How you sound matters more than the words you use. Myth or Fact?

You may have heard the famous rule 55% body language, 38% tone, 7% words? 

This was based on a study done in 1967 by Dr. Albert Mehrabian, a Professor of Psychology at UCLA. Whether these statistics are truly correct today, is debatable.

Of course, everyone would agree, presentations are definitely improved by the confidence of the presenter, vocal tonality, melody, pace, pauses, understanding key words to emphasize points, great body language and appropriate hand movements.

Clearly, if someone is boring and soft spoken, a lot of their message will be lost because the audience may not be paying attention. 

If a presenters voice is annoying, they have persistant repetitive manerisms or they appear nervous, the audience will be more focused on these annoyances than the content of the presentation or speech. 

Let me know your opinion. What is more important? The content of your speech/presentation or your delivery?

If you lack confidence as a speaker or are unsure if your voice is interesting enough to captivate your listeners, you CAN improve and I would love to help you.

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