How to read aloud without being boring [SPEECH]

Reading aloud doesn't have to be boring!

People who tend to feel self-conscious when reading in front of an audience put on a boring voice when reading aloud. The boring and flat tone of voice used by reluctant readers sends everyone listening to sleep! Here are some tips to bring life to your voice next time you find yourself reading aloud in a classroom, work or social situation.

You Gotta 'Own It'
Due to nerves a lot of people read aloud either too quickly or quietly. When you 'own' your reading spotlight, you're not in a hurry to get your bit over and done with. Occupy space with your voice and take as long as you need.

Punctuation Is Your Friend
When reading aloud the most important thing is that you have enough breath to get through to the next natural pause in the text. Punctuation in a text such as full stops and commas show you where you can next take a breath. Try to avoid taking a deep breath mid sentence as it will disrupt to flow of the text and make it harder for listeners to understand what you are talking about. Scan a little ahead of where you are reading to see where your next pause is. Then, when you get there, don't forget to breathe!

Make Your Words Dance
Your job as narrator is to bring life to the text and to indicate the important parts to the audience. You can do this by varying your voice in different ways as you read. One of the ways you can do this is by placing stress and emphasis on key words and phrases in the text.

-------MORE FROM JADE JODDLE

[DRSYT]

This kind of stuff needs teaching in schools

[sethnelson]

I'm a a church lay reader, and I am really trying to improve my reading, this is very helpful.

[ineffablemars]

I find that when I read aloud I'm not very convincing. Even if I try to be entertaining, it just seems off like a child in a bad movie who doesn't know how to act and you can just tell that they're reading lines.

[zahiragonzalez]

I wrote a short story for school, but thought that people wouldn't understand the feelings I want to address in my story if I read it in my normal voice. That's why I'm here :).

[DRSYT]

Jade, your facial animation, glasses and upbeat tempo makes this video easier to watch than some of the others.

[mrchristian]

I have a deep love for stories, written and spoken, and thus, I love reading. I also love sharing that with other people. Knowing that I will someday have a wife and children, and that someday I will have students, I want to be able to take a written story and breathe new life into it through good narration. So, thank you for this video! This video is what I have been looking for!

[sta_rlight]

I only read books in my mind and each character has their own unique voice. If I read out loud, I can't tell what I just read and I have to repeat the sentence over and over again until I understand it. I think thats because of my ASD

[hadizaidi]

Your videos are amazing! You're so underrated! You thankfully have given me the courage to read a book in front of my classmates.
Thanks :)

[cloudfrog]

bless you and the closed captions on this video. Thank you!

[erinoriordan]

The tip on paying attention to where the punctuation/pauses are going to come in was a great tip!

[rattybabby]

It's a great video. Great information. Thank you.

[rellethias]

My wife wants me to read her smut books to her at night before bed, so here I am looking for tips lmao

[parmsansoy]

Thank you for gaveing a amazing ideas how read aloud front of class.

[lenerdkawhy]

Those glasses of yours look really good on you!

[forestduffe]

When I read aloud I sound rediculous but it helps my comprehension tremendously. I overthink at times and get distracted by reading silently

[TyerTyerBurningBright]

Thank you for this! I am reading to my wife and started great, but as we near the end of the book I find myself stumbling and misreading often or missing the right tone - I really want the end of the book to hit and i think this will help :) i expect her to cry like a baby at "stay gold ponyboy"

[shahwiqarshahin]

...hmmm.... check my channel. I nearly finished reading all the Harry Potter books and picked up stuff along the way. Things that helped me:

- Read about 90% of your normal pace. You make less mistakes.
- Scan to the next punctuation, then glance away from the writing... its hard to explain, but you instantly remember the next 5 to 6 words, so you "act them out."

[stephanieangelea]

Thank you. I'm fixing to do a reading and this helped.😁

[IDK-kvob]

The cat painting behind you is so dope.

[jane-d]

I love the picture of the cat behind you
❤