by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Public Speaking
Have you ever sat through a speech that was so boring that you either fell asleep, or spent the time catching up on your email? Would you like to know how to avoid doing the same painful thing to the people who are listening to you? An obvious requirement is to create...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Public Speaking
A couple of weeks ago my blog provided some tips for you about how to use yawning to improve the sound of your voice so that it is both more resonant and pleasant for people to hear. That’s one level of vocal concern. But on a whole other level of concern, have...
by Marjorie Saulson | Public Speaking
Do you ever feel so tired of talking that, by the end of the day, you don’t want to say even one more word? If your work involves using your voice a lot (meeting with clients or customers, talking on the phone, making presentations, etc.), you may run into...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication
One sure way to put your audience to sleep (any audience – on stage, online, on the phone, etc.) is to share your message in a monotone. Adding vocal variety not only helps to keep the eager attention of the people listening to you, it also enables you: To allow...
by Marjorie Saulson | Public Speaking
Do you like the sound of your voice? If not, you are not alone. First of all, there is the shock of hearing what you sound like on an audio or in a video recording. We are so used to how we sound from inside our own heads, that it is hard to believe that the sound of...
