You use your voice all the time.
It can be your ally, but it also betrays you.
Especially if you are a high achiever and stretch yourself that bit too far…
Your voice tells others you are stressed or fatigued.
Your voice conveys the truth of how you truly feel.
This is why experts choose to monitor the voices of potential astronauts while they live in simulated space environments – it’s a non-intrusive way of finding out what’s really going on under the surface.
So what can you do to free your voice, and yourself?
My guest on Wednesday”s LinkedIn Live knows exactly what to do.
He teaches how your voice can serve as a portal to the development of the next version of you.
Tune into my conversation with Ausar Stewart on Wednesday the 6th of January @ 3:00pm GMT/ 10:00 am EST to find out more.
Ausar is one of North America’s leading voice, speech and communications coaches. He is also Professor of Voice and Acting at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
We will be talking Voice, Embodiment, and the Evolution of Consciousness.
If this is a sandbox you want to play in, drop by, pose a questions, or hang out and listen.
You can also email me any questions you have, or post them in the comments below.
Getting your voice ready before the spotlight is on you is one of the sessions in my upcoming CORE SKILLS SERIES.
It’s a series of practical ‘how do I do it’ online events – each one focusing on what I call a core skill.
The ‘Getting My Voice Ready’ session runs on the 2nd of February @ 3:00 pm GMT/ 10:00 am EST.
For more on the CORE SKILLS Voice session, click here.
You can find out more about the CORE SKILLS SERIES here.
Congratulations Nima! Very intriguing i series about the Core Skills. Look forward to discover more.
Re: the voice
When the voice reveals a strong non English accent… how it can affect the self confidence and the perception/credibility in public speaking
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That is such a key question for so many Daniela! Thank you for putting it out there.
Bottom line is that it’s about WHAT you say, and HOW you say it – ie structure, choice of words and flow, keeping people engaged – more than an accent.
My take is that the purpose of language is to enable the exchange of information.
It could be an idea, an instruction, a feeling – any and everything.
If people are able to follow what’s being shared, that is achieved. Yay!
If not, then you have ‘lost’ them.
This applies whether the challenge is due to the way something is said by, say, a native speaker, or due to something like an accent.
If a person is able to interest the audience, and get them ‘on side’ with why what is being shared is sooo very important (and other techniques to keep them engaged and listening), then all is well 🙂
Personally, I love a great accent – it adds to the mosaic of our audio-life.