This is yet another post I want to do on eyes for the voice. Bare with me, but as a vocal coach for singers and speakers, I talk a lot about eyes. This is because the sound of your voice can be dramatically changed by what the ‘windows of your soul’ are focused on…. Read More » about Numb Singing Or Speaking Voice? Question: What Are You LOOKING At?
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Speaking Voice Mistakes = Talking Trouble!
Have you assessed your speaking voice lately? Hmm… you could be missing one of the most important tools you have to impact your world… your ability to talk! Here’s how I define a successful speaking voice: It communicates clearly, creates the desired response in the listener (at an emotional, not just surface, level) and you… Read More » about Speaking Voice Mistakes = Talking Trouble!
9 Tips for Better Voice-Over and Teleseminar Speaking
When doing voice-over work or hosting teleseminars, you generally don’t have the person you need to be speaking to in front of your face. But you have to imagine interacting with them, or your speaking voice will sound dull, bored, thin and/or fake – definitely not the kind of voice that invites listening. Here are… Read More » about 9 Tips for Better Voice-Over and Teleseminar Speaking
How to Reduce Stage Fright After the Speech is Over
Today’s post was written by my guest Ryan Rivera, founder of Calm Clinic, who is an expert in anxiety disorders. It’s about a specific issue that can plague public speakers: Anxiety from second-guessing AFTER the speech! Here’s what Ryan says: Stage fright is an upsetting issue. You go up there, you talk in front of… Read More » about How to Reduce Stage Fright After the Speech is Over
Talking On The Phone Can Hurt Your Voice!
Did you know that talking on the phone for any extended length of time can sabotage your singing voice? Yep, it’s absolutely true. Why? No one can see you. Therefore, you don’t use the same kind of facial and body language that you would if communicating visually. Here’s the typical phone talker: Your face upper face… Read More » about Talking On The Phone Can Hurt Your Voice!
Speaking with Power of Resonation
I just got off a phone lesson with a wonderful sportscaster (Coach John Bunting- and no, that’s not a pic of him, hehe). He has a great voice and great energy and has some fabulous gigs coming his way. We talked about many things but one I wanted to share with you is how… Read More » about Speaking with Power of Resonation
Voice-Over Career: How to get started
I get questions from time to time about a specialty vocal career: Voice-Over. If you work in this area, you are known as “voice-over talent”. It entails speaking over multimedia platforms like radio, TV, movies, Internet. It includes such things as commercials, news casting, narrating documentaries, reading books-on-tape, and even voices over animated movies. To… Read More » about Voice-Over Career: How to get started
Why a singer needs a better speaking voice
This one’s easy: Because every time you speak, you use your voice! When I was on the road as an artist, I used to try to get interviews scheduled for AFTER my performance instead of before, because I noticed that using my speaking voice negatively affected my singing voice. Now I talk all day and… Read More » about Why a singer needs a better speaking voice
Teachers: Does Your Speaking Voice Communicate?
This post is to all teachers everywhere. I talked to a young friend, Laura Cambell, at church today who had home for the weekend from college. I asked her how her studies were going and she made a common complaint that got me thinking. She said that many of this semester’s teachers she had did… Read More » about Teachers: Does Your Speaking Voice Communicate?