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…
It is snowing in MA, and much of the Northeast, this morning. Snow is always some combination of annoyance and wonder for me. Today, working from home with no need to leave, it is pretty sparkly. We sometimes talk about…
For many of us, this is already a very different holiday season. We understand things better by contrast, so we can miss a particular holiday gathering or invitations from friends. This contrast can illuminate what is missing but it can…
The end of the year is always a point of transition in workflow. For some, this may be a sprint and for others a slow walk in the woods. Whatever the pace of actual work, there is also a pull…
There is a quote, attributed to Mark Twain, about eating a frog first thing in the morning. The idea is that if you do the hardest thing first, the rest of your day will be much better. Here's the thing…
For many in the U.S., it is a short week. It is also more stressful than usual as we adapt (hopefully) to a holiday season in a pandemic. Usually we discuss how to use the voice to "do" things. Today,…