Class reporting and having a low-pitch voice?
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Low pitch or low volume?\nI would think a deep voice would be a good thing.\nPerhaps he needs to project his voice more.\nOr try talking in a falsetto.\n\nBeing nervous is a common thing for speakers.  I would try and be as familiar with the subject as possible, so that you aren't tied to your notes the whole time.  Remember to breathe deeply, take pauses, and make eye contact throughout the room.  The more you speak the easier it becomes.
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Volume, obviously, though whether this comands authority or loses it is a matter of debate.\n\nOffering what are called 'back-channel' indicators of either approval or disapproval with what the student is saying, such as "yes, mm-hmm" or "well, mmm" etc.\n\nTaking answers and recycling them into the next question to maintain attention, for example: "What did you do for your summer holidays?" "I went swimming." "You went swimming? Where did you do swimming?" Alternatively, ignoring irrelevant answers and moving onto the relevant stuff.\n\nAsking closed 'yes/no' questions to get only the reply they want.\n\nPace. Slowing down if less people are paying attention.\n\nAlso, just by virtue of being the asker and not the answerer, this already establishes a power-differential between teacher and student(s).\n\nFinally, depending on the type of teacher and class, silence can be hugely effective. One of my lecturers can just stand at the front without saying a word and glare a packed lecture theatre into silence in about half a second. Scary.
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That sounds like a pretty broad range of subject.  I agree that you need to find something that interests you or you will  not be able to follow through with it completely.  If you are going to present this in front of a class, it might be nice to come up with something that has some kind of demonstration or audio/visual element to it because people generally have a very short attention span when you are just talking.\n\nIf you are just turning in a report, I would still try to incorporate some kind of graphics into the report.  For example, if you do something about the civil war you could include maps that would aid in your discussion.  Or, if you do something technology related you could include pictures of the item, and/or circuit or mechanical drawings, and maybe even graphs with data plotted.  BUT, whatever you include, be sure you can explain it. don't just throw in stuff that looks good if you can't back it up somehow.
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You can try Dragon Naturally Speaking.  I just spoke with somebody who is implementing the medical version of it for the pathology department at the hospital I work at.  He said out of the box the accuracy rate is around 98%.\n\nIt can both take your voice dictation into Microsoft Word, and read back what you write.  It costs about $180.
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I found the link below that offers online lessons with sound bites... maybe it'll work for you.. good luck
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We've chosen to go indepenent, since you can last longer that way. It's much harder, but you don't have to worry about beaurocracy and politics. But I'm open minded. I'd like to hear about it...\n\nAdd on: Oh I thought you said RECORD deal. What you're talking about is a new idea for recording. I like it actually. What I'm thinking is that it wouldn't be good in the class room (might come off the wrong way IN class), but if a student was having a hard time remembering stuff, the teacher could pick out the favorite genre of that student and then give them a CD with that stuff in the lyrics, and then they could listen to it while driving and actually enjoy the music in the background. The problem is with ADD and ADHD (I'm ADHD) you tend to listen more to the music and ignore the lyrics. But there would be so much material you could use. That sounds like it could make alot of money IF you didn't make it lame. (Which is very, VERY hard these days)\n\nAnother plus: It would help to save music...Kids these days aren't really into good music.
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Turn your mic recorder volume down.\nOr turn your speakrs down\nGet a dedicated head set that allows control
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Yahoo messenger has free p.c to p.c calls.  A microphone helps, but even if you don't have one you get fairly good sound.
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What State?  I'll try to find more.\nThis is what I found so far.\n\nSanctioning Teachers for Inappropriate Classroom Speech: A Case Note from Montana \nJournal Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education
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I've found that incorporating group activities is a good way to break the (sometimes) monotony of a class, and it gives the students a chance to apply the concepts you've been discussing.\n\nYou can also try bringing in outside materials - guest speakers, films, music, etc., that can be used to illustrate whatever you're teaching.\n\nAnother way is to have the students teach particular chapters or concepts; it forces them to learn and sometimes having students teach will keep their peers' attention better!\n\nA straight lecture for an hour or more does no one good. Good luck!
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It depends on if you're a student or a teacher. Today, I had 2 students sit in time out away from the other students who happened to be talking a lot. I made sure they understood why they were being placed there for their actions and made it clear to the class as well so they would learn not to follow the behavior of this student. Also, calling home helps for most severe students, as well as trash pick-up, or detention with you doing standards about talking in class. Why not have everyone do it if it's really everyone?\nIf you're a student, you can help the teacher by telling the class to be quiet and remind them that the faster thier quiet, the faster you guys finish whatever it is you're doing and are able to leave for recess, lunch, class period, etc. Good luck.
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Yes it is! Try using a program like "All Sound Recorder" or something similar. There are all kinds of "What You Hear" type recorders out there and you can probably get the free trial to handle the sound you want to record. Hope this helps. :)
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They're microphone settings.  "dictation" is more sensetive because it's meant you record you speaking directly into it.  Use "meeting" to tape a seminar.  The microphone will be more sensitive to pick up sounds far away.
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make it flashy and include the above information from others.  If you make it long just with noises and cool effects, it will get the extra Presentation grade.  it worked for me
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Normal speaking voice =)
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I know it is easier said, but first try power of silence. It worked for me.  Once you enter into the classroom, you simple have to take charge, stand in front of the class and do not move or say anything until you get total attention of all the students.\n\nSilence is powerful. It took the student about 15 minutes before I got complete silence.  The teacher next door ran to the principal requesting that I be employed full time and this was what they did. The vacancy resulted because the last two teachers for this class could not take it no more and gave up the plan book never to return.   \n\nSecond lay down you class rule.  I had one rule: If you want to stay, you must obey.\n\nThird, inform them that you will have phone numbers, address, and emails to make contact with their parents and guardians.\n\nAlso so not call on anyone in your class to do something before giving them advance notice or before you know them individually. I had an 11th grade student who acted up in class only when students were asked to read in class.  Why? The student could not read and did anything to avoid called upon to read.  So get to know your students. \n\nFinally ask each student to write something about them self and turn it in to you. If it is the lower class ask them to say it while you take time to write what they say.  Now that you are in control, you can teach, not baby sit.
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Use an old paper that you got an A on and turn it into a speech.  I did this often in my speech class... I'd take an essay I had to write for english (with a good grade) and make a speech out of it.  Chose something you feel passionate about (this is important - because if you get lost during the speech, you can say anything that comes to mind)... write up an intro, three points, and a conclusion.  Simple.