THE VOICE BOX • VOCAL CORDS ARE THE PRIMARY GENERATORS OF SOUND.
RESONANCE IS REINFORCEMENT PRODUCED BY VIBRATION • CAVITY IS A PARTIALLY ENCLOSED AREA
YOUR THROAT IS YOUR PHARYNGEALCAVITY • YOUR NOSE IS YOUR NASALCAVITY • YOUR MOUTH IS YOUR ORAL CAVITY
MAJOR ARTICULATORs OF SOUND IN THE MOUTH: • THE TONGUE • THE TEETH • THE LIPS • THE HARD & SOFT PALATE
ARTICULATION IS THE SHAPING OF SPEECH SOUNDS INTO RECOGNIZABLE ORAL SYMBOLS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE A WORD
VOICED MEANS THE VOCAL CORDS ARE VIBRATING • VOICELESS MEANS THE VOCAL CHORDS ARE LEFT OPEN
PLOSIVES FORM A SMALL EXPLOSION WHEN YOU SAY THEM • FRICATIVES MAKE A FRICTION LIKE NOISE WHEN THEY ARE SPOKEN • NASALS ARE SOUNDS THAT RESONATE IN THE NASAL CAVITY • GLIDES ARE SOUNDS THAT RESULT FROM THE GLIDING MOVEMENT OF THE ARTICULATORS
PITCH IS THE HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS OF THE SOUND YOU MAKE • KEY IS THE AVERAGE PITCH AT WHICH YOU SPEAK
MELODY REFERS TO THE VARIATIONS IN PITCH THAT HELP TO GIVE EXPRESSION TO A PERSONS VOICE. • RANGE IS THE SPREAD BETWEEN THE LOWEST AND HIGHEST NOTES YOU CAN SPEAK COMFORTABLY
INFLECTION IS THE UPWARD OR DOWNWARD GLIDE OF YOUR PITCH AS YOU SPEAK • CIRCUMFLEX IS AN UP AND DOWN INFLECTION
STEP IS AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN PITCH • VOLUME IS ANOTHER NAME FOR LOUDNESS
RATE IS THE SPEED AT WHICH YOU TALK • QUALITY IS THE TONE OF YOUR VOICE
MOST COMMON QUALITY PROBLEMS: • NASALITY • BREATHINESS • HARSHNESS • HOARSENESS