21: Join Elaine A. Clark as she gives Real Talking Tips to Clarify Your Message and Speak with Authority. What is Good? What information is Bad? Words can be the same but attitudes and opinions can be completely opposite! When both good and bad information is shared in a script, message, presentation,
20: Communication Tips for Public Speakers, Podcasters, and Voiceover Actors. Lists can turn off a listener if you don’t know how to change the speech rhythm and focus of the key words. Lists need their own location, meaning, and musical placement. Lists shouldn’t be spoken with one repetitive sound and tempo. List
19: Communicate Better with Practical Speaking Tips from Elaine A. Clark. 3 Tips for Adding Tempo Changes to Your Speech. Public Speakers, Presenters, and Voice Actors have a tendency to speak at a steady pace and rhythm and forget to add variety to their voice when they’re giving a speech, presentation,
18: Sound Real, Connect with Audiences, and Get Your Message Across with Real Talking Tips. Listeners Need Time to Process What You’re Saying. Words can be meaningless or powerful depending on how the message is presented. Hi, I’m Elaine Clark with Real Talking Tips offering practical advice on how to effectively
17: Speech Melody: The Rise, Fall, and Letter Stress of a ‘Sing-Talker.’ What does it mean to be a Sing-Talker? Your voice and speech pattern are integral to your unique tune. The goal of the RealTalkingTips speech communication series is to help people improve everyday speech and the retention and absorption
16: Stop the Insanity!Quit emphasizing ‘AND’ and BalanceYour Speech. Why do people emphasize the word 'and' rather than the key words on either side of it? The purpose of that little conjunction is to connect similar type items together. Yet, AND has a habit of drawing focus away from those items
15: How to Speak so People will LISTEN. Point to the NOUN! Let’s get to the point about Nouns! There are: Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, Collective Nouns, and Personal Pronouns. Now it’s time to point out where people, places, things, creatures, and critters are located. Why are nouns important in voice-overs,
Add action to Active and Non-Active Verbs Want to speak with authority? Want to sound like you know what you’re talking about? If your message is about taking action, then you need to add movement to your message. Let’s explore how to honor the verbs and improve speech communication. Verbs open the door
How to be a visual and emotional storyteller and create a three-dimensional world where the listener sees, hears, and feels what you’re saying. Hi, I’m #ElaineClark. And welcome to #RealTalkingTips Episode 13. #Storytelling. It's the buzzword these in #business, #publicspeaking, #presentations, #podcasting, and #voice-overs. On the surface, it means telling an engaging
Heartfelt... Prideful... Confident... and now... Attitude?! The fourth of this #BodyPostureVoice mini-series uncovers a bit of cocky, sarcastic, and ironic history that we use regularly when talking to friends and family. But where does it go when we talk to strangers? "Attitude Equals Opinion." And when we DON'T know someone, we tend to
