Essays Tagged: "tone of voice"

The Art of Persuasive Speaking

of our society today. You present yourself and your attitude in what you say and how you act. Your tone of voice controls the way people perceive you and can greatly enhance or detract from the messa ... get the grand-daddies of all the smooth talkers, the infomercial people. All these people use their tone of voice and volume successfully to make you do what they want you to do, buy their product or ...

(2 pages) 204 1 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Elizibeth Bishop's thought-provoking poem entitled "Filling Station"

and expressions through the language devices of voice and metaphor.In Filling Station, Bishop uses tone of voice brilliantly, through the use of phonetics, to create the poem'sinitial atmosphere. The ... they pass on by. Not only are [oi] and [ow] sounds effectively used in this poem tocreate a unique tone but so is the use of the cacophony [k] sound. In-between the oozing effect of the oil, thereade ...

(4 pages) 87 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Respect

way we answer the phone, the way we dress when we are at work, the way we speak to each other, out tone of voice when we speak, the way we use eye contact, our gestures when we speak to people, and o ...

(8 pages) 119 0 3.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Philisophy of Science Admissions Essay

on of "Alice in Wonderland", I am the Cheshire Cat and the Daisy Flower. I had difficulties with my tone of voice and facial expressions. I handled these difficulties my experimenting with different w ...

(2 pages) 71 0 2.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Is face-to-face (F2F) communication necessary for the expression of emotions? What effects have the use of SMS on the development and maintenance of relationships today?

t' or argument about things in general but they give information about the expressing organism. The tone of voice, non-verbal cues, facial expressions, bodily movement provide us with information abou ...

(4 pages) 120 0 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Communication Process Paper.

ed, the communication role when involving speaking, expressing through body language, facial looks, tone of voice and even through the smallest gestures will always communicate a message to the receiv ...

(3 pages) 589 2 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

A step by Step guide to writing essays on poems.

ly but in a natural, lively or dramatic way - not dull and flat!This will help you find the correct tone of voice that will let you discover poet's attitude towards his or her subject matter.Notice an ... ut why this happens - it suggests a change in attitude.Look out especially for the use of an ironic tone of voice, when one thing is said but altogether another is hinted at.Read through the whole poe ...

(14 pages) 217 1 2.7 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Communication Process Report: Successful & Unsuccessful Communication Relating to Noises

ed, the communication role when involving speaking, expressing through body language, facial looks, tone of voice and even through the smallest gestures will always communicate a message to the receiv ...

(4 pages) 390 1 3.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Congruence

gin to argue that fact, and declare that it was not me who was upset, even though my body language, tone of voice, and language had shown others that indeed I was very angry. I look back on my earlier ...

(2 pages) 25 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Differences in conversation style: men and women

s are:- Who gets heard?- Who gets credit?- What gets done?Linguistic style- certain way of telling (tone of voice, rate of speed, degree of loudness);- person's characteristic speaking pattern;- set o ...

(3 pages) 251 4 3.6 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Communication Process Report

ed, the communication role when involving speaking, expressing through body language, facial looks, tone of voice and even through the smallest gestures will always communicate a message to the receiv ...

(4 pages) 238 2 4.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Story called "rice"

a late pass at sat himself rite next to me. He said to me "Hello Jamal how's it going", in an evil tone of voice. I sat back in my seat and gulped.You see I wasn't the kind of guy to step up to Vince ...

(3 pages) 20 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Car Salesman

ny kids I had, what was my occupation etc. Now throughout all of this I am noticing his interesting tone of voice. I'm sure we've all heard it. The low toned, almost radio announcer type voice. "I kno ...

(1 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

How Do Men and Women Speak?

women do not speak using different forms of language. For example, their style of speech and their tone of voice can be different because women's speech is more pleading and quiet. In contrast, men's ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.6 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

"Great Expectations" - Charles Dickens - Atmosphere/ambience and how it is developed (notes easliy converted to essay)

narrator (Pip) and the characters affects the atmosphere of the story greatly. For example, a cold tone is used in Estella's speech to develop a harsh atmosphere. The tone of voice reflects the mood ... tmosphere. The tone of voice reflects the mood of the scene and often the atmosphere changes as the tone of the narrator and that of the character changes.* When the Pip is under certain circumstances ...

(5 pages) 23 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Self Conceptions in "Julius Caesar"

re usually very different than how others opinions of us. Depending on one's actions, words or even tone of voice, one may misrepresent oneself and be misinterpreted. One may be so arrogant or so humb ...

(5 pages) 14 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

The Soundtrack of "American Beauty"

. The joyful and uplifting music ironically compliments Lester's sad and yet humorous lifestyle and tone of voice. While the score is also played for the closing monologue, different parts of the song ...

(2 pages) 20 0 0.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

5 Factors that may impair with Cross Culture Communication

ms rude to the other East Indian. But it comes to a disagreeable to people who are not used to this tone of voice. When the two people are not communicating on the same level, then it comes to a total ...

(2 pages) 88 0 4.3 Nov/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Body Language Communication

onverbal. 55% of communication is based on what people see and the other 38% is transmitted through tone of voice." Ramsey (2005). This paper will help you understand body language at work and how peo ...

(5 pages) 186 0 4.5 Dec/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

¡§When I Heard The Learn¡¦d Astronomer¡¨Walt Whitman

up at the night sky. The speaker generates different moods in the course of the poem by a shift of tone of voice. Although the poem is written in one single stanza, we can clearly see that there is a ... and sick;. After this, word choice sequence changes to make the rest of the poem into a dreamier tone. Whitman describes how the speaker :[glides] out; and :[wanders]; off by himself in the ...

(2 pages) 1416 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers