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To speak from your heart is to be Emotionally Intelligent. This is mostly notice as non-verbal communication. To know how to do this, is to have choice by controlling how you use your voice tone to create the mood you want when speaking. Listening is communication just as much as speaking and without listening we cannot speak. When we listen …
While the speaking voice is considered to be a verbal aspect of communication, the voice tone is totally non verbal communication. Staff, management and leadership, are totally unaware of the impact, their speaking voice is having on the staff performance and engagement. Research is showing us that a staggering 87% of employees worldwide are not engaged. Many companies are experiencing …
Terrified of speaking in public ? Most tell me they their afraid of not feeling good enough, or afraid of being found out that you are fraud. Does that sound like you? To overcome public speaking anxiety you must have a strong enough reason to see you through fear. For me singing in public came earlier than …
One of the most frequent questions my clients ask me is, “How can I develop a friendly tone of voice?” They tell me that friends and colleagues say their voice sounds angry and intimidating. The perception by others is that friendliness and approachability is lacking and this is regularly effecting personal and business relationships. It is difficult to assess your own voice as …
Your tone of voice tells others a great deal about who you are and how professional your business is. Voice tonality will either repel others or engage them, but most are not aware of what their voice is really saying to others. With better understanding of how to control your voice, you can alter the volume, tone and pitch of …
Just like you have a variety of clothing apparels styled for different events and engagements, you should also have different tones of voice when you speak in different environments. In this blog I want to talk to you about how to access and develop four types of tone of voice in communication. I recently attended a Master Communication workshop with …
Do you experience fear of public speaking? If so, have you ever been told that fear is just in your mind? Or that you should just get over it? Well it’s not that easy and I totally understand why you feel scared or nervous when you are faced with speaking in public. In fact, 74% of people fear public speaking. …
Is your tone of voice effective in your personal and business relationships? What is your tone of voice saying about you? Do you want to be heard, have greater connection and admiration when speaking? Do you have sweaty palms and your voice quivers when you need to speak in public? You can adjust your vocal tone to suit the meaning …
Have you ever noticed your voice changing depending on who you are speaking with, it may be higher, squeakier, lower or a deeper quality? In conversations, does your voice suddenly become louder or softer, or it just fade away? Does your voice sound friendly or are you intimidating others when you speak? Research tells us that vocal tone matters because …
