When reading from a text (e.g., reading a story taken from a book), make the text bold, 24 point or greater, 2 1/2
spaced, and print out the text.
Then go
through the text and draw "/" marks between the places which are
short phrases and where you would take a natural pause (e.g., "Four score
and seven years ago / our fathers brought forth on this continent /
...").
Put the pages side by side with one page on the left and rest of the pages on the right. When reading, first read up
to the first "/" silently in your mind, then look at someone in the
audience and REPEAT out loud what you just read in your mind. Continue this throughout the reading: read
silently up to the next "/", then look at a different person in the
audience and repeat out loud what you just read in your mind.
As you read, when you are about half-way through the page on the right, slide the page over from the right side onto the left, and continue reading.
Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
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