The Art of Public Speaking The foregoing order of pitch−change might be reversed with equally good effect, though with a slight change in seriousness−−either method produces emphasis when used intelligently, that is, with a common−sense appreciation of the sort of emphasis to be attained. In attempting these contrasts of pitch it is important to avoid unpleasant extremes. Most speakers pitch their voices too high. One of the secrets of Mr. Bryan's eloquence is his low, bell−like voice. Shakespeare said that a soft, gentle, low voice was "an excellent thing in woman;" it is no less so in man, for a.
