Talk about speaking on the upswing! When I first heard Jen Psaki speaking as press secretary, I couldn’t believe my ears. Not an occasional sentence or phrase, but every single statement sounds like a question. I know; I know; it is the younger generations who […]
When you think of voice training, your first thought may be that it is something for actors or politicians. Presently voice training is something more and more people are becoming aware of because of YouTube, webinars, and the marketing of themselves by means of video. […]
I’ve had several inquiries recently from women who tell me they sound too young. This is a common problem for a lot of women. What is fascinating about the young-sounding or even childlike voice, is that the ‘cure’ is simple. Learn how to breathe with […]
If you are a mumbler, the chances are you a man. I know; I know. While generalizing may not be politically correct, from my experience and background, I have found that mumbling is more common among men – especially tall men; whereas, women tend to […]
Recently, I saw an interesting documentary on military planes and the man describing the different parts of the plane ended every single sentence on the up-swing. What this means is that the inflection he used with every statement sounded like a question. (Inflection refers to […]
Before the invention of equipment that could capture the sound of the speaking voice, people really had no way of telling how their voice sounded to others. When I first heard my voice, back in the ’70’s, I was horrified. What I could not understand […]
When you listen to the greats, like James Earl Jones, Julia Ormond, George Clooney and Diane Sawyer, one characteristic which they all share is that their voice vibrates in their chest when they speak. While everyone vibrates in the area directly below the vocal folds, […]