4 things I learned from watching this talk

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"7 deadly sins of speaking to avoid"

gossip -> I need to work on this sin
judging -> I need to work on this sin
negativity -> I need to work on this sin
complaining -> I need to work on this sin
excuses
lying (embroidery, exaggeration)
dogmatism (confusion between fact and opinion)

2. what I need to say: 4 powerful cornerstones of speech to make change in the w

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c.f. "hail means to greet or acclaim enthusiastically"
1) H: honesty (be clear and straight)
2) A: authenticity (be myself)
3) I: integrity (be my word)
4) L: love (wish them well)
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how I need to say: tools to play with to increase power of my speech

register: e.g. if wanting weight, lower pitch of voice
timbre: the way voice feels e.g. breathing, posture
prosody: rhythm (e.g. not monotone)
pace: e.g. slow to emphasize
pitch: e.g. make pitch high or low
volume: e.g. higher to emphasize

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exercise the following before making a presentation

arms up to sigh out with ahh
lips with ba ba
lips with brrr
tongue with la
tongue rolling an r
siren from we to aww