#066: Find Your Voice - How to Increase the Power of Your Speech

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EP 66: Find Your Voice - How to Increase the Power of Your Speech Have you ever noticed someone self-sabotaging their own speech? Phrases like, “Sorry to bother you,” “This is a little thing,” and “It’s probably nothing but…” are all examples of instances that reduce the power of our speech. When we engage in self-defeating speech, we silence our own voices. In large organizations, many working professionals struggle with the feeling of personal uncertainty in communicating…especially women. Because there are no guarantees when we communicate with others, it can be risky. As a result, we may choose to “over qualify” our messages or self-sabotage our words as a way to mitigate the perceived risk. Listen to our episode about How to Increase the Power of Your Speech! Hear from our guest, Michelle Thomas about communicating in traditionally male dominated contexts. Learn some strategies to improve the power of your speech through modifying message structure, pitch, and volume. Music by Epidemic sound. SHOW NOTES: Experts : O’Barr and Atkins, Shurchkov and Eckel (2017), New England Journal of Medicine (2000), Lisa Feldman Barrett (NPR), Dr. Catherine Kreatsoulas (of Harvard), Dr. Judith Baxter (Forbes) Resources : Guest, Michelle Thomas Tools : Restructuring speech, using descending pitch, keeping volume consistent TC4G (TRADING COMFORT FOR GROWTH) : Practicing more powerful speech in low stake environments. Links : Episode 27: The Dance of Visibility (Part 1): How to Speak Up! https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/1980a02db6d55a72c46cfe659ca2cb03 Episode 28: The Dance of Visibility (Part 2): How to Stop Over Explaining! https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/7256cb9fd6ba3bb1893f130453818b47 Episode 29: The Dance of Visibility (Part 3): Strategic Alignment - How to be a Better Communicator https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/51e031a91f4867fad1d39e7929d4247a Episode 60: Women and Heart Attacks https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/5802794d3abd2e633ee6f988817c5777

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