HOW to correctly SPEAK when WEARING a Face MASK

As you know you when you speak with a face mask on, your speech can be difficult to understand.

Here are techniques for speakers and listeners, for communicating in a face mask wearing world.

FOR SPEAKERS

#1 Use the ‘a metre beyond’ technique. As your voice will be muffled by the mask, one way to combat this effect is to use the ‘a metre beyond’ technique. Let me explain. Imagine that your voice is a laser and you put all of its energy through the laser directing it a metre beyond your listener. This technique will make it easier to hear your voice.

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REQUIRED reading for LEADERS – E. Shackleton’s LESSONS

Excuse my temerity with title of ‘required reading’.

However, I feel strongly that if you are a leader, you should read following passage about how Ernest Shackleton ‘showed up’ leading one of the most courageous survival missions of all time, and how his leadership lessons apply to leaders during the COVID-19 crisis. (bolding of text is mine).

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‘From his Antarctic experience, Shackleton knew that one of most important tools he had in accomplishing his mission was his presence. How he showed up each day in front of his men – what kind of energy he gave off, how determined he looked, even how he carried his body – had a huge impact on the team. He used what we would today call his emotional intelligence to maintain his determination and bravery; when these flagged, he never let his men know.

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