The Importance of Voice Control in Public Speaking: A Case Study of Tokoh NILAM Primary School

Abstract

Good voice control can attract the interest and attention of the audience. However, these skills are difficult to master among students due to a lack of knowledge and experience. Studies related to voice control in Malay language education verbal skills are also lacking. Therefore, this study is done to identify the delivery strategy among Tokoh NILAM from the aspect of voice control while doing public speaking. A total of fourteen participants were selected using purposive sampling. They are fourteen Tokoh NILAM who won the NILAM Award at the state level from fourteen schools. Data collection was done through semi-structured interviews and observations. The data were then analyzed using thematic analysis. The results of the study show that voice control skills play an important role in public speaking because they can effectively produce public speaking. Therefore, it is hoped that this study can be used as a basic guide to improve students’ verbal skills in the aspect of voice control while doing public speaking.