Voice Training Beaconhouse – Research on Voice and Speech

For this practice, we ask you to listen to examples of teachers speaking in a specific voice before recording your own samples; please listen carefully to how they express the different voices and try to follow their examples. First, please listen to the neutral example, then record your own voice. Next, listen to the autonomy-supportive example before you record your own voice. Finally, please listen to the controlling sounding example before you record your controlling version. Please be patient while your files are saved. If you have made a mistake, simply repeat the sentences. Do not start the recording again. Thank you.

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PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE EXAMPLES BEFORE YOU RECORD YOUR OWN NEUTRAL SOUNDING VOICE

PLEASE USE A NEUTRAL VOICE: • Today we are going to look at ‘haiku’ in poetry. • We must pay close attention to see the reaction. • You all need to be ready by the count of ten. • Could everyone get your green notebooks and a pencil? • What’s happened? • Children in many parts of the world do not even have one meal a day. • It is time to tidy up all your belongings. • It is very important that you do this now. • Please put your backpacks on. • I don’t need you to write anything down. • Can I have your focus? • I’m waiting for people to quiet down. • We are going out now. • First, we will line up with no-one speaking, then we will leave the classroom, still in silence, and walk into assembly. • You will be working on this as a team.

PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE EXAMPLES BEFORE YOU RECORD YOUR OWN AUTONOMY-SUPPORTIVE SOUNDING VOICE

PLEASE USE AN AUTONOMY-SUPPORTIVE VOICE: Does anyone know the answer? • Well done on that task. • Would anyone like to come up and show us how they did it? • What do you think happens next? • This is very interesting • Let’s find a time when we can talk about it later. • We can sort this out. • Tell me what's wrong. • You don’t seem yourself today. • It seems you need to take some time out. • I want to hear what you think. • There is no reason why you can’t do better. • Why are you crying? • I can’t quite hear you. • If you put all your effort in you could do better next time.

PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE EXAMPLES BEFORE YOU RECORD YOUR OWN CONTROLLING SOUNDING VOICE

PLEASE USE A CONTROLLING VOICE: • I've told you not to do that. • You should listen to me. • Sit down! • Watch out for the car. • No, don’t do that. • It's time everyone settled down now. • I need your attention. • That's enough for now. • Listen up. • Pay attention. • Please keep in mind, you are not supposed to touch that. • That’s your last warning. • You will all have to be quiet now • Stop chatting. • I don’t want to have to say this again, I need silence in the class.