Murmur: A low, sometimes indistinct, but continuous sound. Song: A distinctive or characteristic sound. When we think of speaking or singing well we imagine great moments. We imagine clear and authoritative arguments or soaring vocal lines filling the room. Those…
I am always amused when I get an overly-familiar email, LinkedIn request, or cold call. It isn't that people are attempting to connect with me but that they seem unclear about why they want to do so. One assumes some…
Despite knowing it isn't good for us, the pandemic has us all sitting even more than we used to. This poses problems for breathing among other key systems. It is a problem all of us with office jobs are all…
When did you last feel like you communicated clearly and with authority? Was it easy or hard to find that moment in your mind? Did you succeed? The brain is a wondrous place but we aren't always adept at interpreting…
When discussing how to send the voice into a space, we sometimes get stuck between magical thinking and nothing at all. It may help some of you to imagine a beam of light traveling away from you but I was…
What muscles are you holding right now? Are those muscles necessary this moment? Often the muscles we brace are not the ones currently in use. Among these, are often muscles that have primary roles in breathing and voice use --…
We usually hear about diversity in the context of Equity and Inclusion, as we well should. But when we engage in embodied communication it takes on another important, perhaps related, meaning. Diversity in communication is adapting your listening to hear…
Happy New Year! I am of the opinion that the start of a new year is both a terrible time to make set resolutions and a wonderful time to contemplate the new. It is a great time to collect ideas…