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How Can I Sound Powerful During a Pitch?
Posted by TJ Walker in Analysis, Communications, Pitching, Presentation Skills Training, Public Speaking Skills, Video on March 25, 2011
Tips and advise to sounding powerful and passionate when delivering your elevator pitch to potential investors. The depth and tone of your voice is not necessarily going to seal the deal.
What is the secret behind Rachel Ray’s Voice and Brian Williams Speech patterns?
Posted by TJ Walker in Fear of Speaking, Great Lectures, Media Training, Presentation Skills Training, Professional Speakers, Public Speaking Skills, Social Speaking, Voice on March 13, 2009
The secret is that Rachel Ray has a terrible voice AND she doesn’t let it bother her. I was watching her show yesterday and I closed my eyes and just listened to her voice. It is scratchy, grating, and unpleasant to my ear. But so what? Rachel Ray makes tens of millions of dollars a year talking, i.e., using her voice, because she says stuff that is interesting to people. As a presentation coach I find that many people are insecure about their voices and waste time worrying about artificially lowering their voices and seeking out voice training. With all due respect to the many fine voice coaches in the world, I think this is a waste of time. If you have interesting things to say and you say it with passion, you too could be the next Rachel Ray, or, speaking of awful voices, Barbara Walters.
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