The Pronunciation Studio Pogcast

David Attenborough's Intonation

Joseph Hudson Season 2 Episode 2

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Sir David Attenborough can make anything sound interesting. How does he do it?

It's all about two areas of intonation: TONE (pitch movement) and TONALITY (chunking speech). 

In this episode, and to mark his 100th birthday I explore his unique delivery and compare him to that other internationally famous ageing RP speaker: King Charles III.