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- š¤ Say goodbye to monotony with this surprisingly simple hack.
š¤ Say goodbye to monotony with this surprisingly simple hack.
And no, you won't need a voice coach.
We often associate monotony with a lack of intonation and inflection in our voice. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about his struggles with monotony in his latest Netflix documentary (highly recommend). Increasing your vocal range requires a lot of hard work, but this tip is instantly implementableā¦
Vary your sentence length.
I have been applying this principle for several years now after stumbling across this quote from Gary Provost:
SO jealous I didnāt come up with that š¤¢!
Now you understand the principle, letās take a look at some specific things you can do to apply this to your presentations:
Use longer sentences when telling a story š.
They help us to build momentum when we tell a story. Long sentences allow us to set the scene, share intricate details to make our stories more vivid and most importantly of all, create the suspense needed to draw our audience in.
Use mid-sentence pauses to create cliffhangers š±ā¦