Most of my work involving rate of speech is teaching my clients how to slow down and vary their pace.
Unless, of course, you’re this guy:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeK5ZjtpO-M&w=420&h=315]
His diction and clarity is impeccable! This is motor mouth mastery, I tell you. And I still miss his 1980’s Micro Machines commercials.
When getting clients to emote more effectively, I often rail at them to go completely over the top with the melodrama. Lay it on thick like spackle, wring every possible drop of emotion out of the words, free your spirit and let your inner ham out!
Canadian acting legend Gordon Pinsent provides a beautiful example of this kind of dramatic reading, using the timeless words of The Beiber:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-2O_gdYZo&w=560&h=315]
Brilliance! Sheer brilliance, I tell you!