Paralanguage

The way in which you say words;

volume, pitch, speaking rate, voice quality
 Volume
How loudly
or softly you
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are speaking
When might you speak
loudly?
Softly?
 Speaking
Rate/Pace
How fast or
slow you are
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speaking
When might you speak
fast?
slow?
 Pitch
How high or low the sounds
of your voice are
When do you speak with a high pitch?
Low?
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 Chart of Feelings
Do write this down.

Feeling Volume Pace Pitch

Anger Loud Fast High

Joy Loud Fast High

Sadness Soft Slow Low

 Voice Quality
What makes people
able to recognize
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alone
Ex: on the phone
Who has a distinct voice?
Arnold Schwarzenegger? Mr. H?
Bush?
Pauses and Fillers
The use of
unnecessary
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utterances during
a speech.
– “aaa”, “umm”, “you know”,
“ok”, “err”
 Stress
Volume & pitch;
the amount of
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emphasis you
place on different
words in a
sentence.
Stress Examples: How does meaning change
in the following sentence by stressing different words?

I like him very much.

Meaning: You like him, not the other person.
I like him very much.
Meaning: It is that guy you like, not someone
else.
I like him very much.
Meaning: You have very strong feelings.
More Examples: How does meaning change in
the following sentence by stressing different words?

She’s giving this money to me.

Meaning: SHE is the one giving the money, nobody else.
She’s giving this money to me.
Meaning: She is GIVING, not lending.
She’s giving this money to me.
Meaning: MONEY is being exchanged, not anything
else.
She’s giving this money to me.
Meaning: I am getting the money, nobody else.
 10 Volunteers are needed to number off
and remember their number.
There will be a series of sentences.
The odd numbers will say the sentences
as a praise.
The even numbers will say the sentences
as a criticism.
Praise (odd #s) vs. Critisism (even #s)
That looks good on you
That was some meal
You’re an expert
You’re so sensitive
Are you ready?
 That looks good on you.
#1 say the sentence as a praise. Think
about which words you stress for the
meaning and if your pitch is high/low.
Answer: That looks good (high pitch) on
you.
#2 say the sentence as a criticism.
Answer: That (low) looks good on you.
 That was some meal.
#3 say the sentence as a praise.
Think about which words you stress
for the meaning and if your pitch is
high/low.
Answer: That was some meal (high).
#4 say the sentence as a criticism.
Answer: That was some meal (low) .
Or That (low) was some meal.
 You’re an expert.
#5 say the sentence as a praise.
Think about which words you stress
for the meaning and if your pitch is
high/low.
Answer: You’re (high) an expert
(high).
#6 say the sentence as a criticism.
Answer: You’re an expert (low).
 You’re so sensitive.
#7 say the sentence as a praise.
Think about which words you stress
for the meaning and if your pitch is
high/low.
Answer: You’re so sensitive (high).
#8 say the sentence as a criticism.
Answer: You’re so (low) sensitive.
 Are you ready?
#9 say the sentence as a praise.
Think about which words you stress
for the meaning and if your pitch is
high/low.
Answer: Are you ready (high)?
#10 say the sentence as a criticism.
Answer: Are you (low) ready (high)?
 You Love Me
Try saying “You love me” to convey
the following meanings:
– You really do? I hadn’t realized that.
– That ploy won’t work. I told you we’re
through.
– You couldn’t possibly love me after what
you did!
– Me? I’m the one you love?
– You? I didn’t think you loved anyone