Vary your volume, but always make sure you are speaking loudly enough to be heard.

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Social media is almost the equivalent of speaking loudly at a crowded party -- people beyond your intended recipients will hear your words.

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Democrats in support of same-sex marriage are speaking more loudly on the issue.

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"For fun, because it's fun, " Kretschmer replied, speaking very loudly.

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It helps, too, that the new United Nations secretary-genera, Ban Ki-moon, along with firms and campaigners such as Al Gore, have been speaking out more loudly about the threat of climate change.

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Or will ministers at least set a target date for its implementation so we can prepare the ground for the day when we can all go abroad and speak other languages rather than simply speaking more slowly and loudly in English in the hope "Johnny foreigner" will understand?

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And I think soul music is this really powerful place where you are speaking really genuinely and straightforwardly and loudly.

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They needed to sit down together, no matter how stuffy it got in the living room, no matter how loudly the radiators hissed and banged, and take turns speaking their minds.

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With his mobile telephone close to his mouth, the Indian loudly demanded the police: his usual ploy at this hour, speaking to no one.

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Ask attendees to speak loudly and clearly and preface all comments or questions with their name, so everyone will know who is speaking.

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