The Difficult Art of Speech. Tips for Young Journalists

Jagoda Bloch

Work on articulation techniques is important for all those who use their voice as a work tool, but especially, due to its character and range of influence, it pertains to journalists. Therefore, it is crucial to recognise articulation problems connected with individual impediments and begin work on improving the quality of sound. Exercising voice requires a lot of patients, however the effects it brings are worth hours of hard work. In order to develop a good articulation technique it is necessary to pay attention to the following elements: breathing, timbre, articulation, clear and careful pronunciation, speech tempo, speech intonation. Only harmony between the enumerated elements would result in being dextrous, suggestive and remembered.

KEYWORDS

articulation technique, microphone speech, voice exercises, word expression, speech tempo, diction