Naming Rights
I was chatting with a friend this morning about a pair of speakers she heard recently. Both had less than common, potentially hard to pronounce names. One of these women, acknowledged the difficulty and broke it down for the audience…
Office Space: Authentic vs Professional Part 2
A few weeks ago, we dove into the difference between authenticity and professionalism at work. That post is here. Today we are going to go into how to create more authentic workspaces by embracing situational propriety while respecting our core…
Friday Focus: You Can Master Your Space(r)
What is a Spacer? You already know. Spacers are the sounds and words we insert into regular speech to buy our brains some time. It is your brain using your voice to indicate that you don't know what you are…
Friday Focus: Authenticity and the Voice
This week in the studio has been a fun-filled authenticity fest. Actually, most weeks are that way but this week prompted me to tease out what makes a voice authentic and why that matters. First, a definition from the Merriam-Webster…
What is the “Voice of Authority” and Why do I need one?
If you think you believe that one's voice doesn't influence anything, ponder this for a moment. Have you ever found someone's voice amusing, threatening, annoying, or boring? Most people will answer, yes. Have you ever dismissed someone's authority based on…