Success With Languages» pitch

World Voice Day 2009

Hanifa K. Cook — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:49:10 +0000

I want to talk about our special gift, the voice because today, April 16 is World Voice Day. Celine Dion has a voice doctor; David Beckham’s legs have his legs insured. Other people who do not own their bodies have vested interests in protecting and maintaining THEIR physical health conditions for professional reasons. Professional singers, [...]

Learning Arabic Versus Reading Holy Quran In Arabic

Hanifa K. Cook — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:19:31 +0000

When I was taught that every Muslim must pray 5 times a day and recite the Holy Quran in their prayers in Arabic, I thought, “Wow! Muslims must be very intelligent!” For generations, many non-Arab natives have been able to read the Holy Quran, which is written in the Arabic language, without ever learning the [...]

Learn Modulation Of Language

Hanifa K. Cook — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:07:35 +0000

There are a few techniques used by teachers, salespersons, actors, actresses, news presenters and singers to make their performance interesting to their listeners, viewers or audience. It is the way they give pitch to their voice and intonate their speeches that makes us listen with interest. This technique is called modulating the voice so our [...]

Basics To Good Spoken Language: Pitch and Intonate

Hanifa K. Cook — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:43:36 +0000

The essence of good spoken language skills are twofolds. The first is intonation and the second is modulation of language. In this post, we will discuss intonation, with regard to the art of speaking clearly rather than the style of expression and choice of words, which is commonly referred to as diction. Understanding Of Intonation [...]