Youkey's C5 speech script

C5 speech（Vocal Variety, 5 to 7 minutes） by Youkey
Title: Sounds Good delivered on 2005/07/19 (AMTC)
Props: …pie chart
(Opening)
When I’m standing here and delivering my speech, you the audience, pay attention
55% on my appearance, body language, and facial expression
38% on the voice quality, volume, tone
7% on the speech contents
This means you don’t really care about what I say but how I say it. If I ask you to close your eyes, half of the people will be distracked and get lost. If I don’t sound good enough, most people will fall asleep. But what does “sounds good” mean? For example Mayna comes to John and says, John, let’s have a party at your house. John replies “sounds good”, and Maxwell replies “sounds good”. Which one sounds better? Different voice expresses different emotion and personality. What kind of voice do you have?
(Body)
Actually, everyone’s voice is unique and hard to change. Some people don’t like their voice that much including me. My major in the university was Japanese but afterwards I figured out Japanese is just not for my voice. (Japanese demo) Come on! It’s not me. Therefore, the very first no no is don’t ever never imitate. As I mentioned earlier, everyone is unique as your voice. If you force yourself to be someone else, you will never be a successful speaker.

But how can we improve our voice? Here are some tips for you.
Relax - You have to relax your mind, your body, then the vocal cord. You have to relax then you can breathe smoothly and naturally. Believe me. If you are nervous, your listeners will be affected and start worrying for you. It will be too exciting especially if someone has heart disease.
Clear – A clear voice means two ways. Clear enough to be heard and clear enough to be understood. Maybe you don’t have a beautiful voice, but make sure your voice is loud enough to be heard. It’s not easy to improve the pronunciation but practice makes perfect. You can try to record your speech, find out the weakness and improve it. Day by day, you will sound like a native speaker one day. (if you try really really really hard)
Cadence which means the rise and fall of the voice. It expresses the flow of your emotion. If your voice is flat and lacks of rhyme, trust me, it can be really annoying. (you know what I mean…)
(Conclusion)
The last but not the least is the attitude. No matter you are talking to a person or a group, deliver it not just say it. An attractive voice is which can express what you think and create an image for the listeners. That requires the accumulation of experience in daily life. Be passionate about what you say and it’s the best way to communicate.
Remember! Silence says more. If you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it. If you have to say it, say it from your heart. Voice is not only the vibration in the air but between you and your listener.