Using Your Voice

I've been at events where some rude, inconsiderate moron in the crowd stands up, holding a chocolate donut in one hand and a buttered roll in the other and shouts "Hey—I can't hear you!" Well, at least that's one way to know if you should speak up. But—you can't always rely on me being in the audience, unless you're serving donuts and rolls!

Although I am the first to say that actions speak louder than words, your vocal delivery plays the role of interpreter for the message. If the visual media is truly the content and the body is definitely the delivery, then the voice is a combination of both. Words carry information and action. In order to develop the action in your voice, you have to consider a few issues such as:

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