1. VOCAL EXPRESSION
Chapter 11

2.  The voice impregnates the words with
emotional meaning. Also, the voice is a leakier
channel than the face. It is not well controlled
and is more likely to reveal true feelings.

3. VOICE INTONATION AND THE CLASSROOM
Vocal variety is the factor which students
associate most positively with learning. And by
corollary, they associate vocal monotone as the
behavior most negatively associated with
learning.
Important steps for teachers:
 Ensure there is a proper quality of projection
 Monitor the rate at which you speak
 Vary the kinds of intonation you use

4. VOCAL FLUENCY AND PERSUASIVENESS
Verbal fluency is a strong predictor of
persuasiveness. It is important to be fluent in
your speech, but not to speak too quickly.
Silent pauses represent thinking time, allowing
teachers to pan the words and sentence clauses
to come. On the other hand, silent pauses can be
interpreted as angry, contemptuous or anxious. In
other words, allow yourself small periods of
silence between words.

5. PROSODY
Prosody is the term used to describe the use of
vocal variations to change the meaning of what is
being said.
As teachers we make frequent use of prosody by:
 Making questions
 Voice intonation when emphasizing something
important.

6. PERSONALITY AND YOUR V-FACTOR
Our abilities to recognize each other from the sound
of our voices is very strong. Also, several studies also
show that we are very capable of judging social class
on the basis of the voice alone.
People whose voices are considered more attractive
are believed to have personality traits such as
dominance, competence, industriousness, sensitivity
and warmth. In addition, people with attractive voice
are in general rated as having better personalities.
They are less neurotic, more open and warm.

7. THE V-FACTOR AND ATTRACTIVE VOICES
Both men and women are rated as showing more
affection when their voice varies in pitch. For
men, greater affection is associated when the
average pitch level is low. On the other hand,
women are perceived as more affectionate when
their average pitch is level is high. In addition,
extremes of pitch, pitch range, shrillness and
squeakiness produce more negative impressions.