Public Gathering

Questions You Can Ask

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So what kinds of questions can you ask strangers at a public…
Curtain

What is Happening Behind the Curtain When Someone Talks at Breakneck Speed

In my last couple of postings, I mentioned how talking fast (in…
India Flag

The Complexity of Indian Accents in American English

Not everyone from India has the same accent, so what's important…
Neck

Monitoring Your Body Tension

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Just like changing our timing to control our speed (or rate of…
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3 Important Mindset Shifts: Resistance to Change in Speech & Accent

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Most of us have some resistance to changing ourselves, even if…
Ease and Grace

Ease & Grace: Applying Insights from Movement to Speech

Recently I have noticed a much-needed return to the movement…
Open Ended Questions

Open Ended Questions

When it comes to small talk, we're often told to ask open-ended…
Brownie

Why Do You Need a Speech Coach?

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It's always been surprising to me how often clients tell me they…
Mountain Range

When in India

When I was in India meeting with a Voice Coach, he kept asking…

How To Do This Work

Over the past 12 years doing Accent Reduction work full-time,…
Business people talking together in the park

Understated Elegance... What EF Hutton Was All About

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I liken the desired "understated elegance" quality of Executive…
Gravitas

What is Executive Presence? | Part 3: Gravitas

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Of the three areas of Executive Presence, gravitas is arguably…