Author Jeremy Donovan's in depth study of World Champion speakers suggests the most effective transitions are those which have a large contrast between styles (e.g., speaking strongly for the beginning of the speech, then switching to a softer, more "thinking" style during the transition (e.g., [strongly] "Sometimes change happens suddenly. [softer] I'll never forget that day, many years ago when I had a sudden change in my life. I was five...")
Transitioning,
Transitioning,
Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
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