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32: Real Talking Tips - Word Emphasis - Let's Make it (Parenthetical)
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A Parenthetical statement is a way of expressing additional information. It could be a year, number, point of view, quote, clarification, personal insight, or legal disclaimer. Sometimes the parenthetical is an opportunity to show personality and opinion. Other times, it’s spoken quicker to hide the small print, legal information, or incidental or explanatory thought.
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It’s easy for us to see and acknowledge parentheses when it’s written. But how do you take that typed curved set of brackets ( ), dash -, ellipses... , or off-set commas, and translate the written information into speech and conversation? Practice adding parenthetical speech and movements in this 6th of 11 Word Emphasis lessons.
Each element of the Word Emphasis Chart [introduced in Episode 27] adds variety and attitude to words and phrases! In the last four episodes, we added a Dot (·), Arrow Up (), Caret Up (^), Arrow Down (), Caret Down (v), Wiggle (˜), and Stretch ( ___ ). Practice along with the Real Talking Tips vidcast, podcast, and blog, my Elaine Clark app - Adding Melody To Your Voice, and my best selling books, There’s Money Where Your Mouth Is and Voice-Overs for Podcasting. For even more info, visit ElaineClarkVO.com/podcast.
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