The Power of Voice: Using Audio Podcasts to Teach Vocal Performance and Digital Communication

Abstract

Today’s students often speak through mediated technologies. Thus, understanding how nonverbal cues impact meaning-making is key to understanding effective communication across mediums. This case study explores a group project where students created audio podcasts to teach others about a specific aspect of communication studies while considering the way sound and vocal performance affect the transference of the message. This article examines the use of audio podcasts as a vehicle for teaching university students about the power of paralinguistic and chronemic nonverbal behaviors.

Keywords

• voice
• speech
• vocal preformance
• podcasts
• instructional communication
• pedagogy