 My name is Toya Tenay-Taylor and I'm the Executive Director for WEAP. We act, present, and perform the Speak With Purpose program, which is the only public speaking class offered in Seattle Public Schools. We're so proud of that. And today I'm joined by my team, Ms. Sophie. Hi there. And Ms. Crystal. Hello. And today we are going to learn about the voice. We are going to use something called the tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth to learn articulation. Projection, Annunciation. Oh, to learn what? Articulation. Projection, Annunciation. Annunciation, Annunciation. I see you, Ms. Crystal, paying attention. Well, I feel like challenging them now since they think they, you know, they got it. Let's see if they really have it. You guys want to add a little rhythm to that? Can we do it? Can we do it? So today we are doing voice so that we can learn articulation. Projection, Projection, Annunciation. Oh, OK, we're going to add a little rhythm to that to see if they can really get it. All right, so let's see if we can do a little rock. OK, because today we are learning about Annunciation, which is teaching you how to enunciate clarity with your words, as well as projection, your voice, and articulation, which is how you say the word and express every vowel and consonant. So here we go. Today's lesson is about articulation. Projection, Annunciation, Annunciation, Annunciation. Oh, one more time. Today's lesson is about articulation. Projection, Projection, Projection, Annunciation, Annunciation. And pause. The video will tell us if they knew what they were doing or not if they knew, OK? All right, so we're going to get right into it. This is one of my favorite lessons. We do this in rehab, speak with purpose class with our students, to teach them to speak clearly. We use something called the tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. Why is it called that? Because those are all the things that you need when you are speaking clearly. Those are all the things. What things? Those are the parts of your mouth that you need to be using. So you use the tip of your tongue, your lips, and your teeth to articulate. Project, Annunciate. Your words. All right, so we're going to teach you this amazing tongue twister, the tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth, so that when you speak, you have clarity and you pronounce all of your words. All right, so we're going to use two tactics today, or we're going to learn two activities. One is called the finger flow maestro. Maestro, be me. All right, to the orchestra. And they're going to have to watch my finger to know which part of the tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth to say. All right, well let's first of all, heroic stance. In we app, we always do heroic stance. Heroic stance, what's the root word? Hero. Hero, so this is your hero stance. Anytime you're speaking or even when you're sitting, you wanna be in heroic stance. Okay, it means that you're ready. So we're going to learn the tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. I held up a finger for each phrase because that's what finger flow maestro is. We're going to break up the phrase into four segments or sections. The first one is going to be the tip. So when I hold up one finger, you're going to say the tip. The tip, the tip, the tip. You got that? Say it with us. And I want you to make sure that you're pronouncing your vowels as well as your consonants. What are vowels? A, E, sometimes Y. And what are consonants? All of the other letters. All of the other letters in the alphabet, okay? I want you to so really practice on, you can close your eyes too. The tip, the tip. What part of your mouth are you using when you say the tip? The tip of your mouth by your lips. Mm, you're using your lips as well. And what consonant are we really focusing on? The P. The P, so that one finger is, and I want to hear it, the tip. The tip. Mm. The tip. The tip. The tip. Nice, make sure you're doing it with us. The next one is, of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. And what are you using? Your tongue. Mm-hmm. And what consonants are we really focusing on? The NG. The tongue. Let's try it again. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. The lips is our third phrase or section. The lips. The lips. Mm. The lips. Mm. The lips. The lips. And I hear them really focusing on the S and using their lips to say it. The lips. The lips. And the last part is the teeth. The teeth. The teeth. The teeth. The teeth. And as you hear them, they're using their teeth to really articulate the TH, the teeth. So, I'm finger flow maestro right now. I can hold up one finger, two finger, three fingers, or four fingers. And they're gonna say the right part of the tip of the tongue that lifts the teeth. I want you to try this at home with us, okay? Here's our practice run. Then we're gonna really do finger flow maestro. Here we go. The lips. Ooh, Miss Crystal! She would be out if this was the real thing. It was a practice run. All right, practice run, all right. I'm competitive. Here we go. It's the tip. The tip. The tip. The tip. Let me hear that P. The tip. Nice. The tip. That's finger number one. The tip. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. That's part two. So, the tip of the tongue, number three. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. I hear those S's and I love them. They are really articulating using their, the tip of the tongue, the lips to say each word. And the last one is the teeth. Use those teeth. Teeth for phrase number four. The teeth. The teeth. The teeth. The teeth. The teeth. The tip. The tip. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. The teeth. Project your voices, too. Remember, use that diaphragm, belly breathing, to project your voice as you articulate, enunciate, pronounce your words. Finger flow, maestro. The tip. Number one. Of the tongue. Number two. The lips. Number three. And four. The teeth. You ready? Get in the work stance. Work stance. Ooh. This is your hero. Here we go, finger flow, maestro. The tip. The tip. The tip. The tip. The tip. The tip. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. The teeth. Very good. All right. Last time, this is going to be the super round. You ready? You ready? This means I can start with. The teeth. The teeth. The tip. The tip. The tip. The teeth. I can mix it up on you. I don't have to go one, two, three, four. I can go four, two, one, three. Because I'm the finger flow maestro. Ready? Here we go. Remember, articulate those words. Project. Relax. You've got this. Here we go. The tip. The tip. Project your voice. Nice. The tip. The tip. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. Of the tongue. The teeth. The teeth. The tip. Of the tongue. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. The lips. The teeth. The teeth. The teeth. The teeth. Woo! Nicely done! Yay! So, that's finger flow maestro. Okay? Next we are going to do the flow meter. All right? The flow meter is about pacing yourself when you talk or when you are saying your words and then knowing when to pause. So, I can start my finger like this or excuse me, my hand, my whole arm and I can go the tip and control it the pace of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. All right? So, I'm going to control the pace of the phrase the tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth with this meter. Okay? So, the objective is to make sure that you know how to pace your words and you know when to pause. So, let's try it. Okay? The tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. Nice. One more time. Do it with us. Follow the pace. Watch my arms. The tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. The tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. Listen to each other. One voice. Project your voice. Articulate your words. You guys are doing excellent. Heroic stance. Here we go. The tip of the tongue. They're pretty good. The tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. The tip of the teeth. Last thing I'm going to do is if I go back like this with the phrase, you have to use that breath. The tongue, the lips, the teeth. All right? So, it's going to go. The tip of the tongue, the teeth. This is the super round. Here we go. Last one. The teeth. I want you to project those voices when you go out. Here we go. Last time of heroic stance, we got this. The teeth. The teeth. So that's the tip of the tongue, the lips, the teeth. What did we learn from doing an exercise like that? We learned pacing, enunciation, projection, articulation, and what else? One last thing. Pause. Knowing when to pause when you're talking. All right? So thank you for joining us for that segment. That was articulation, projection, enunciation, enunciation, enunciation, and also throwing in there, learning how to pace as well as pause when you are saying your words. I'm Toya today, Taylor. And Ms. Crystal. And we're We App. We want you to always remember to enjoy your life, be true to yourself, and what speak with purpose. We'll see you next time.