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When George H.W. Bush ran for president in 1988, he hired a Intonation refers to the voice pitch. We usually speak in a voice coach to help him lower his voice an octave. Why? range of pitches, from low to high. The range between high Because the candidate’s high-pitched voice had helped saddle and low intonations varies from individual to individual, and him with the “wimp” image, even though Bush had proved his from one linguistic population to another. The English, for valor as a Navy combat pilot during World War II. instance, generally have a greater range than do Americans. Fairly or unfairly, we impute strength and confidence to the Juncture refers to the way vowels and consonants are joined person who speaks with a low-pitched, well-modulated voice. in the stream of speech. If you listen to someone speaking in a We convey feelings, moods and attitudes through a variety of foreign language, it sounds like a continuous flow of syllables. voice qualities, which are sometimes called paralanguage. That’s because you haven’t learned to recognize the signs that Among these qualities are volume, pace, intonation and tell you where one word stops and another begins. juncture. Speakers of other languages have the same problem Volume and Pace should be used in a careful, controlled way. comprehending English. As I’ve spoken on different They can achieve powerful effects, especially when persuading continents, I’ve formed a great admiration for the translators from the public platform. You can let your voice rise to a who render my speech into other languages. Once I was crescendo, the pace and volume quickening until you reach a translated simultaneously into seven different languages. peak of excitement. Or you can drop to a dramatic whisper. Either my juncture was good or my translators were superb. The audiences laughed at the appropriate points and Volume should always be great enough that you can be heard applauded at the appropriate points. by everyone in your audience. When you’re addressing a group through a microphone, that generally presents no Inattention to juncture can make your speech indistinct or problem. When speaking without a microphone, keep hard to understand. If you tell a carpenter to build a checking the people farthest from you for signs that they’re greenhouse, make sure you don’t end up with a green house; straining to hear, or that their attention is straying. the difference in appearance and cost can be substantial… Pace should be adapted to the message. Some simple but If you ask your secretary to get you the night rate and have it telling points can be made effectively in rapid-fire sequence. on your desk the next morning, be sure it doesn’t sound like Others can be made by slowly drawing out the words, or by “nitrate.” Otherwise, you may find a sack of fertilizer in your long pauses to let the points sink in. in-basket.—Dr. Nido Qubein