Michael Kelly
Do you have any warm-up activities for your voice?
Angela Catterns
I always warm-up in the car on the way to work. First I just free up the muscles in my face and my mouth. Then I go through all the vowels (a, eh, ee, ah, oo). Then I do a really ridiculous thing, that I don’t know where I picked it up from.Continue reading
Michael Kelly
“Angela, of the voices you like, which ones stand out for you and why?”
Angela Catterns
“John Laws had a good voice and Bob Carr has a very good voice . . . I don’t think Tony Abbott has a good voice . . . and I was only thinking the other day that Tanya Plibersek, the deputy Opposition Leader, who I really like, I think she could do with some voice lessons . . . she lacks energy . . . she should try your school yard ‘YA, YA, YA’ technique. She needs that.”Continue reading
Michael Kelly
“Bob, of the voices you like, what are the features that make them attractive?
Bob Carr
“I think what you wrote recently about Obama’s voice was very significant . . . you focused on the pacing, and his voice gathers pace and groups words together so that he holds our interest . . . Continue reading
Michael Kelly
“Bob, give us an example or two of how your voice has helped you in achieving the success you’ve had in your public life?”Continue reading
One mark of top leaders is to have grace under pressure – to keep one’s cool when things get tough. Continue reading
Michael Kelly
“Bob, if you had to choose three lessons on what makes a great speaking voice, what would those lessons be?”
Bob Carr
“I think the first lesson is to separate yourself from the text and look the audience in the eye . . . and that animates a voice.Continue reading
Recently I was re-listening to a leadership podcast. Renown United States football coach, Lou Holtz was being interviewed. In the podcast Holtz relayed an interaction he had when he was first installed at head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.Continue reading
“What do you want?”
A few months back I phoned a colleague whom I hadn’t talk with in over ten years. After greeting me, he said, “What do you want Michael”? I said that I wanted nothing, that I just wanted to say ‘hi and how’s things’.Continue reading
DBAE, TOYF, SODA, VAK, IDP. These acronyms are often used in my sales presentation and business pitch client work.
Recently a participant in a workshop wanted to have ready access to the meanings of these acronyms.
Below are a list of the acronyms, what they stand for and how they can be applied.Continue reading