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Welcome: THTR10019 Clear Speech and Communication (CSC)

This document provides information about the Clear Speech and Communication (CSC) subject for Semester 2, 2020. It includes contact details for the subject coordinator and tutors, tutorial times, an overview of what CSC involves including key voice, speech and communication skills, learning outcomes, assessment details and Zoom etiquette guidelines. The subject aims to develop students' clear pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary and overall communication abilities in English.

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Welcome: THTR10019 Clear Speech and Communication (CSC)

This document provides information about the Clear Speech and Communication (CSC) subject for Semester 2, 2020. It includes contact details for the subject coordinator and tutors, tutorial times, an overview of what CSC involves including key voice, speech and communication skills, learning outcomes, assessment details and Zoom etiquette guidelines. The subject aims to develop students' clear pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary and overall communication abilities in English.

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WELCOME

THTR10019

Clear Speech and


Communication (CSC)

Semester 2, 2020
Contact Details
Coordinator: Amy Hume Tutor: Mark Wong
E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
P: (03) 9035 9069 P: 0422 588 914

Tutor: Lisa Dallinger Tutor: Nikki Zhao


E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
Tutorial Days & Times
MARK WONG LISA DALLINGER NIKKI ZHAO
Tue, 10:30AM Tue, 4PM Tue, 10:30AM
Tue, 2PM Wed, 10:30AM Thu, 10:30AM
Tue, 4PM Wed, 2PM Thu, 2PM
Fri, 10:30AM Wed, 4PM Thu, 4PM
Fri, 2PM
Fri, 4PM
CANVAS
lms.unimelb.edu.au
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What is CSC?
• CSC is a subject that aims to develop clear speech, fluency, and
overall communication skills for students where English is an
additional language.

• CSC is practical and interactive – you will learn exercises to help


you use your voice more effectively in casual conversation as well as
in formal communication.

• CSC enhances verbal communication skills in readiness for academic,


social and professional environments.
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What will you learn?

VOICE SPEECH
SKILLS THREE
SKILLS
ESSENTIAL
SKILLS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS 7
VOICE SKILLS SPEECH SKILLS
• Posture & Alignment • Phonemic Sounds
• Breathing • Word & Sentence Stress
• Phonation (Onsets) • Connected Speech
• Vocal Dynamics (Tone, • Intonation
Resonance, Range) • Rhythm (Pause and
• Articulation Pace)

COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
• Slang & Expressions
• Self-Introduction
• How to Pitch
• Storytelling
• Small talk
• Intention (why)
• Non-verbal gestures
• Listening skills

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Learning Outcomes
1. Clearer pronunciation of English words and phrases

2. Increased fluency and accuracy in articulation

3. Increased spoken vocabulary (slang, idioms, phrasal verbs)

4. Deeper understanding of grammatical syntax in conversation

5. Improved speaking and listening skills

6. Increased understanding of phonetics and intonation patterns in


connected speech
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Assessments

“Stay diagnostic even


as you take action.”

~ Ronald Heifetz
Assessment Overview
Practical Class Work (25%)
• Participation in class discussions
• Participation on Canvas (Discussion Board)

Practical Assessment of Assigned Tasks (75%)


• Assignment 1 – Self-Introduction Video (5%) – due in Week 3
• Assignment 2 – One-Minute Pitch (15%) – due in Week 6
• Assignment 3 – Final Oral Presentation (30%) – in Week 11
• Assignment 4 – Reflective Journal (25%) – due in Week 12
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Attendance

Attendance is compulsory for ALL classes!

If you are unwell and have sought out medical assistance, please
provide us with a copy of your medical certificate.

Please let your tutor know in advance if you need to move to a different
tutorial class that particular week.
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Posture
&
Alignment
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Posture & Alignment

“Physical alignment (or posture) contributes to your balance, ease of


movement, sense of well-being, health, energy, ease of breathing, and
efficient voice production, as well as to how others perceive you. […]
When alignment is poor and muscles are tight … rather than being
expansive and free, the body shrinks, making it difficult to move,
breathe easily, or engage in physical activity without danger of injury.”

Dr. Meribeth Bunch Dayme


The Performer’s Voice (2005)
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Posture & Alignment

Common Postural & Alignment Faults:


• Slumping or slouching
• Lifting the chest up too high / pulling the shoulders back and down
• Raised and held shoulders
• Head pushed too far forward / pulled too far back
• Over-arching of the lower back / locked knees
• Not sitting on the sitting bones
• Body weight not equally distributed down both legs
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Posture & Alignment

1. Which standing posture


do you find yourself in
most of the time?

2. Which do you think is the


ideal standing posture,
and why?

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Posture & Alignment

1. Which sitting posture


do you find yourself in
most of the time?

2. Which do you think is


the ideal sitting
posture?

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Try to keep your eye level Head releasing up and
parallel to the ground away from the spine

Keep shoulders and Give your back some


chest open and relaxed, love too! Allow the
not raised and tensed back to expand and
contract as well!

Allow arms to hang Allow the hips (pelvis)


loosely down either to be free and mobile
sides of your body

50:50 weight distribution Keep your knee joints


across both legs unlocked/bouncy/springy

Base of the feet making full Make sure you are not
contact with the ground leaning too far forward or
too far back (on your heels) 18
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Posture & Alignment

What good postural alignment is really about:


• Keeping the whole body in balance so it can function effectively

• Physical freedom for movement and expression

• Maintaining postural integrity and spine health

• Keeping the body open, active and responsive to stimulus

• Awareness and understanding of our own self


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Breathing

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Breathing

“You have the right to [breathe]. You have the right to take the breath
you need. You have the right to take time you need to breathe. So what
goes wrong? A series of ‘holds’. […] Holds are found in the shoulders,
upper chest, back and lower abdomen. The reasons for any hold can be
found in injuries, vanity, bad posture, held shoulders etc. Any tension
stops the breath from flowing in, swelling the lungs and releasing
muscles all through the torso.”

Patsy Rodenburg
The Right to Speak (1992)
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Breathing
Common causes of breathing problems:
• Asthma
• Allergies
• Respiratory infections/diseases (E.g. COVID-19, influenza)
• Injuries (particularly around the head/neck/chest region)
• Poor posture (standing/sitting/lying down)
• Tension in the body (head, neck, shoulders, torso, hips, knees, feet)
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Breathing

“We know that life begins with the first breath


and ends with the last. But it is how we breathe in
between the first and the last that greatly impacts
how well we live this life.”

Nancy Zi
The Art of Breathing (2000) – 4th ed.
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Zoom
Etiquette

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Zoom Etiquette

Pre-Zoom meeting:
• Dress in the attire you would wear to class

• Make sure your work/study station is properly set up

• Keep a bottle or glass of water near you for quick hydration

• Keep your room properly ventilated

• Use the toilet before the start of your tutorial class


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Zoom Etiquette

During Zoom meeting:


• Keep your video and audio ON until further advised by your tutor

• Please do not eat in the middle of tutorial

• Please do not get up and walk around (you will be given a break)

• Use the reaction icon if you want to volunteer to answer a question

• Use the chatroom if you need to communicate with your classmates


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Bibliography
Bunch Dayme, M. (2005) The Performer’s Voice: Realizing Your Vocal Potential, New
York, W. W. Norton & Company Inc.

Malde, M., Allen, M. & Zeller, K. (2009) What Every Singer Needs to Know About the
Body, San Diego, Plural Publishing Inc.

McCallion, M. (1998) The Voice Book (2nd ed.), London, Faber & Faber.

Morrison, M. (2001) Clear Speech (4th ed.), London, Bloomsbury.

Rodenburg, P. (2009) Presence: How to Use Positive Energy for Success, London, Penguin
Books.

Rodenburg, P. (1992) The Right to Speak, London, Methuen Drama.


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Thank you

“Do the best you can until you


know better. Then when you
know better, do better.”
~ Maya Angelou

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