Watch the video and identify six problems with the speaker and his speech.

1) Speaking clearly

Activity 1: Read the following sentences out loud:

1) I’m going to have to rethink that offer.2) Waiting to hear back from the bank is very nerve-wracking and stressful.3) Before starting my business, I looked at a lot of different business opportunities.4) There’s more to learning than just reading, writing and arithmetic.

Activity 2: Practice saying the following tongue twisters:

1. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?2. Clean clams crammed in clean cans.3. If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?4. There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.5.

How many cans can a cannibal nibbleif a cannibal can nibble cans?As many cans as a cannibal can nibbleif a cannibal can nibble cans.

2) Having vocal variety :

Activity 3: The purpose of this exercise is to practice getting more vocal variety into your speech, so you are going to be saying these sentences in different ways.

First, say the sentence out loud as you would if you were ecstatically happy.Then say the same sentence out loud as you would if you were extremely sad. Finally say the same sentence out loud as you would if you were very surprised.

1. I just got a call saying that I won a vacation in Las Vegas.2. I’m going to have to go shopping on Saturday.3. Our town has a new recycling program.

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Rhythm:

Activity 4: Read the following paragraph:

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Speaking too quickly is one of the most common speech problems – perhaps because almost all of us tend to speed up our speech when we’re stressed or excited. The trick to speaking at an appropriate pace is remembering that you need to speak at a rate that allows your listener to understand what you’re saying. Listening is not a one-step process; we have to physically hear what is said and then translate language into meaning. If we speak too quickly, this vital second step of the process is lost.

Watch the video and identify six problems with the speaker and his speech.

1) Speaking clearly

Activity 1: Read the following sentences out loud:

5) I’m going to have to rethink that offer.6) Waiting to hear back from the bank is very nerve-wracking and stressful.7) Before starting my business, I looked at a lot of different business opportunities.8) There’s more to learning than just reading, writing and arithmetic.

Activity 2: Practice saying the following tongue twisters:

6. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?7. Clean clams crammed in clean cans.8. If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?9. There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.10.

How many cans can a cannibal nibbleif a cannibal can nibble cans?As many cans as a cannibal can nibbleif a cannibal can nibble cans.

2) Having vocal variety :

Activity 3: The purpose of this exercise is to practice getting more vocal variety into your speech, so you are going to be saying these sentences in different ways.

First, say the sentence out loud as you would if you were ecstatically happy.Then say the same sentence out loud as you would if you were extremely sad. Finally say the same sentence out loud as you would if you were very surprised.

4. I just got a call saying that I won a vacation in Las Vegas.5. I’m going to have to go shopping on Saturday.6. Our town has a new recycling program.

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Rhythm:

Activity 4: Read the following paragraph:

Speaking too quickly is one of the most common speech problems – perhaps because almost all of us tend to speed up our speech when we’re stressed or excited. The trick to speaking at an appropriate pace is remembering that you need to speak at a rate that allows your listener to understand what you’re saying. Listening is not a one-step process; we have to physically hear what is said and then translate language into meaning. If we speak too quickly, this vital second step of the process is lost.