Master Your Voice Today
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Thinking on Your Feet – What Jazz Can Teach You About Speaking Under Pressure
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, welcome back to the show. I’m Jimmy Cannon—and whether you’re out on a walk, driving to work, or elbow-deep in the washing up, thanks for b...
Public Presentation Tips
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like no one’s really listening when you speak—no matter how polished your slides or steady your voice? In this episode of Public Present...
Voice Projection Exercises
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling to make your voice heard in the crowded world of online meetings and webinars? In this episode, we dive into practical voice projection exe...
5 ways to change how you speak and make an impact
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
5 ways to change how you speak We use our voice every day, but more importantly, you need it in your business. Talking to clients and colleagues...
Do you speak from the throat?
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Or, do you or know someone that does? It can sound grating, and generally lacks tone and dynamics. One thing I see and hear often with clients, ...
How the voice works
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our voice is sometimes the first thing that people notice and is key to our influence and communication. Most people are unaware that with the right t...
How To Warm Up Your Voice Quietly
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing how to warm up your voice quietly, is key when preparing to speak online in these times of remote culture. There are plenty of vocal war...
Voice Projection Exercises - Exercise #1 'feeling the vibration'
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Practising voice projection exercises will help your voice cut through the crowd in meetings, and speak with more clarity and projection to a larger a...
Public Speaking Breathing Tips
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us, including me before I became a professional singer, take a shallow breath into the top of our chest, so when we speak it can sound tight a...
How To Develop Stage Presence
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I talk about how to develop stage presence for public speaking. This could be a metre square piece of carpet in your office, be...
Causes Of Stage Fright AND How To Deal With It
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Speaking anxiety is a very real thing, in fact, it has a name; ‘Glossophobia’ Individuals who have fear of speaking publicly suffer from strong fe...
5 ways to change how you speak
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
5 ways to change how you speak We use our voice every day, but more importantly, you need it in your business. Talking to clients and colleague...
How to improve your speech - 'Sprints and Drags'
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a sample of an interview I did recently with champion 'Speaker Coach' Bob Ferguson where we talked about his concept called 'Sprints and drags'...
Do you speak from your throat?
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Or, do you or know someone that does? It can sound grating, and generally lacks tone and dynamics. One thing I see and hear often with students ...
Improve the sound of your VOICE - Intoning
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you someone that can't be heard in meetings, on the phone, or even in the pub? You're probably not connecting the sound to the words! ...
Shortness of breath
04 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find that you are short of breath when you speak, or perhaps you run out of breath too quickly? Controlling your breath when you speak is...
How to be more expressive when speaking in public - Pitch
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A difference in speech pattern will change the intention behind your words. Conversational speech is different to giving a presentation, speaki...
Your voice is an instrument - use it!
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“I never thought about my voice as an instrument before…” One of my recent delegates said when I asked her for some feedback on a recent t...
Hate the sound of your voice?
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all hate listening to the sound of our own voice (or perhaps some of us), but don’t forget that we have a very different perception of what we so...
How to project your voice using a pencil
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Try this simple exercise to open your oral cavity and relax your jaw, allowing more resonance in the 'mask' area giving you a more direct projection t...
5 breathing exercises for public speaking anxiety
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel nervous or self conscious when speaking in public? Does your breath feel shallow or tight? Then you’re probably not breathing correctly!...
Take a breath
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Deep breathing is a proven way to release endorphins! It also provides a general sense of relaxation and can be done discreetly, even while wait...
Coping with stage fright - Interview with Paulus from the hit talent show 'All Together Now'
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Cannon Voice Coach speaks to Paulus aka Paul L Martin from the hit talent show 'All Together Now' as the hard-to-impress judge on the panel of '...
Jaw and tongue tension
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Release the tension in your jaw and tongue for public speaking with these simple voice exercises.. If you find that your voice hurts after you've bee...