Vincent Ferraro and Kathryn C. Palmer
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075
Speaking and Arguing: The Rhetoric of Peace and War

Enunciation Exercises

1. Open and close mouth easily as you repeat:  Fah Fah Fah Fah Blah Blah

2. Loosening your jaw: Sah Kah She Fah Rah
   Pah Kah She Fah Rah
   Wah Kah She Fah Rah
   Baj Kah She Fah Rah
   Dah Kah She Fah Rah

3. Loosening your lips: www www www bbb bbb bbb wbw wbw wbw

4. Combination loosening:  lll ldl www ldl wlwd

5. Phrases for precise articulation:
   "The tip of the tongue, the teeth and the lips"
   "Lah lee loo lee.  Zip e do da"
   "Repetition, repetition, repetition"
   We'll weather the weather whatever the weather whether we like it or not"