by Kate DeVore | Apr 2, 2018 | Breath, Loudness, Speech, Vocal power, Voice, Voice Coaching, Voice Enhancement, Voice Improvement
It can be deeply frustrating to repeatedly start a sentence and then have someone else in the room steamroll right over you with a louder voice. It’s even more problematic when you lose the opportunity to show your knowledge and skills because your voice is less...
by Kate DeVore | Mar 1, 2018 | Accent, Accent Modification, Accent reduction, Dialect, Speech, Voice Coaching
The short answer is, no, not really. The larger question is, are you sure you really want to? Your dialect is a rich part of who you are and what you bring to the table. It would be a great sadness to really lose it. BUT, you are probably thinking, I am not always...
by Kate DeVore | Jan 31, 2018 | Accent Modification, Breath, Diaphragm, Speech, Voice, Voice Coaching, Voice Enhancement, Voice Improvement, Voice Therapy
“Talking From the Diaphragm” is BS Have you ever heard that you should “talk from the diaphragm” for a powerful voice? Well, it’s bull hockey. The diaphragm is the major muscle of inhalation, true. But unless there’s a neurologic problem, every breath anyone ever...
by Kate DeVore | Dec 19, 2017 | Accent Modification, Speech, Voice, Voice Coaching, Voice Enhancement, Voice Improvement, Voice Therapy
A lot of people think our voice is our voice – we have the voice we are born with and we cannot change it. This is not true! While we are born with a particular instrument, a lot goes into forming the way we use it. Sometimes it is subconscious habit (more than...
by Kate DeVore | Dec 4, 2017 | Accent Modification, Speech, Voice, Voice Coaching, Voice Enhancement, Voice Improvement, Voice Therapy
You know what I’m talking about. Women have a series of gauntlets to run in order to be taken seriously as a professional, no matter their field. A nice little overview of the overall issue of gender disparity in the workplace can be found here:...
by Kate DeVore | Oct 11, 2017 | Accent Modification, Speech, Voice, Voice Coaching, Voice Enhancement, Voice Improvement, Voice Therapy
A lot of business people come to me because someone important told them they do not have an Executive Presence because of the way they speak. Ouch. While it might be fun to delve into the societal norms that create such a rule, let’s focus on the bottom line. You need...
