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Voice Over Contest Los Angeles Speech Training
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Demonstration Speeches
When a platform speaker or a character in a play is called
upon to talk to an audience, it is a duologue, not a monologue. The audience becomes the speaker’s
partner. Hamlet’s advice to the players
is a duologue. Sir Thomas Moore’s great
speech to the court in “Man for All Seasons” is a duologue. Only when you are verbalizing your thoughts
aloud when alone is it a monologue.
There are demonstration speeches, examples, and instructions on WAV
files or CD’s at the Voice Store.
In “audition monologues,” the depictor must never mistake
the two. When, as a pubic speaker, and you are talking to various members of
your audience and they are interacting with you, it is dialogue. The pastor’s
speech in the beginning of Moby Dick is a perfect example of a duologue as he
begins with “Beloved Shipmates.” This is followed by dialogue where he
describes the odyssey of Jonah and his subsequent redemption.
An excellent example of demonstration speeches is King
Arthur in “Camelot” when he discovers that his wife and best friend are
lovers. An excellent duologue and a
near-perfect demonstration speech is Tyrone in “Long Day’s Journey into Night”
by Eugene O’Neill. Tyrone verbalizes he
could have been the greatest American actor since Booth, but he sold out for
commercial success. By extrapolating
the dialogue in this wonderful work, the platform speaker can create a moving
demonstration speech built on the same emotional level and impact. Start with the first line. “Yes, maybe lie overdid the lesson for me
and made a dollar worth too much, and the time came when that mistake ruined my
career as a fine actor.”
I can think of dozens of situations which would have the
same emotional impact for an opening statement. Perhaps it could be an attorney making an emotional opening or
closing persuasive speech, a politician campaigning for your vote.
Talk these speech topics aloud to yourself when you are
alone and then improvise different words as an exercise. Demonstration speeches are demanding. They
require correct breathing. Slow, deep
breathing soothes the nerves. Begin
deep breathing before you start to speak.
Keep a calm expression on your face, smile with your eyes. In Italian, that is called “the bon giorno
look.” Avoid thinking. Noises such as “er”
and “ah,” lips smacking noises and above all NEVER let yourself
get short of breath during a speech.
A public speaking coach can demonstrate correct breathing
procedures. High chest and shoulder
breathing are unacceptable. The speaker
must exercise and develop deep, automatic diaphragm breathing while expanding
the two lower floating ribs. Feel the
expansion in your lower back. NEVER
raise the chest with inhaling. NEVER
clear your vocal cords by retching. It
wreaks havoc with the instrument. Make
every effort to develop your skills using the Ear Prompter, or a
tele-prompter. You will have a distinct
edge on the competition.
Deliver a speech such as Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address,
relying on large cue cards just as Jay Leno does. Mark the cards with a marker pen. May public speaking coaches use musical or proofreading markings
to indicate different public speaking techniques. It is most beneficial to study music. Voice-over actors and
speakers who are successful use vocalizing techniques to give their voice
vibrance, projection, and range.
Practice giving demonstration speeches or “audience
monologue’ in front of a mirror or video camera while being ear prompted. Also keep in mind the words of Lord
Chesterfield. “You must articulate every syllable distinctly.” Listen to examples of audio demonstration
speeches, and order CDs or WAV files at the Voice Store.
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