Author Dr Michael Cribb

Intonation

Intonation can be defined as the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice over a group of words, usually called a ‘tone unit’. A tone unit is a group of words (but can be a single word) under… Continue Reading →

STUDENT BLOG: The art of public speaking

I refer to it as an art, because speaking, or presenting, in front of an audience can be a similar experience to acting, which is an art. Speaking in public is an experience that gives you the chance to create…. Continue Reading →

STUDENT BLOG: Doing a presentation can be…

… incredibly nerve-wracking and stressful, especially if you’re the kind of person (like me) who hates standing up in front of people. In fact I believe it’s more worrying to stand up in front of people you know, because as… Continue Reading →

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Using this site

This site contains a lot of information in the form of blogs (posts), pages, documents and audio. Only a limited amount can be shown on the homepage. It is useful, therefore, to have an oversight of the structure and organisation… Continue Reading →

What’s with the title?

In 1941, Hannah Arendt, a Jewish political theorist, escaped Nazi-controlled Europe and emigrated to the United States. As an immigrant in an English-speaking country, she lamented the loss of her German mother tongue and the ‘productivity’ it had afforded her…. Continue Reading →

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