Disrupt: Free your Mind and the Rest will​ Follow

Our stickiest habit is our mindset.

You can work on all of the parts of voice and speech but if you don't believe in what you are saying, if you aren't clear about why you are saying it, it just won't connect. Further, if you let doubts about whether you will achieve your ends infect the process as it unfolds, your content will be dead on arrival.

At its core, all communication is about connecting with other humans for specific ends. Problems arise when we doubt our ability to connect and when we question our own authority to speak. This mindset must shift.

What are your goals? What do you need to happen? Who is your audience?What do THEY need in order to do what you want? These questions have relevance in your presentations. Your opinions about your abilities and limitations do not. Just keep breathing and stay on course. To paraphrase my friend Laura Gassner-Otting -- You will gain confidence as you increase your competence.

Gina Razón is the principal voice specialist at GROW Voice LLC, a full-service voice and speech studio in Boston’s Back Bay. She has over 16 years of experience both as a teacher of voice and speech, and a voraciously curious voice user. Gina has worked professionally as a classical singer for over a decade and more recently as a professional public speaker. For more information on the studio or to book Gina visit www.growvoice.com.

psst: Laura Gassner-Otting has a phenomenal new book, Limitless. I loved it and while we are talking about mindset, I cannot recommend more.