I just heard Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative for Michigan, speaking (or I should say yelling) about gun control on the floor of Congress and some comments were made on Twitter about her ‘passionate’ delivery. [When my husband, in another room of our home, heard the […]
You know how you feel when you hear your voice on recording equipment? Most people are surprised. Some are embarrassed. The same hold true when we see ourselves on video. “Is that really how I look and sound?” Yes, it is. Is your voice warm […]
I had an interesting workshop earlier this month. There were two participants who exemplified extremes in volume. Aaron was too loud – Andrew too soft. By the end of workshop, both Aaron and Andrew were speaking at a normal Volume Level 1. In addition, both […]
A couple of weeks ago, Jaideep contacted me because he felt his voice was weak and lacked vitality. In media sales and also doing voiceovers, he had purchased Voicing It and said he was stuck in Session 3 which deals with optimum pitch and resonance. […]
When addressing an audience, there is nothing more embarrassing than opening your mouth to speak and the voice that results is high in pitch and shaking to boot! The shaking is known as a quiver and it can happen even when you’re not nervous. If […]
Would you like to test yourself for nasality? Gently place a finger on each side of your nose and say the word he. Did you feel any vibrations in your nose? Now say the word hay. Again, did you vibrate? If your answer is yes, […]
Absolutely. In fact, given the right approach, you could enter the workshop in the morning with your ‘old’ voice and have lunch with your ‘new’ one. It happens that quickly. Of course, it is not a habit at that point, but it is the beginning […]