The following are suggestions some collected from various contents and some from my own thoughts to improve para-verbal communication:

• Tone
  • Use a low, but not too much tone of voice to transmit trust and self-confidence.
  • Use an assertive tone of voice that is a little higher than normal but not too much to seems aggressive in order to transmit confidence.
• Rhythm
  • It is defined by the pause and the speed which we speak.
  • Use high rhythm when you want to transmit excitement or want to maintain the audience attentive.
  • Use low rhythm when you want to transmit self-confidence and assertiveness or need to transmit something complicated.
  • Avoid to use always the same rhythm because you risk to bore the audience.
• Accent
  • Raise the tone of voice on some words that you want to highlight.
  • Divide the phrase to give more emphasis on some part compared to others.
• Silence
  • Stay in silence for 2-3 seconds before an important message to prepare the other person to what we will say later.

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