JUNCTURE,

RATE OF SPEECH
& VOLUME
 LET’S READ!
•Ice cream - I scream
•might rain - my train
•all that I'm after today -
all the time after today
•He lies - heal eyes
•keep sticking-
keeps ticking
•it sprays so be
careful - it’s praise
so be careful.
•play nice – plain ice.
•JUNCTURE – IS A PAUSE OR A
SLIGHT DELAY IN A CONTINUOUS
FLOW OF SPEECH

•PAUSES – ARE INTERVALS OF

SILENCE BETWEEN OR WITH IN
WORDS, PHRASES OR SENTENCES.
 RATE OF SPEECH
•Rate of speaking refers to how fast or slow
you speak. If you speak too fast, your
audience will not be able to absorb the
information you present. If you speak too
slowly, the audience may lose interest. The
key is to vary your rate of speaking in a
middle range, staying away from either
extreme, in order to keep your audience
engaged. 
• INTERPRETING SPEECH PACE

• A FASTER SPEAKING SPEED SIGNALS URGENCY, EXCITEMENT, PASSION

OR RAW EMOTION. 

IN CONTRAST A SLOWER SPEAKING RATE SIGNALS IMPORTANCE,

SERIOUSNESS OR SIGNIFICANT IDEAS. SLOW SAYS: 'LISTEN UP! YOU
NEED TO KNOW THIS.'
• A NEW CONCEPT OR  COMPLEX INFORMATION MAY NEED TO BE
DELIVERED SLOWLY TO GIVE THE AUDIENCE TIME TO GRASP IT BEFORE
MOVING ON. 

'SLOW' IS ALSO USEFUL FOR SUMMARIZING MATERIAL.

• THE COMBINATION OF SLOW, FAST, AND MEDIUM SPEED MAKES YOUR

SPEECH EASIER TO LISTEN TO.
 VOLUME
•Volume refers to how loud or soft
your voice is. As with speaking rate,
you want to avoid the extremes of
being too loud or too soft, but still
vary your volume within an
acceptable middle range. 
LET’S TRY
IT!