Surely you have heard a drunk babbling before. Hard to understand, isn't it?
You will only be well understood if the two basic building blocks of language, i.e. sound and noise, come into their own. As soon as this balance is disturbed, crucial things are missing.
In the case of drunks, this balance is disturbed. His emotional messages are usually quite clear, because they are transported via the sounding (=vibrating) elements of language, i.e. via vowels and sounders (these are m, n or even the voiced w or s). When babbling the consonants are missing, and the content is already hardly understandable, because only they give the language the necessary beat and rhythm. Conversely, overly consonant, choppy speech is easier to understand than "lazy" mumbling, but it usually seems emotionless and leaves the listeners rather cold.
The way of speaking is perceived as particularly pleasant and easy to understand when relaxed intonation (larynx) and pleasurable articulation (mouth, tongue, facial expressions) interact in a way that is appropriate to the situation. And this is always guaranteed when moving but relaxed breathing gets the voice going. A good, balanced way of speaking requires springy and free breathing. It is the driving force and has a decisive influence on the voice, because the pitch is "driven" exclusively by the air we breathe.
So what is the "right" breathing now? In my book "Secret Seducer Voice" you will learn more about how to best bring your breathing powers to bear. This is the best prerequisite for a sonorous voice and an intelligible way of speaking.
Reading tip: "Secret Seducer Voice. Voice as a success factor. 77 Answers to the Unconscious Power in Communication" by Arno Fischbacher, Soft Skills Kompakt, Junfermann Verlag, Paderborn. 3rd edition. Order here on Amazon
Once again a great tip with an "aha effect" Mr. Fischbacher. It's nice not only to master these techniques, but also, as in this article, to be able to teach them well.
If you write: "A good, balanced way of speaking requires springy and free breathing", then this will certainly succeed best if you can also muster a certain enthusiasm or even passion for the topic you are talking about. Correct?
Dear Mr. Wenderoth,
yes, inner enthusiasm or even passion for a topic is a great prerequisite, because it usually leads to an upright, approachable and dynamic posture when speaking. And that usually makes the voice sound fuller and clearer.
However, there is no guarantee, as I can often observe. Because as soon as the inner or outer pressure says, "I absolutely have to achieve this goal!", the voice tenses up.
The only thing that helps is a lot of body and voice awareness to counteract this. Then enthusiasm and passion are conveyed in pleasant tones.
Sincerely, Arno Fischbacher