Recently I received a phone call from a young man who told me that he was soft-spoken. It took everything in my power not to tell him that speaking too softly was not his problem: his problem was that his diction was so poor I had […]
In a field which is practically unheard of except in Hollywood and New York City, it was eye-opening to discover that single young men, between the ages of 18 and 31, are talking about voice improvement on the internet. Many have discovered that a dynamic […]
Speaking in a normal volume of sound can be especially tricky for the soft-spoken. If you are asked to repeat yourself or are often interrupted, then you should consider remedying the problem if you expect others to hear what you have to say. Those who […]
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 […]
There is nothing more frustrating than having people ask you to repeat yourself because they did not hear what you were saying. There are several reasons why this may be happening: you may be soft-spoken; you may have an accent in which you are not […]
I’m often asked if I’m always judging other people’s voices. If I’m teaching, obviously I do. If I’m in a social situation, I do not. However, a really good voice draws my attention as well as one which is really bad. At a high school reunion I attended […]