Miss Pronunciation VIII

An Olympic Disaster

McGuire & Co. - it may be that I am forced to watch the Olympics via your hideously over commercialised channel, but I shouldn’t be forced to listen to such slovenly pronunciation.

If one more of your crew describes an olympian's campaign as disas-TER-ous, I’m boycotting.

You’re adding an extra syllable - the word is disastrous (dɪzaːstrəs or dəzaːstrəs).

Quite frankly, I find it disastrous that other more worthy media outlets are having to resort to demonstrating races using LEGO figurines: http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-usain-bolt-gold-100-20120807,0,1878460.story

Cute, but a disastrous outcome for an event that is supposed to be for the people.

Miss Pronunciation VII

Miss Pronunciation gets wired.....

I do realise this is the second Miss P. to deal with the art of speaking about coffee - but this is Melbourne after all.

I prefer a flat white, by the way. And, for anyone who wants to take Miss P. out - she prefers a babycino with marshmallows.

However, should you wish to go for a strong brew, you might like a percolated coffee.

And there is is: percolate (pɜ:kəleɪt).

It is not perk-YU-late, as in peculiar.

Take your coffee however you like, but there it is.

Emotion

Emotion.

Emotion.

Emotion.

Sigh.

Always.

        The same

                    Question:

           
            How do I get emotion into my voice?

Sigh.

I question you:

        Why are you targeting emotion? When you speak in everyday life are you aiming to create an emotion for yourself * ? OR are you aiming to achieve something?

That’s another kettle of fish....exactly the kettle and exactly the fish you need to be investing your time into: Intention.

Emotion. Sigh.

In life I want or need to do something (my objective).

There are an unlimited series of actions I might follow trying to achieve this (intentions/actions).

The emotion I feel is a symptom or a product of me either achieving this thing (maybe relieved), not achieving this thing (maybe disappointed) or achieving something else entirely all together (maybe surprise) **.

Why on earth are you treating your acting any differently?

Aim to achieve something - an intention that is firmly rooted in your breath. The emotion will come and it will surprise you if you have opened your body to it.

Emotion is the symptom - the destination - not the journey.


* Yes - admittedly as a teenage drama queen (it lasted well into my 20s) I did. But on the whole as a functioning human being, is this standard?

**The problem is sometimes emotion is blocked. Physically or mentally. This is the reason we train....it is to avoid these blockages occurring and undo the existing. That IS another kettle of fish.