Week 2
Week 2
Week 2
WEEK 2
Observe the facial
Expression expressions and the body
LINK TO THE VIDEO.
Prosody is expressiveness in
speech.
Prosody refers to what happens
to phonemes in connected
speech (sentences).
What is Three components of prosody
prosody? that we will study:
Pause
Intonation (the variation of
pitch)
Stress
CORRECTION
PRIMARY ACCENTS IN THE 1ST § from HAPPY CITIES
So, I'm here to talk to you about how to make háppier cíties, and I want to begin by telling you a
quick story. So back in 2011, I was invited by the Gúggenheim Múseum to help create an úrban
láboratory in this empty lot in Manhátan. We had three months to play, and the curátors kept
saying, “Láboratory, láboratory!”, so I thought, “Okay, if it's a lab, let's conduct some
expériments.” So, the first expériment was called “Love Night,” and I asked, “Can we transform
this basically empty lot into a machine that will get New Yorkers to like and trust each other more
for one night?” Now, I'm a small-town guy, and this was the heart of the úrban jungle. The Lower
East Side was gritty, it was dirty, it was crowded, it was noisy, and it was a place of cónflict
between rich and poor. How was I going to get them to like and trust each other? More, I realized
early on that I may need some help. So, I called up what I call a team of superhero
experimentálists.
Learning
Prosody with
the Tracking
Method
Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328827353_%27Tracking%27_-
_a_method_for_teaching_prosody_to_ESL_learners
Pause
A break in speaking, a moment of
silence, that occurs between
vocalizations
Silent gaps due to hesitation
Pause are not pauses.
Discourse markers are not
pauses (eg. well, right, so, you
know, I mean, now, like, oh…).
Allow the speaker to breathe, gather his thoughts, forward
plan
Create semantic boundaries (eg. clause boundaries) and
narrative segmentation
Provide semantic focus (emphasize, or dileneate, a key
word or point)
Source:
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/informing/events/2511-
virtual/melissa_rancourt_inio_meeting.pdf
The art of using stories or narratives to
engage your audience and make a
message or a piece of information clear.
It is a tool which is used to
communicate efficiently.
What is There are many different ways to tell a
storytelling? story (written, oral, artistic, visual,
digital, etc.).
There are many different goals of
storytelling (entertainment, instruction,
persuasion, social impact, etc.)
What do you want to specifically
Tip #1: Before achieve in this communication?
you begin, What do you want people to
think about feel/think/do after listening to
the end game. your story?
Remember the Rule of 3. In short-
term memory, we can only
remember 3 things.
Tip #2 : It’s all Beginning, middle, end
about structure,
1: Character
structure,
structure. 2: Problem / conflict / dilemma
3: Resolution / transformation
Break any idea into three parts.
How will the audience experience
Tip #3 : Find your story? Can they identify with
it?
the
Speak to their senses. Provide
emotional
details to pull your audience into
connection. your story.
JACK MA'S STORY
Example : 1. Character 0’00”
Jack Ma 2. Problem 0’40”
(founder of the
Alibaba group) 3. Resolution/transformation: 1’22”
An olive tree
A set of old wooden pinsWhat are the stories of these
items on leboncoin.fr ?
An original-looking key
A vintage camera
A ceiling pendant
(= a light)
An ancient mirror
A jewellery box (UK)
A jewel case (US)
An earthenware picture