The Winning Voice

Imagine that you missed a deadline that you promised you would deliver on. You see you boss approaching your desk. He says, ‘Hey (their name) got a minute?’ What initial language [...]

We’ve all heard of a post-mortem. What about a pre-mortem? Wikipedia states: ‘A pre-mortem — also known as a premortem — is a managerial strategy in which a manager imagines that a [...]

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 . . . [...]

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?”

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 [...]

Colin Powell, former United States Secretary of State, lists 15 lessons on handling the media (on pages 132-133 of his book, It worked for me). He shared these Lessons with a person named Cal, [...]

Earlier this week I heard Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr being interviewed on the radio. I’ve worked with Carr in the past in producing the audio product, Choice Voice: Lessons from great [...]

In 2008 I produced a CD with Bob Carr entitled Choice Voice. Lessons from great speaking voices. Edition One: Bob Carr. Many things could be said about Carr’s personal communication (I’ll have [...]