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Read these sentences aloud (emphasis on bold/italicized words):
- I never said she stole my money.
- I never said she stole my money.
- I never said she stole my money.
Emphasizing any one of the words over the others makes the string of words mean something completely different. "Pitch change" — the vocal quality we use to emphasize words — is a crucial part of human communication, whether spoken or sung.
I also wonder how this can be accomplished in the written word as well. I suspect that would be done using bold, italicized or possibly underlining. “Historically, this has been italics (bold emphasis mine), or, underlining in handwritten documents.”
In another reference it is said, “Stick to italics or underlining in academic writing. In academic writing or professional writing, italics and underlining are usually the preferred means of emphasis. Opt for bold text for key information. Use exclamations points in informal or creative writing.”
Since this is about martial disciplines and karate for self-protection where communications are necessary to avoid escalation of someone who may go violent or become aggressive leading to violence. So one can, “In writing and speech, the emphasis is the repetition of key words and phrases or the careful arrangement of words to give them special weight and prominence. The most emphatic spot in a sentence is usually the end.”
You see, just having the correct terms and phrases are not enough to communicate properly to possible adversaries, to groups that are agitated or to the first responders who question things when self-protection is used to protect and defend. People who are taking self-protection courses that involve martial disciplines and karate would benefit a great deal to have courses not just on communications for articulation, assuming the communications courses have this covered already, but how to use the proper terms and phrases with emphasis that influences the recipients toward accepting what it is they have to say.
When karate teaches about voids, those spaces and spacing traits, it also involves communications where not just the pitch counts but also body language, emphasis on facial expressions, cadence, tempo, etc., all count toward convincing someone listening, be they the target or others in witness, that what you have said is valid especially toward your goals of defending your self-defense defense.
For instance, “(starts the idea the next is both emphasis and a quote possible of another source) Self-defense is not just about defending yourself and others, BUT a legal defense to prove you were legally within the law.”
Now, I have overdone it a bit to demonstrate but use your voice as to pitch, inflection, cadence and tempo to emphasis the important of those words marked accordingly. Experiment a bit so you can achieve those traits dependent on the italics, bold, or underlining to see how they sound. Do this with students and teachers so all parties can provide comments that help to learn just how this works. Oh, and a ... pause … with words of emphasis is also another way to emphasize when speaking as well, just Google famous speeches such as those given by President Ronald Reagan, a famous and professional speaker, to get how this works.
Look at this as learning the compliance influence principles to become a master persuader! See, how that last two words is emphasized in italics, bold and a bold red color with the following exclamation mark, pretty cool huh? Now, how would you express that when verbally teaching students how to use speech to get others to comply with what you want.
The idea in writing is to pull one’s eyes and mind toward the words you want to use in emphasis for compliance so when you speak that is your goal, to pull others to your words, voice, emotional feeling, etc., to convey the importance of what message you wish to convey. Pretty IMPORTANT isn’t IT? Draw the EYE and EAR to the message, do it NOW!
p.s. Color in the written word does have its psychological influential effect too!
Source/Inspiration: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/27/632298300/how-the-brain-helps-you-sing-or-say-what-you-mean
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