Speaking more fluently in English

1. Rising and falling intonations

The choice of tone (voice going up or going down) has a meaning.

At the end of a statement, the voice generally goes down. This shows that we have finished saying what we want to say.

Watch out! If the voice goes up at the end of a statement, it is perceived as we are asking a question.

If we are saying a list of things, our voice goes down at the end of the last thing to show we have finished. On the other things, the voice goes up to show the list is not finished.

In “Wh-” questions, the voice also goes down.

Remember that your video is there to convince universities to choose YOU, that is why you must pay attention to going down at the end of your statements, otherwise, you do not sound so assertive and sure of yourself.

Hi, I'm Alex ↘

and over the next two minutes, →

I'm going to share my passion and explain why I'd love to be a part of the Global solutions programme. ↘

So what excites me to get out of bed in the morning? ↘

well, the short answer is ↗ empowering others ↘

be it a young person in school ↗ or an entrepreneur living in poverty. ↘