Effective Coaching through Identifying Client’s Voice Pattern
This is an article I wrote for Asia Pacific Coaching Conference 2012: UNUSUAL COACHING TIP – Effective coaching through identifying clients’ voice patterns. You can also read it HERE Voice is our unique identity. It’s embedded with our personal history and shines out our personality. You can’t find another person who has the same voice as you do. […]
The Most Overlooked Technique to Voice Projection
A mistake most people make in voice projection is holding their breath when speaking. This is resulted out of stress, nervousness, fear, etc. Do you still remember the last time when you were asked at the last minute to speak for 2 minutes, or informed by your boss to submit your report immediately? The stress […]
How to Make Your Presentation Memorable (II)
This is part II of the guest post from my good friend Douglas Kruger (part I is here). Douglas is a professional speaker, trainer and 5-time winner of the South African Championships for Public Speaking. Not only does he excel at speaking, but he has an amazing voice that keeps you engaged. Hope you’ll pick up great […]
How to Make Your Presentation Memorable (I)
This is a guest post from my good friend Douglas Kruger. Douglas is a professional speaker, trainer and 5-time winner of the South African Championships for Public Speaking. Not only does he excel at speaking, but he has an amazing voice that keeps you engaged. Hope you’ll pick up great tips from his sharing. […]
Video: Use Your Voice to Engage & Inspire
Video: Project Your Voice with Clarity, Confidence & Ease
Overcome the Harsh Voice
I was consulted by a few people who are bothered with their harsh voice last month. You may want to take note if you or your friends are bothered by a harsh voice. Harsh voice often sounds high-pitched. It’s thin in quality and not pleasant to the ears, like finger-nails scratching across the glass. While […]
Build up Your Vocal Presence
As probably the only female in the boardroom, you find yourself working hard to command attention from your male colleagues, and you are often concerned whether your ideas and insights are taken seriously. You believe that your voice puts you in disadvantage. It may be too soft to be heard, or too high-pitched to be […]
Monotone Is Not the Problem
9 out 10 of my clients tell me, “Cynthia, I think I have a monotone voice during my presentations that puts my audience into sleep.” Surprisingly, even my most bubbling client told me she has a monotone voice! I was so confused at the fact that 90% of the presenters think they are monotone! After […]
Speak up to be Heard
You have brilliant ideas and insightful viewpoints, yet you always find yourself struggling to find the good timing to speak up in meetings and discussions. Even when you speak up, you find you are not being taken seriously and your ideas and opinions are being ignored. Your boss and colleagues therefore think you are incapable […]