To Speak or Not to Speak?

Do you avoid speaking? Do you struggle to make yourself heard through the maze of business marketing of speaking in front of others, doing webinars or videos? If you want transformation of your voice to have an impact on your life, career, leadership and your business; now is the best time to actually do some voice exercises to reset your voice power.

Vocal Strength enables you to project your voice easily to be heard by everyone without yelling. Here is a great exercise to project your voice:
1. Stand tall, feet shoulder width for balance looking across the room to the opposite wall. Take a diaphragmatic breath in, then round your lips and exhale your air out slowly as if blowing out 5 birthday candles.
2. Repeat by taking a larger breath to blow like the wind to reach your candle located on the other side of the room.
3. Finally, repeat but on exhalation, speak by counting aloud the number of candles: ‘1-2-3-4-5!’ and let your wind-power take your sound across the room. Repeat counting and adding in the sentence: ‘Welcome to my birthday party!’ If your jaw or neck tightens then reset your exercise to use your diaphragmatic breath coming from your lower rib area to propel your voice across the room.

Authority can be infused into your voice tone by thinking and believing in yourself as the expert you rightly are. Assume a friendly authoritative tone; not a brass angry boss tone.
Say the numbers and sentence in the above exercise as a leader with a tone of genuine welcoming everyone to your party. Remain calm to keep your pitch level from rising too high and sounding tense.

Energy is created by your mental focus that this birthday party is exciting for you and for your guests. So now take in a bigger breath so you have more energy power to blow out your candles and welcome all with energy. Notice how your body language and your voice are more powerfully in sync.

Indeed, transformation comes from DOING the exercises, not just reading about them. If you are ready to maximize your vocal delivery, start with these three qualities of vocal strength, authority, and energy. You will expand your message and your image through speaking.

Brenda C. Smith has designed her book as a system of interactive exercises for you to have transformation. Purchase “Breathe…Just Steps to Breathtaking Speeches” from Amazon, Friesen Press… to boost the sound of your voice and your delivery success.  As one reviewer stated: ​'Brenda C. Smith has written a detailed practical book chockful of information, exercises, and anecdotes that reflect her years as a vocal coach. What a handy resource for actors, professional speakers and anyone looking to enhance the quality of their voice.'