Video: Is Your Voice Selling You Short?
Your voice tells a lot about you, physically, emotionally, mentally, and even spiritually. Does your voice work for you or against you? Check out the video to learn more. To learn more about how to project your voice, join Cynthia in the workshop Voice out – Harness the Power of Your Speaking Voice on 16 January 2011. […]
Video: Spice up Your Presentation with Vocal Variety
Vocal variety refers to the proper variations in volume, pitch, rate, pace, etc. throughout your presentation. Incorporating vocal variety will help you breathe life into your presentation, create interest, involvement, and impact in your presentation, as well as overcome monotone. To learn more about how to project your voice, join Cynthia in the workshop Voice out – […]
Take Care of Your Vocal Image
The moment people see you, they begin to make decisions or judgments about you. Those decisions or judgments are reinforced or questioned the moment you open your mouth to speak. You may have invested a lot on personal effectiveness training, management training, and leadership training. You may have practiced self-affirmation to become more confident and […]
From Passive to Assertive – Harness the Power of Your Voice
Do you find it difficult asserting yourself, either in a professional setting or in your personal life? To assert yourself means that you stand up for your own rights while respecting others’; you defend your own boundaries while respecting others’; you express your own opinions, needs, and feelings without apology or hurting others. I love […]
Video: Eliminate That Nasality
Nasality could be a big hindrance to your speaking success. It affects not only your professional image, but whether or not your audience will continue to listen to you after the very first 10 seconds, which eventually affects whether or not your message could get across. Eliminating nasality takes time and practice. Most importantly, start to be […]
Speaking to the Ear (II)
Clarity Clarify the message you want to get across. Whenever you prepare a speech, ask yourself: “What do I want the audience to know, to feel and to do?” Can you state your message in one sentence? If not, chances are that you are not clear about the message. Develop a clear and engaging structure. […]
Speaking to the Ear (I)
Are you working hard on adding dynamism and humor into your speeches? If your answer is yes, you are heading in the wrong direction. No matter how dynamic and humorous you are, if your audience has a hard time grasping your message or gets stuck on anything you say, you will leave no impact on them. […]
Speak Powerfully (III) – Harness Your Voice Power
Harness Your Voice Power Your audience’s judgment on you is reinforced when you open your mouth. Use your voice well, and you will be able to create a powerful and trustworthy image. Voice power does not come from raising your voice or high pitch. They, in fact, are annoying to the audience. How long […]
Speak Powerfully (II) – Harness Your Physical Power
Harness Your Physical Power Your audience starts to judge you the moment you stand up and walk towards the stage. The way you look and walk determines how much power you are projecting. If you fail to project a positive image, you have lost your audience before you even open your mouth. Check your […]
Speak Powerfully (I) – Speak from Your Heart
Who strikes you as a powerful speaker? Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill, Barack Obama …? What qualities do they have? Confident, convincing, determined, inspiring? Have you wondered where their speaking power comes from? It definitely does not come from PowerPoint. When Martin Luther King proclaimed “I have a dream”, was he […]