Speaking clearly. Improving voice and articulation: Фонетический практикум. Фомиченко Л.Г. - 83 стр.

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         portant / / Expressive eyes, eloquent hands? No. / / What,
         then? / / Voice, voice, voice and again, voice.

      Believe it or not, you can make sense out of the nonsense below
— if you pause in the right places. You’ll need to gulp some air while
you’re reading, but don’t gasp for breath in the middle of a phrase.
      Esau Wood sawed wood. Esau Wood would saw wood. All the
wood Esau Wood saw Esau Wood would saw. In other words, all the
wood Esau saw Esau sought to saw. Oh, the wood Wood would saw!
And oh, the wood-saw with which Wood would saw wood. But one
day Wood’s wood-saw would saw no wood, and thus the wood Wood
sawed was not the wood Wood would saw if Wood’s wood-saw would
saw wood. Now, Wood would saw if Wood’s wood-saw would saw
wood, so Esau sought a saw that would saw wood. One day Esau saw a
saw saw wood as no other wood-saw Wood saw would saw wood. In
fact, of all the wood-saws Wood ever saw saw wood Wood never saw
a wood-saw that would saw wood as the wood-saw Wood saw saw wood
would saw wood, and I never saw a wood-saw that would saw as the
wood-saw Wood saw would saw wood until I saw Esau saw wood with
the wood-saw Wood saw saw wood. Now Wood saws wood with the
wood-saw Wood saw saw wood.
       …...the dramatic pause — is an understated way of bringing out
meanings or emotional content. A handful of televangelists are ge-
niuses with the art of pausing. On a less ecclesiastical level, many
stand-up comics and a couple of late-night talk show hosts are equally
skilled. Polished conversationalists and public speakers understand the
importance of the dramatic pause. So do actors. The most provocative
thing about the dramatic pause, however, is not its frequency but its
length. Solemn, profound, and complex subjects generally need linger
pauses than lighthearted, unpretentious, or familiar material.
       The longer the pause, the greater the impact of what you have
just said or are about to say.
       A long pause after an important idea or phrase underscores what
has just been said.
       A long pause before an important idea or climactic key word
heightens suspense.