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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reading from Her Memoir

DMU Timestamp: April 22, 2017 14:43

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Apr 27

Kim Toli Kim Toli (Apr 27 2017 1:50PM) : her voice is changing every time she ask question

Apr 27

Kim Toli Kim Toli (Apr 27 2017 1:52PM) : her tone is high and clear for everyone to hear. and more clear because of her volume

Apr 27

Kim Toli Kim Toli (Apr 27 2017 1:53PM) : the speaker pause when she ask question or a period at the end

Apr 27

Gary Tuione Gary Tuione (Apr 27 2017 5:42PM) : Her tone is very affectionate as she speaks of her sister.

Apr 28

CurtiS Angelo CurtiS Angelo (Apr 28 2017 2:30PM) : this letter she made about her sister was heart touching and kind and loving. more

“her face is like an oval” that line stuck out to me because it reminded of black cultural.

Apr 28

CurtiS Angelo CurtiS Angelo (Apr 28 2017 2:36PM) : . more

Her tone of voice is beautiful. the ways she pauses as she is presenting her story to the audience in a calm way.

May 16

Dr. Alex Garcia Dr. Alex Garcia (May 16 2017 11:22PM) : Her tone is consistent and follows through with what she is saying.

May 16

Dr. Alex Garcia Dr. Alex Garcia (May 16 2017 11:23PM) : Her inflection on the video is very well used, she makes some words more vivid than others.

May 16

Dr. Alex Garcia Dr. Alex Garcia (May 16 2017 11:24PM) : She maintains a good volume the whole video.

May 22

Student Agnes Kaufusi Student Agnes Kaufusi (May 22 2017 12:39PM) : The way she read her sister's memoir was at a good pace. She was speaking in a pattern. You can follow along easily.

May 22

Student Agnes Kaufusi Student Agnes Kaufusi (May 22 2017 12:41PM) : When she's reading, she is still making eye contact with the audience which is a good skill to have when speaking in front of others.

May 22

Student Agnes Kaufusi Student Agnes Kaufusi (May 22 2017 12:45PM) : She was very calm and when she messed up she just went with it without panic.

May 23

Stardazia Hailey Stardazia Hailey (May 23 2017 4:40PM) : #1 more

Her tone and voice make me want to keep listening but it’s soft and calm

May 23

Stardazia Hailey Stardazia Hailey (May 23 2017 4:48PM) : #2 more

Its as if when she reads certain things she maintains eye contact with that eye contact it doesn’t seem like she is reading.

May 23

Stardazia Hailey Stardazia Hailey (May 23 2017 4:49PM) : # more

How does one become a pro at professionally speaking I mean she is an actor yes but everything she is saying is from her heart without hesitation.

May 30

Miguel Hernandez Miguel Hernandez (May 30 2017 8:04PM) : Her tone is clear and calm

May 30

Miguel Hernandez Miguel Hernandez (May 30 2017 8:07PM) : Her tone changes when her reading gets more emotional

May 30

Miguel Hernandez Miguel Hernandez (May 30 2017 8:09PM) : Her volume impacts the speakers words by how she talks softly.

Jun 1

Jorge Padron-Vargas Jorge Padron-Vargas (Jun 01 2017 1:06AM) : Her tone changes within each question

Jun 1

Jorge Padron-Vargas Jorge Padron-Vargas (Jun 01 2017 1:07AM) : When she gets to the part of her sister he voice is more passionate .

Jun 1

Jorge Padron-Vargas Jorge Padron-Vargas (Jun 01 2017 1:08AM) : She always take a pause and takes a breath

Jun 1

Kmahjanay McDonald Kmahjanay McDonald (Jun 01 2017 6:43PM) : Her tone was heart warming and sweet when she read the letter about her sister. She had a very good paste

Jun 1

Guadalupe Ramirez Guadalupe Ramirez (Jun 01 2017 11:44PM) : She has a very clear and loud voice but her tone changes when she saying things.

Jun 1

Guadalupe Ramirez Guadalupe Ramirez (Jun 01 2017 11:45PM) : She shows emotion in her words which lets the audience understand what she is saying better.

Jun 1

Guadalupe Ramirez Guadalupe Ramirez (Jun 01 2017 11:47PM) : She has a great pacing and makes pauses in the perfect times to let what she saying sink into the minds of the audience.

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May 1

gabriel cuevas gomez gabriel cuevas gomez (May 01 2017 12:47PM) : tone more

her tone slow and telling her story with deep felling that she has when she wrote it

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Jun 26

mr Jeorme pope mr Jeorme pope (Jun 26 2017 6:48PM) : She looks up at everyone to make eye contact after a few words

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May 17

Mireya Amezcua Mireya Amezcua (May 17 2017 12:33AM) : She is able to make the audience laugh and looks like she is nervous, but when she starts reading she goes to her comfort zone.

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Jun 26

mr Jeorme pope mr Jeorme pope (Jun 26 2017 6:49PM) : takes her time so everyone can understand her

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May 23

Ms. Stasia Tupou Ms. Stasia Tupou (May 23 2017 7:22PM) : I notice that her voice gets deeper when she talks about her other sisters . Since the volume of her voice get deeper, the audience would portray it as anger .

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Jun 26

mr Jeorme pope mr Jeorme pope (Jun 26 2017 6:50PM) : the way she describes her sister feels real as if its my sister

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Apr 26

Emmanuel Ruiz Cruz Emmanuel Ruiz Cruz (Apr 26 2017 1:46PM) : The speakers tone of voice is having life by the way shes describing her sister

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May 23

Ms. Stasia Tupou Ms. Stasia Tupou (May 23 2017 7:31PM) : The tone of her voice when saying "alarmingly wealthy" , audience can tell that she was a little bit disturb by that fact and surprised .

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May 1

gabriel cuevas gomez gabriel cuevas gomez (May 01 2017 12:54PM) : emphasize more

she emphasize the characteristics what they look like there social status

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May 1

gabriel cuevas gomez gabriel cuevas gomez (May 01 2017 1:01PM) : pacing more

is slow but to show the deep full meaning in the text she reading so people can get a image that they are there too.

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Apr 26

Emmanuel Ruiz Cruz Emmanuel Ruiz Cruz (Apr 26 2017 2:03PM) : Pause before she spoke about the father and how she would interpret the words with his tone

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May 23

Ms. Stasia Tupou Ms. Stasia Tupou (May 23 2017 7:36PM) : I noticed that her voice was starting to sound malicious , even when she was describing how her dad didn't approve of his daughters' man. It resembles hate towards him .

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Apr 27

Mr. Quincy Culpepper Mr. Quincy Culpepper (Apr 27 2017 1:34PM) : I think her voice is somewhat monotone

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Apr 27

Mr. Quincy Culpepper Mr. Quincy Culpepper (Apr 27 2017 1:36PM) : But her voice brings you to her. Like she's nigerian so she has a different accent which is nice.

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May 19

Jaymee Vaughn Jaymee Vaughn (May 19 2017 4:26PM) : The tone in her voice is really soft and relatable.

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May 19

Jaymee Vaughn Jaymee Vaughn (May 19 2017 4:29PM) : She pauses when she needs to take a breathe

May 19

Jaymee Vaughn Jaymee Vaughn (May 19 2017 4:30PM) : She empathises the details.

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Apr 26

Emmanuel Ruiz Cruz Emmanuel Ruiz Cruz (Apr 26 2017 1:58PM) : She paused when she said "yes" with that word being more stronger and more toned out

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May 17

Mireya Amezcua Mireya Amezcua (May 17 2017 12:38AM) : Her narration is really good, and when it comes to who is talking she changes the tone a bit.

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Apr 27

Gary Tuione Gary Tuione (Apr 27 2017 5:44PM) : Her tone changes to one that sounds like she is unaware asking questions

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May 17

Mireya Amezcua Mireya Amezcua (May 17 2017 12:40AM) : Because of the way she reads, her tone, I feel like I can relate to the characters, or as if I am also in the story.

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Apr 27

Gary Tuione Gary Tuione (Apr 27 2017 5:45PM) : she speaks from her heart because it's about her

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Apr 26

Juray Perez Sanabria Juray Perez Sanabria (Apr 26 2017 7:19PM) : Her pace is slow but clear.

Apr 26

Juray Perez Sanabria Juray Perez Sanabria (Apr 26 2017 7:21PM) : The tone of her voice is serious, but gets a little happy as she reads.

Apr 26

Juray Perez Sanabria Juray Perez Sanabria (Apr 26 2017 7:22PM) : She emphasizes the words when she talks about the people in her memoir.

Apr 26

Lizet Hernandez Lizet Hernandez (Apr 26 2017 7:24PM) : Her tone is loud, as soon as I heard her talk I realized that her tone was going to sound strong and full with emotion. She emphasize her words when she's describing her sister and enunciates her words loud and clear.

Apr 26

Lizet Hernandez Lizet Hernandez (Apr 26 2017 7:25PM) : She changes her tone when she is actually getting more emotional about her sister, she makes the audience want to listen more and puts a clear visualization of her memoir

Apr 26

Roberto Rodriguez Roberto Rodriguez (Apr 26 2017 7:27PM) : The tone she has is very low in volume and has accent of her hometown making it interesting as she speaks english fluently with the accent

Apr 26

Lizet Hernandez Lizet Hernandez (Apr 26 2017 7:28PM) : Her pacing does not take too long as I was listening. Although, each time she paces she raiser her voice right away.

Apr 26

Roberto Rodriguez Roberto Rodriguez (Apr 26 2017 7:32PM) : the speaker emphasizes her words when she goes to changes to a deep and more louder tone.. The inflection changes are made right after she goes into emphasising.

Apr 26

Roberto Rodriguez Roberto Rodriguez (Apr 26 2017 7:37PM) : The volume of her voice changes the way she says her words she goes to her accent coming out more or less depending on the volume

Apr 26

fatafehi mesui fatafehi mesui (Apr 26 2017 7:37PM) : The tone of this speaker is clearly and loud to hear.

Apr 26

fatafehi mesui fatafehi mesui (Apr 26 2017 7:40PM) : The speaker change his voice when she has the story to another volume and more action in it.

Apr 26

fatafehi mesui fatafehi mesui (Apr 26 2017 7:43PM) : The volume impact the speaker voice when she is talking in a calm voice and slowly.

Apr 26

Pablo Lopez Pablo Lopez (Apr 26 2017 7:44PM) : Her volume is very low and it fits the plot of the story.

Apr 26

fatafehi mesui fatafehi mesui (Apr 26 2017 7:46PM) : The speaker pacing is slow and she pause when her rate of her story come to end. And she speed up her voice when she come to a part that story has action in it.

Apr 26

Pablo Lopez Pablo Lopez (Apr 26 2017 7:47PM) : She explains the situations very detailed and it all makes good sense.I believe she speeds up as she tell the reading from her memoir.

Apr 26

Pablo Lopez Pablo Lopez (Apr 26 2017 7:49PM) : The tone of the speaker was very dramatic but not too extreme just enough so the reading sounds interesting.

Apr 26

Tomas Beltran Castro Tomas Beltran Castro (Apr 26 2017 7:54PM) : She is controlling her pacing by looking up the audience and not just looking down at her paper.

Apr 26

Tomas Beltran Castro Tomas Beltran Castro (Apr 26 2017 7:59PM) : based on her letter she controls her pacing and volume and the way she says it, she is telling a story with a particular volume and interpretation.

Apr 26

Tomas Beltran Castro Tomas Beltran Castro (Apr 26 2017 8:05PM) : the autobiography is deep and personal, it must be hard for her to share this hundreds of people.

Apr 27

ms Noor Nasser ms Noor Nasser (Apr 27 2017 5:52PM) : I think that her tone changes from motivational to angry.

Apr 27

Nuong Vo Nuong Vo (Apr 27 2017 6:01PM) : The tone of this reading is kind of joyous because she's talking about her beloved sister. But also sad when she felt like her sister is being treated unfairly.

Apr 27

Nuong Vo Nuong Vo (Apr 27 2017 6:06PM) : Her pacing was steady because she's telling a story about her sister so she wanted everyone to absorb every single feeling that she felt when she was witnessing her sister.

Apr 27

ms Noor Nasser ms Noor Nasser (Apr 27 2017 6:07PM) : She talks about her sister, and her tone changes to angry when she starts to talk about her sister's husband

Apr 27

Nuong Vo Nuong Vo (Apr 27 2017 6:08PM) : She would emphasis little details in the story for us to envision. I think the way she described things was amazing, because of the way she talked I absorbed her emotions. [Edited]

Apr 27

ms Noor Nasser ms Noor Nasser (Apr 27 2017 6:16PM) : she had a happy tone when saying "She has a pride in her own voice"

Apr 27

Ms. Leidy Martin Ms. Leidy Martin (Apr 27 2017 6:27PM) : When she reads and talk her tone and her describing make her it feel like she is in it and describing with similes and metaphor.

Apr 27

Ms. Leidy Martin Ms. Leidy Martin (Apr 27 2017 6:34PM) : she tells story that she had lived from and tells it like if she was living it now and described what she felt.

Apr 27

Athsia Ramsey Athsia Ramsey (Apr 27 2017 6:35PM) : Tone & Volume more

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tone is in the middle and her volume is great because she is talking clear and we can understand everything she is saying.

Apr 27

Athsia Ramsey Athsia Ramsey (Apr 27 2017 6:36PM) : Pacing more

The pacing is good because she gives it time to get into your mind and for you to get a better understanding of everything

Apr 27

Ebz Martinez Ebz Martinez (Apr 27 2017 6:38PM) : Her volume, tone and speed is very calming and allows me to be drawn into the story. It allows me to picture it in my head as if it was a movie that I've seen before

Apr 27

Athsia Ramsey Athsia Ramsey (Apr 27 2017 6:38PM) : emphasize words more

She emphasize words when she asks a question and INFLECTION when she goes into detail about her sister at the end

Apr 27

Ms. Leidy Martin Ms. Leidy Martin (Apr 27 2017 6:43PM) : She has this one tone that changes the vibration never to high or to low.

Apr 27

Ebz Martinez Ebz Martinez (Apr 27 2017 6:45PM) : Her varied volumes give the story the points of importance.

Apr 27

Ebz Martinez Ebz Martinez (Apr 27 2017 6:46PM) : Her details give the story the life that it needs

Apr 27

Ahmir Blackburn Ahmir Blackburn (Apr 27 2017 7:17PM) : she talks with plenty emotion

Apr 27

Ahmir Blackburn Ahmir Blackburn (Apr 27 2017 7:18PM) : when she felt she was talking for long or short winded she stopped and took a deep breath

Apr 27

Ahmir Blackburn Ahmir Blackburn (Apr 27 2017 7:19PM) : when reading a question she really used a tone that you use when you are asking a question

Apr 27

Mr. Quincy Culpepper Mr. Quincy Culpepper (Apr 27 2017 7:27PM) : To me she reads it like a poem.

Apr 27

justin bingham justin bingham (Apr 27 2017 7:29PM) : When she talking she get to you she get your attention

Apr 27

justin bingham justin bingham (Apr 27 2017 7:29PM) : She has a topic and can connect back to it

Apr 27

Student Aleah Jefferson Student Aleah Jefferson (Apr 27 2017 7:31PM) : The tone within her voice was figurative and observant. Her volume allows the readers to pay attention to her words, for it is mid volume and bassive. Her pacing allows her to fully pronounce her words, to clearly understand the stories.

Apr 27

justin bingham justin bingham (Apr 27 2017 7:32PM) : You can tell she know what she is talking about

Apr 27

Lilian Mancia Castillo Lilian Mancia Castillo (Apr 27 2017 7:41PM) : She sounds proud and calm at the beginning and she kind of started speeding her voice.

Apr 27

Lilian Mancia Castillo Lilian Mancia Castillo (Apr 27 2017 7:41PM) : She only paused to breath and than she kept on talking

Apr 27

Aric Black Aric Black (Apr 27 2017 7:50PM) : The speaker pauses at when they use words to describe someone or something.

Apr 27

Aric Black Aric Black (Apr 27 2017 7:55PM) : I notice that tone of the is a normal tone that changes to a sort of innocent tone.

Apr 27

Lilian Mancia Castillo Lilian Mancia Castillo (Apr 27 2017 7:55PM) : The volume expresses her feelings and thoughts.

Apr 27

Aric Black Aric Black (Apr 27 2017 7:58PM) : The pacing kind of stays the same in the talk.

Apr 27

Kmahjanay McDonald Kmahjanay McDonald (Apr 27 2017 8:01PM) : Adichie changed her voice when she spoke the way for sister did when she said something.

Apr 27

Kmahjanay McDonald Kmahjanay McDonald (Apr 27 2017 8:01PM) : Adichie's inflection changed when she spoke like her sister.

Apr 28

Ilda Ortega-Gomez Ilda Ortega-Gomez (Apr 28 2017 11:54AM) : The tone of the speaker's voice is articulate. Meaning it is very fluent. I think it was a good idea to talk this way because it is something that is new to people, and her sister has no idea that she made a memoir about her. Also, when someone is more

speaking something new, one would expect it to be normal to have a fluent tone of voice, not exaggerated.

Apr 28

Ilda Ortega-Gomez Ilda Ortega-Gomez (Apr 28 2017 12:05PM) : The speaker emphasizes words when she they describe her sister. For example, she says, "and her cheek bones rise and her mouth is the shape of of a halfmoon". I think she emphasizes words where she describes her sister to make the audience visualize her more

sister.

Apr 28

Ilda Ortega-Gomez Ilda Ortega-Gomez (Apr 28 2017 6:07PM) : The volume of the speaker is very steady, and powerful. Having this type of voice impacts the speaker's words by making them sound very meaningful and real.

Apr 28

CurtiS Angelo CurtiS Angelo (Apr 28 2017 8:32PM) : . more

Adichie never lost her patients when it came down to her frustrating situations.

Apr 29

Mariah Velez Mariah Velez (Apr 29 2017 10:55PM) : She would pause on certain words, giving emotion in them like they were to have meaning behind them

Apr 29

Mariah Velez Mariah Velez (Apr 29 2017 10:56PM) : She speaks like she's telling a story, like she is talking about the past. I think it's her past and what she saw in her eyes

Apr 29

Mariah Velez Mariah Velez (Apr 29 2017 10:58PM) : She would go back and forth in speaking in third and first person. She would talk about her thoughts and she would also talk about what was around her

Apr 30

Adrian Rojas-Baez Adrian Rojas-Baez (Apr 30 2017 2:27AM) : Annotation 1 more

Adichie tone of voice is very pleasant and eloquent. Even though her voice isn’t Dramatic, she still was able to catch the attention of the audience, in this case me. Not only did she catch my attention because of her incredibly charming writing, but her voice was fit for the type of writing she had in store for us.

Apr 30

Adrian Rojas-Baez Adrian Rojas-Baez (Apr 30 2017 2:28AM) : Annotation 2 more

Adichie also involved her audience and made the audience be apart of the speech.

Apr 30

Adrian Rojas-Baez Adrian Rojas-Baez (Apr 30 2017 2:28AM) : Annotation 3 more

Adichie has this strategy where she gives the audience context before she reads her excerpts. This helps her a good amount because it works as a great hook. It’s like if she were give us the appetizer, and we’re left with that feeling of wanting the full meal.

May 1

Kenyon McTear Kenyon McTear (May 01 2017 7:03PM) : I would describe the tone of the speaker voice as if she is talking with a lot of intense and as if she has a lot to say and she is trying to get all her words out at once.

May 1

Kenyon McTear Kenyon McTear (May 01 2017 7:09PM) : ?? more

How does the VOLUME affect the impact of the speaker’s words?

It really does not have an impact on the speaker voice because her voice is at the same tone it does not changer it is just a very soft tone.

May 1

Kenyon McTear Kenyon McTear (May 01 2017 7:12PM) : The speaker pauses when she takes her deep breath and is done with that part of what she is saying. The actor really does not speed up her tone is the same throughout the hole thing.

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