(spiːtʃ)
noun
1. The act or faculty of speaking, esp. as possessed by persons.
2. That which is spoken; utterance.
3. A talk or address delivered to an audience.
4. A person’s characteristic manner of speaking.
5. A national or regional language or dialect.
Speech Quality:
Defined in the Estill Model as ‘the general voice quality used for speech’ although this is now always how individuals necessarily speak.
Key Estill components:
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- Thick True Vocal Folds (loud voicing)
- Mid False Vocal Folds
- Mid Larynx
- Relaxed support structures