Terrified of public speaking? Start with what you really want to say. (Louise Tickle)

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Louise Tickle, a freelance journalist, starts an article with a story about an invitation that had dropped into her inbox. She was asked to give a lecture to the charity Family Rights Group. After receiving that, she was worried about not only writing a mini-dissertation, but also the confidence in her voice. Despite the fact that Louise used to have different talks with other people as a journalist, she was sure that her voice sounds a bit thin and high, even a bit girly.

  Suddenly, she discovered that this problem is not unique. In history of world broadcasting, there has been lots of prejudice about women’s voices. For example, in UK women weren’t allowed to read television news on national programmes until 1975. According to the Daily Express and the Sunday Dispatch, women’s voices don’t have enough strength in their voices to articulate their opinions. Even if women could give public speaking they were under pressure because their voices were too tough.

  To solve the fear of public speaking, Louise decided to take a couple of exercises to improve her voice and be more confident in herself. In her opinion, journalists’ job is not to talk about themselves, but to report the stories of the others, and so she wasn’t sure that she has the authority to speak. In addition, her coach explained to her that for giving a good public speaking Louise have to improve not only the way of speaking, but to use her own feelings to show the audience that she’s an absolutely sure about the subject she is speaking about.

Things I would like to learn about:
Does the society have the same opinion about women’s voices on TV programmes?

What exercises can help to make voice stronger?
Should the journalists be more opened with their readers?


References:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/apr/09/terrified-of-public-speaking-start-with-what-you-really-want-to-say



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  1. Юля7 октября 2018 г. в 01:17

    Hello, Darya:)
    I have some questions about this article:
    1. Is it a popular problem among journalists?
    2. What are the exersises which can make your voice stronger?
    3. Were womens from other countries allowed to read news?

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    1. Дарья8 октября 2018 г. в 22:04

      Hello, Julia.
      Your questions are very good. I'll answer them as soon as possible :)
      Have a nice day!
      Your groupmate,
      Daria
      ♥♥♥

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  2. Anastasia Lobanova8 октября 2018 г. в 22:10

    Thank you, Dasha. Very well! ♥

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  3. Anastasia Petukhova8 октября 2018 г. в 22:17

    Hello, Darya!
    I like your summary very much. Is is very interesting and useful.
    I have some questions:
    1) Why have you choosen this article?
    2) Which exercises can help person to improve his voice?

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    1. Дарья8 октября 2018 г. в 22:21

      Oh, hello Anastasia!
      Thank you for your questions, they"re very interesting.
      I'll answer them as soon as possible :)
      Have a nice day!
      ♥♥♥

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