{"id":1459,"date":"2010-11-06T18:24:21","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T18:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2011-10-30T00:06:30","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T23:06:30","slug":"diction-and-vocal-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/personal-development\/diction-and-vocal-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Diction And Vocal Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note Good diction and speech \u00a0is NOT about changing your accent or making you \u2018talk posh\u2019. It is About clarity \u2013 making sure what you say is heard.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"_mcePaste\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Vocal Exercise<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Big smile showing teeth<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Extend tongue between teach<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Sing\/read above lyrics remaining in above position (try not to bite your tongue!)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Key points<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Start slowly and carefully.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Make sure the beginning and end of each word is crisp and avoid running the words together.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Repeat the song\/lyric\u2019s getting faster and clearer<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practice\/Exercise\u00a0with the song below this word-\u00a0Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious. Yes it a bit of a mouth full, but its a fun word which means Fantastic, very wonderful etc.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Just for the record<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious, has 34 letters 14 Syllables which makes the word an excellent vocal work out .<\/p>\n<p>The word Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious can be used as an exclamation, or as a way to describe joyful feeling, lovely, surprises and the things that delights you.\u00a0The word is similar to the words \u2018stupendous\u2019 or \u2018wonderful<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Examples\u2026<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Feel Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious<\/li>\n<li>That is Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">It was Supercalifragilisticexpidalidocious<\/div>\n<div>Here we go using the direction above\u00a0 sing or read these Song lyric\u2019s<\/div>\n<div>Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay<\/div>\n<div>Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!<\/div>\n<div>Even though the sound of it<\/div>\n<div>Is something quite atrocious<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">If you say it loud enough<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">You\u2019ll always sound precocious<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!<\/div>\n<p><strong>Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay<\/div>\n<div>Because I was afraid to speak<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">When I was just a lad<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">My father gave me nose a tweak<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">And told me I was bad<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">But then one day I learned a word<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">That saved me aching nose<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">The biggest word I ever heard<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">And this is how it goes:<\/div>\n<div>Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Even though the sound of it<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Is something quite atrocious<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">If you say it loud enough<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">You\u2019ll always sound precocious<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!<\/div>\n<p><strong>Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay<\/div>\n<div>So when the cat has got your tongue<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">There\u2019s no need for dismay<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Just summon up this word<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">And then you\u2019ve got a lot to say<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">But better use it carefully<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Or it may change your life<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">One night I said it to me girl<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">And now me girl\u2019s my wife!<\/div>\n<div>Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!<\/div>\n<p><strong>Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Even though the sound of it<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Is something quite atrocious<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">If you say it loud enough<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">You\u2019ll always sound precocious<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Some of the benefit of this Diction\/Speech\u00a0Exercise are:-<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthening and stretching the muscles involved in speech<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Improving vocal clarity<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Bringing to your attention habitual speech patterns which may be less than Perfect!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; 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