What makes a Voice Powerful?
What makes a voice powerful?This is a question I’m asked frequently.Or, how does a powerful voice sound like?When I asked, “Whose voice you like the most?”Sadly, Gary Vaynerchuk (Gary Vee) was often mentioned.Yes, sadly.I have no liking or disliking towards him. I respect what he’s achieved.But if most people think he’s speaking with a […]
Does your voice lift people up or put people down?
Have you watched Obama’s latest commencement speech? The power of a leader’s voice has never been felt so palpable as of now. In the time of uncertainty and anxiety, 🎙we need to hear from leaders who can calm people down, instead of getting people’s anxiety level up; 🎙we need to hear from leaders who […]
3 Steps to Develop a Leadership Voice
Watch this video on the 3 steps to develop a leadership voice.
The Secret to a Voice with Impact
To influence your audience and have them think, feel and take action, you must engage your audience, give them time to reflect on what you’ve said and relate it back to their own lives. Rushing through your speech does not offer that opportunity. Pause does. Pause, expressed in silence, is more than silence. As Dale Carnegie put, […]
Four Sins of Speaking Fast
8 out of 10 of my clients speak very fast. “It’s just the way I talk. I tried to remind myself but still have difficulty slowing down. “People always ask me to repeat, which frustrates me.” “I speak so fast that I feel breathless after some time.” Did you experience similar frustrations? You might think […]
Feel Your Words
Nine out of ten clients told me that they are monotone in their presentations. The problem is not that we are not expressive, but that we’ve kept the emotions to ourselves in the modern society. We see expressing emotions as a sign of being weak, getting easily seen through or taken advantage of by others. The truth […]
Ask. Don’t Tell.
I was coaching a client lately on presentation. The feedback he received from the participants included “boring” and “not engaging”. Upon having him presenting to me, I realized one of the major issues he had was that he was telling almost all the time. People learn from autonomy and reflection. In presentations, we, as audience, […]
A Simple Exercise for Immediate Improvement in Voice Projection
There’s one simple exercise that could help you understand the essence of voice projection, find out what may be holding you back from proper voice projection and improve your projection immediately. The exercise is … Lip Fluttering. Take a deep breath in and when you breathe out, use your out-breath to make your lips vibrate. […]
Sexy Raspy Voice?
Raspy voice has been thought as sexy, in particular with legendary singers like Rod Stewart and Brian Adams. It may be the signature voice for them, but definitely not something you want to develop. Raspy voice is the reflection of vocal damage, as the result of improper voice projection. It could be due to shouting […]
Getting Your Mature Voice without Getting Old
One of the common challenges participants in our previous workshops shared is “sounding young.” It affected their professional life, especially when meeting prospects and negotiating with clients. 2 of the participants once said, “Sometimes I have to press my voice down so that I can sound more mature and credible.” Oops, that is one of […]