Bryan's eloquence is his low, bell-like voice. Shakespeare said that a soft,

gentle, low voice was "an excellent thing in woman;" it is no less so in man,

for a voice need not be blatant to be powerful,--and _must_ not be, to be

pleasing.

 

In closing, let us emphasize anew the importance of using variety of pitch. You

sing up and down the scale, first touching one note and then another above or

below it. Do likewise in speaking.

 

Thought and individual taste must generally be your guide as to where to use a

low, a moderate, or a high pitch.

 

QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES

 

1. Name two methods of destroying monotony and gaining force in speaking.

 

2. Why is a continual change of pitch necessary in speaking?

 

3. Notice your habitual tones in speaking. Are they too high to be pleasant?

 

4. Do we express the following thoughts and emotions in a low or a high pitch?

Which may be expressed in either high or low pitch? Excitement. Victory. Defeat.

Sorrow. Love. Earnestness. Fear.

 

5. How would you naturally vary the pitch in introducing an explanatory or