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Here are some more aticulation exercises for you to practice

1. Around and round the rough and rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.
2. He sawed six sleek, slim, slender saplings in twain.
3. The seething sea ceaseth, and thus the seething sea sufficeth us.
4. Sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack; sheep should sleep in a shed.
5. Hang the table cloth close to the clothes and close the clothes basket.
6. A box of mixed biscuits and a biscuit mixer.
7. Did you copper bottom 'em, sir? No, I aluminumed 'em, mum.

Well done to everyone who came this week. It was good to see a few new faces again this week. Everyone is welcome to join in, no previous experience required!

In this session we really focused on using your voice. Eye contact will be a recurring theme and will also be noted next week

Remember

Eye Contact
Sweep or stay
Don’t go overboard
Z formation

Voice
Balanced alignment or stance
Deep breathing
Projection
Articulation
Vary your tone and inflection
Pause if you need to
Talk to the audience

Our lecturers tell us they love it when we are critical of the readings they set, the lectures they give, the ideas they raise. Hmmn. This can seem a little strange at first. Some of us want to ask: Are we being lured by the critical analysis carrot, which leads only to the dungeon of bad grades?