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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 …
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Fear of speaking in public is the worst of all fears. Jerry Seinfeld says that being in a casket is easier than speaking in on a platform doing an eulogy. Breathlessness, loss of memory, speaking too fast, loss of voice volume and a sense of feeling frozen are some of the symptoms of public speaking anxiety. It is a debilitating …
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. …
The wrong tone of voice can affect the right message and you can create misunderstanding and misperception in communication. This leads to confusion and delay in getting your message heard and respected. We are mostly unconscious about our vocal tone because we have been speaking ever since we were babies. And even before that, our mother’s tone of voice was …
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 …
Do you ever wonder, what are you really talking about? Is it just your opinion, your religion, your tradition, your family system? Is your workplace shutting you down and keeping your voice silent? Are you having conversations that you would rather not be having? Are you communicating through the lenses of choice, obligation or family loyalties? A staggering …
