Articulate: Phantom Pain
This morning, I had a no-show. This wasn't a new experience for sure but I am always a little baffled by it. Was a real emergency involved or did someone just forget their prepaid session? I don't know what happened…
Disrupt: Patterns
Does this sound familiar? You have a charged conversation with someone. Then, you play it back in your mind. Perhaps you will relay the conversation in whole or in part to friend or two. Later, more replaying of the conversation.…
Perform: Desert Island
A theme in my life this week is the Inner Voice or that part of yourself that speaks about your dreams, your purpose. That aspirational part of yourself. This voice can be hard to hear because our days are filled…
Disrupt: Embrace the Brace
Today in Boston, there is an expectation of snow. The morning is cloudy and gray and the temperature is dropping. It is a classic recipe for holding. Holding breath and holding musculature as we brace for the impact of winter…
Perform: Mirror, Mirror
Is Gina is really going to suggest that I practice in front of a mirror. Actually, yes. I would like you to practice in a mirror. Hear me out. When we use an accountability tool such as audio or video…
Articulate: Pressure
Does this sound familiar? You start a sentence with plenty of volume and presence only to lose momentum, volume, and pitch by the end. This is an indication of inconsistent air flow. If you also end up feeling more percussive…
Acquire: Keep it Moving
This week, I attended a panel discussion. I noticed that the speakers were actively breathing for speech -- amazing. Then I noticed something else, a pattern. Inhale, speak, hold, inhale, hold, speak. For the cheap seats in the back by…
Disrupt: Turn on the Light
In Boston, sunset was at 4:34pm yesterday. 4:34! Outside, the light is fading on this year but that's not the only place it is doing so. In homes, offices, and private moments many of us are already living in the…
Perform: Instrument of Change
There is an instrument within you. I believe that your body is a creator of musical sounds, some of which are speech. That this voicing is utilized for precision work, connection, and communication. I believe that we use voice as…
Articulate: Friction
I love fricatives. Those sounds that make the air contort itself to evade a barrier. These can be created by the tongue hovering near teeth, teeth against lip, or a change in the shape of the cavity itself. I love…
