Aretha Franklin Quotes

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.

Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounc'd it to you, trippingly on the tongue.

Not only does Annette Bening have a really lovely, deep voice, but she's also a great articulator. I think I'm more of a mumbler.

I'm not supposed to be phonetically correct or enunciate perfectly.

We had a dialogue coach. She helped us with our T's.

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

Expressive speech, with modulation in pitch and volume, and a minimum of noticeable pauses, boosts credibility and enhances the impression of intelligence.

Are you trying to give me a hint that I should drop it? I can lose the accent; I just have to really focus on what I'm saying. And I have to talk slowly.

I've learned to mumble with great incoherence.

I think the hardest thing about doing an accent, especially with a Missouri accent, is making sure that you're not mumbling with the words so your diction is clear.

I never took any elocution lessons, no diction lessons. I might have been a pretty decent broadcaster if I had, but what you see, I'm afraid, is what you get.

When I speak, I am well articulated.

If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loudly. Do not compound mispronunciation with inaudibility

At a lecture I am asked to pronounce my name three times. I try to be slow and emphatic, "Anaïs - Anaïs - Anaïs. You just say "Anna" and then add "ees," with the accent on the "ees."

I tried out the unfamiliar syllables. They fit. They cracked in my ears like a fist through ice.

I took speech training. I took a few voice lessons in college.

It is only if you happen to be a newscaster that the tongue-twister spells peril.

Voices are always a challenge. I always have to work at each accent I do.

They said my voice was terrible, nervous, and spotty and that I must go away and learn how to use it properly. I must admit I was rather agape, since I had never thought about making my voice better.

My accent really comes out when I'm speaking in public or when I'm passionate about something.

Pronunciation has made many an innocent word sound like a doctor's orders for a stomach pump.

A scientist sounds like a scientist because the things that come out of their mouth don't stumble, that's all. If they [said], "And the, um, a microwave, uh," you know, then you don't sound right, but if you can just get it out without stumbling then you're going to sound fine.

Enunciation, diction, all that stuff. None of that is in my personality.

I mumble a lot when im off stage, so a lot of times when im with a friend i'll say something and he'll be like what, and i'll say it again and he'll be like what, and i'll say it again and he'll still be like what, so now he's got me yellin. Man that tree is far away

Accent [emphasis] is the soul of speech; it gives it feeling and truth.