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100 Things Every Presenter Needs to Know About People
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100 Things Every Presenter Needs to Know About People

by Susan Weinschenk
May 2012
Beginner
272 pages
6h 8m
English
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77. People Assign Meaning to Your Tone of Voice

If you’ve ever eavesdropped on a conversation in a country where you did not speak the language, you might have been surprised to find yourself following along and picking up the feeling of the conversation even though you didn’t understand any of the words or literal meaning.

This is an entire field of research, and it’s called paralinguistics. It refers to vocal communication that is separate from the words that are spoken.

Think about this for a minute. You can say, “Sure, I’ll go with you to the store” in many different ways. You can say it with a lot of enthusiasm, with sarcasm, or with boredom. The way you say the sentence conveys as much meaning—or more—as the words themselves.

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