Taking deep "belly" breaths during your pauses helps give you a strong well-supported sound.
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How does sitting up straight help?
Sitting up straight helps with breath support and clarity.
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What are two strategies that have to do with speed?
1. Speak slower 2. Pausing and phrasing
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How does opening your jaw wider help?
Opening your jaw wider will help you articulate all your speech sounds precisely, especially vowels
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How does exaggerating your sounds help?
It makes your speech more clear
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What are two strategies that have to do with breath support?
1. Taking deep breaths 2. Sit up straight
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How does slow rate help?
Talking with a slower rate will give your tongue, lips, and teeth time to "get into position" while giving your listeners more time to process your words
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What are two strategies that have to do with your mouth?
1. Exaggerate your sounds 2. Open your jaw
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How does increased volume help?
Stronger voices with controlled air flow ensure you have enough breath to finish your though, so you're not racing to get your words out.
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How does pausing and phrasing help?
Pausing at natural points in conversations (eg. commas, periods) helps slow the rate of speech and makes the speech flow more naturally.
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How does looking at the person help?
Lets them know that you're talking to them, and your mannerisms help give them additional conversational information
