Finding the sound of your voice
November 7, 2011 by Admin · Leave a Comment
Everybody has a musical instrument and it doesn’t cost a thing. It is your voice. Nothing on earth matches it for range, power, variety, and expressiveness. You undoubtedly use it for speaking, but are you singing? You should be. We live in a sonorous universe, all matter vibrates, and all creatures sing their songs. How about you?
All god’s creatures got a place in the choir
Some sing low and some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
Some just clap their hands or paws or anything they’ve got nowListen to the bass it’s the one at the bottom
Where the bullfrog croaks and the hippopotamus
Moans and groans in the big tattoo
And the old cow just goes “moo”
The dogs and the cats they take up the middle
Where the honey bee hums and the cricket fiddles
The donkey brays and the pony neighs
And the old grey badger sighs ohI have heard your story that you cannot carry a tune, how the mean teacher asked you to be silent during choral singing. But I have not heard that you have spent any time seriously learning how to match notes, produce tones or tap out a rhythm. Yes, music making certainly comes easily to many of us and there are some that must seek it out. Perhaps you need to start with some simple dance steps to sense the rhythms. Or you hum along with the church choir. Imitate the bird song you hear in your garden. Or you rock your infant daughter with your best version of “My Girl”.
When all else fails there are professional voice teachers that can help you get started.
Whatever it costs you, go for it. Music making is your birthright. No one can sing your song but you. Even if you are the old grey badger that just sighs, ‘oh’. Do it. The universe will be the better for it.
If you want to learn more about how Dr. Fleming can help you improve your communication skills, please call her at telephone 415.391.9179 or send her an email at [email protected]
Carol Fleming, Ph.D., is the author of “It’s the Way You Say It”! Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear. A comprehensive guide to vocal development and improvement of communication skills.
The Ancient Technology of Talking - Story from my friend in Egypt
February 12, 2011 by Admin · Leave a Comment
I received an email from Egypt this Thursday from my old friend Essam; he got me thinking about the robust and timeless importance of face-to-face conversation. He reported:
“One of the biggest blunders committed so far by the Egyptian regime in its current crisis was the decision to shut down the Internet service and Mobile service all over the country on Thursday night before the ‘Friday of Anger’. By doing this, the smart decision makers thought they would isolate the demonstrators and prevent them from communicating with each other, thus reducing the number of people who would show up on Friday at the el-Tahrir square and elsewhere in the country. Based on this naïve assumption, the former minister of the interior, el-Adly, expected a maximum of two thousand demonstrators
When people were cut off from the rest of the world on Thursday night they started going out to the streets to find out what was going on, they started searching for their friends and relatives to inquire about their well being. They talked to each other face to face and agreed to be there all day on Friday. Suddenly tens of thousands showed up on Friday, instead of the two thousand the brutal el-Adly was prepared for.”
When someone pulls the plug on our electronic devices, we can always use the ancient technology of talking to each other. It is the part of the Basic Guarantee that comes with being human. (Even with the plug in, the Egyptian people have only a 40% literacy rate.) For this to truly be the Egyptian People’s revolution, they all must be able to speak out together.
In effect, he gave them their voice.
Carol Fleming, Ph.D., is the author of “It’s the Way You Say It”! Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear. A comprehensive guide to vocal development and improvement of communication skills. For people who want to make their speaking more impressive and find their voice. She can be contacted at telephone 415.391.9179 or send her an email at [email protected]
Speak! Four good reasons why you should give a speech
June 22, 2010 by Admin · Leave a Comment
- You find out what you are thinking/feeling when you have to find the words to express them. There are some people who really need to talk to discover what they are thinking. (Perhaps this is you; I know it is me). Sit in silence and your impressions are mush; vague, contradictory. Open your mouth and see what comes out!
- When you imagine your listeners, you must reconsider your words and sentences so that they are appropriate for the audience. What vocabulary level is best? Where should you begin? Your inner language becomes shaped for communication (to make common) with the listener in mind.
- Speak out and have a presence, be real, be a participant. If you think it doesn’t matter if you speak, what do you think others will think? They will likely not miss you. Find your 2 cents and put it in. What matters is that you have spoken up and made your presence felt. It reveals some self respect.
- You can make things happen, you can influence the course of events, you can prevent dreadful decisions from being made. Just by speaking out. Don’t be the bump on the log, be the speaker on the orange crate. People need leaders and spokesmen. Why not you? Speak!
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If you want to learn more about how Dr. Fleming can help you improve your communication skills, please call her at telephone 415.391.9179 or send her an email at [email protected]
Carol Fleming, Ph.D., is the author of “It’s the Way You Say It”! Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear. A comprehensive guide to vocal development and improvement of communication skills.
It’s The Way You Say It
It’s the Way You Say It ….. but you knew that, didn’t you?
You’ve noticed that words are not the only players in our speaking. Talking turns out to be a pretty complex behavior. We are excellent analyzers of communication in other people, not so good for ourselves. Helping people understand and modify their impact has been a life’s work for me. Soon that work will be available to you in the form of a book called, you guessed it ….
It’s the Way You Say It - Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear
Easy to read and use, this book was written with the average person in mind and is based on the concerns they have about their speaking. Which is to say, the book is not an academic review. I do not attempt to be comprehensive, but I do attempt to be maximally useful. People care about the sound of their voice, their image as mature or confident, the adequacy of their vocabulary.
I bring unique knowledge and skills to the speaking needs of individuals and corporate clients. If you want to speak your mind effectively, I want to help you. I know what is important to the adult learner and how to streamline the learning process.
My book, It’s the Way You Say It; Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear is in production and will soon be available to you. Be sure you are signed up to receive notification. This book represents all that you, my clients, have taught me about the needs of people for communication effectiveness and comfort. This way I can help so many more people.
To learn more about my workshops, coaching and training products please visit my website or call me at (415) 391.9179
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