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Box 9052 • Mission Viejo, CA 92690 • USA Phone: 949-858-8255 • Fax: 949-858-1207  \n[www.toastmasters.org/members](www.toastmasters.org/members)  \n© 2011 Toastmasters International. All rights reserved. Toastmasters International, the Toastmasters International logo, and all other Toastmasters International trademarks and copyrights are the sole property of Toastmasters International and may be used only with permission.  \nRev. 6/2011 Item 199  \nYOUR  \nSPEAKING VOICE  \nWHERE LEADERS ARE MADE  \nCONTENTS  \n The Medium of Your Message  ............................................................................ 3  \n How Your Voice Is Created  ............................................................................... 4  \nBreath Produces Voice  ................................................................................ 4  \nProduction of Voice Quality  ........................................................................... 4  \n What Kind of Voice Do You Have?  ........................................................................ 5  \nDo You Whisper or Boom?  ............................................................................ 5  \nAre You Monotonous or Melodious?  .................................................................. 5  \nIs Your Voice a Rain Cloud or a Rainbow?  .............................................................. 5  \nDo You Have Mumb litis?  .............................................................................. 5  \nHow Well Do You Articulate?  .......................................................................... 5  \nDo You Trudge Like a Turtle or Race Like a Rabbit?  ..................................................... 6  \nDo You Agitate or Orchestrate?  ....................................................................... 6  \n Your Speech Profile  ....................................................................................... 7  \n How to Improve Your Speaking Voice  ................................................................... 7  \nMethods for Voice Relaxation  ......................................................................... 7  \nBreathing Exercises to Improve Volume  ............................................................... 8  \nExtending and Controlling Your Pitch  ................................................................. 9  \nProjecting Your Voice  ................................................................................. 9  \nImproving Your Articulation  .......................................................................... 10  \nTalk With Time, Not Against It  ........................................................................ 12  \nSpice Up Your Speaking  ............................................................................. 14  \n Rehearsing Speeches  .................................................................................... 17  \n Presenting Speeches  .................................................................................... 17  \n Your Voice and Your Image  .............................................................................. 17  \n Speech Profile  ........................................................................................... 19  \n2 YOUR SPEAKING VOICE  \nYour audience judges you from the moment you stand up to speak. If you are  \ndressed well and are neat and clean, their initial impression of you will be positive.  \nHowever, if your voice is squeaky, your words unintelligible, or your voice too loud, their positive impression quickly will become negative. If you want to communicate effectively and positively influence your audience, you must pay special attention to your speaking voice.  \nTHE MEDIUM OF YOUR MESSAGE  \nYour greatest tool as a speaker is your voice. 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