0301 – More Intonation Confusion

2021.10.28 – 0301 – More Intonation Confusion In a news item about the Kashmir earthquake, one presenter said that she was going to speak to “someone who was in the country [Pakistan] at the time of the earthquake”. But she highlighted “country”, which made it seem that this person had gone off to a quiet rural retreat. The new and newsworthy information is that that person being spoken to was an eye-witness, experienced what happened, and so the phrase that needed to be highlighted was that they were there at the time. Many people will also lift the word in, saying someone who was in the country. But by highlighting this word they give the impression that the person is usually not there. Again, the significance is that they were there at the time. One more: “Her parents say Adele had made several calls to police about her boyfriend’s violence but nothing ever happened. Police say there’s no record of any such calls being received.” Let’s concentrate on who is making the contradictory claims:·        Her parents say – bearing in mind that this section seems to come from a longer report about the disappearance of Adele. So she has been introduced to the listeners already, but this is the first mention of her parents, so parents. ·        Police say – and parents saying something is balanced with police saying something else.  But consider the inference you are making if you colour the word say in either case, you appear to be disbelieving or perhaps even snide. A more conversational example might be along the lines of “Susan says she didn’t take my phone, but I don’t believe her”.  So you usually highlight says, when you are suggesting disbelief.Audio recording script and show notes (c) 2021 Peter Stewart Through these around-5-minute episodes, you can build your confidence and competence with advice on breathing and reading, inflection andprojection, the roles played by better scripting and better sitting, mic techniques and voice care tips... with exercises and anecdotes from a careerspent in TV and radio studios. 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