Comments on: The Secret To Finding Your Voice

By: Kamogelo Letlape

Kamogelo Letlape — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:36:05 +0000

In reply to Brian Jackson. thank you for the advice brian

By: Kamogelo Letlape

Kamogelo Letlape — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:34:24 +0000

this is a pretty thought provoking post , if you have anything similar to this please send

By: kamo

kamo — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:30:04 +0000

In reply to Jeff. thats a pretty cool way to see it , thank you jeff

By: Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:13:04 +0000

One of the dynamics involved in FINDING one's voice I rarely see addressed is LISTENING to one's voice. For over 40 years I never finished a radio show (and over that time I performed nearly 10,000 of them) without leaving the studio carrying an "aircheck" copy of my entire performance. I listened to those tapes religiously and if possible immediately. I wanted to hear something besides what went through my headphones; I wanted to hear what the listener heard. Over a period of years (I'm not a quick study) this constant exposure to how I sounded to others served as vital training, not to my voice, but to my ear! I learned to work often without headphones because my ear had become tuned to what I actually sound like. Now, in my late 60s, I understand the nuanced relationship between my voice and the microphone and can automatically alter my voice to reflect the meaning of the script. An exercise that I have prescribed (with excellent results) to hundreds of newbies is this: using any audio device (the one on your phone is fine) record yourself reading aloud for three minutes. The content is not important. After recording, rewind and listen. Then repeat the process, reading aloud, recording and playing back the same content again. Do this once a day for six weeks and see how far you've come in defeating regional affectation ("accent") and gaining accuracy of inflection and meaning.

By: Fiona McDonald

Fiona McDonald — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 06:56:20 +0000

In reply to Genet. I was really struggling to nail this interview prep, you know? I'd sit there, mind going blank, trying to sound all impressive and stuff. My coach was like, "Dude, stop focusing on yourself!" She said, "It's not about you, it's about them." Boom, that hit me. I realized I was trying to be this perfect candidate, lying to myself about how amazing I was. Once I shifted my focus to the other person and how I could help them, everything clicked. It's like my voice found itself. I realized it's not about bragging, it's about showing how my skills can solve their problems. It’s not about your workshop, it’s about the attendee, and it’s not about Dan’s music it’s about the listener. Maybe it’s not about us at all, maybe the key to our voice isnt the problem here, maybe it’s our actions towards others… voice will follow.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 09 May 2024 20:34:06 +0000

Because I am deathly shy, I find I say things better when I am creating, like painting and drawing or even writing, my voice and opinion are strong together with my creative process. I find this the easiest way to express what I feel and say if I have a message about a specific topic. I'm kind of like the behind the scenes kind of person I hate being the center of attention, therefore I come across not being opinionated and outspoken. And I am the friend in my group that doesn't say too much but is a good listener. Vocally my voice is like my shadow that scares me and puts me behind everyone else. Its only through self expression that I am able to fully be myself.

By: No Name:)

No Name:) — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:45:21 +0000

For a while now I've been in search of identity. I've been grieving my old self and trying to understand who I am now. Its been really hard but I'm learning that I don't have to go out in the world to find answers. They already are within and I have to embrace who I am today because this is my current identity. Someday it may change again but that comes with growth. I believe people go searching for things because it puts them in environments that trigger what's already deep within. Were just unaware of this. Youve shown me that its about having confidence to embrace what is. Thank you for your article. Thank you for using your voice to share your story with people like me.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:11:12 +0000

Good Job (nobody asks) >:)

By: Dan Cumberland

Dan Cumberland — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 22:19:28 +0000

In reply to Danny. Thanks so much Danny! I'm so glad you found it helpful. I hope that inner dialogue work turns into some great work in the world in due time. Thanks for reading and commenting!

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 21:12:59 +0000

“If you don’t feel free to speak, there are reasons you feel that way”.. Thank you for this piece, it really opened up a an inner dialogue that should have started a long time ago. Sometimes all we need is the right catalyst to get the process started, to open our eyes to internal patterns and thoughts that we are so used to that we don’t even realize that they need attention and work. Everything happens at the time it should. Thank you for this post.