Maria Pellicano | Speak with Influence and Power | Harness Your Voice

Deep voice are paid more money because they have non verbal expression that conveys a messages that is perceived credible and therefore they have greater influence.   You can develop a deeper speaking tone with awareness of voice technique and mindfulness of vibrations in your body.   High pitched voices sound nagging and are not appropriate for important conversations such as what is required in...

Speaking too fast is mindless of others when listening.   Especially, if you have an accent,   you mumble or you are not clearly articulating you will be not understood and you will not be able to communicate effectively.   Speaking too fast is your nervous system addicted to speed.   It is also chasing the future and not being present with the NOW moment.   Fitting in too much into a moment will...

When we communicate we must be   mindful of others in the conversation and what is best for them too.   A dialogue includes the needs of others.   Speaking too fast or monotone is not helpful for those who need to listen to us as it makes it harder and disengages them.   Sometimes the way the communication   sounds, that is the tone, pace and expression,   is all about what you want and the other...

In communicate it is one topic for both, one aim and one conversation.   Don't distance yourself from others in your communication.   Use your voice tone to express connection with the other.   Use your emotions and needs to let the other know what are feeling and what you are wanting.   Face leadership vulnerability and be courageous in how you use your voice and body skilfully to communicate and...

Using the right voice tone in your message will either support your message or it can be rejected by your audience.   To increase voice tone and body gestures we can connect with our gut and heart feelings and sensation.   We can speak using our gut to communicate eg: statements like   "something is not right"   speaking from the heart eg: "I want to share with you and I want to be known for what...

Listen to this recording to learn how to respond to high stake conversation, debate or argument with non violent communication.   You can communicate always with understanding and balance of win win by making a request instead of controlling others to do what you want.   Also you can balance your needs and others at the same time.   Check out what I explain to client who expresses stress in conver...

Many clients ask me "how does singing help me speak better?"   As a singing teacher and public speaker trainer I say YES… Why not give it a go.   Anyone can sing but not everyone can express themselves in a way that impacts and engages audiences.   Speakers are the same.   It is about vulnerability, courage and purpose in what you are wanting to communicate.  Not every speaker will be credible, en...

Do you know someone who speaks with a rude overbearing voice tone?   They intimidate you, you get annoyed and you avoid them.   Speaking voice tone is not only physical but it   is a result of how emotional intelligence you are.   When we are aware and practice Emotional Intelligence behaviours in communication we engage and influence others more successfully.   Emotional intelligence is about hav...

There are 4 energy types in communication and 3 brains to access intelligence from.   We all have a preference and many times it limits us.   When you speak only using your brain intelligence, you are missing out on a good balance of information and engagement potential in your relationships.   Many clients, even though they are experienced,   tell me they over think in meetings and don't speak ou...

  Sometimes you look at others in a meeting and immediately you feel a loss of power in your voice and message.   The feeling of intimidation takes away your breath and even your thoughts.   Instead of focusing from inside out the focus becomes outside in and here your loose yourself and the purpose and intention of what you are saying.   You are stimulated by the outside so much that you even for...

Sometimes we respond in a divisive way in communication and one person is over powering the conversation and the other is allowing it feeling overtaken.   To have a successful conversation we must be even in the giving and taking the balance of active listening and acceptance of both speakers that are prepared to enter the WE space instead of remaining in an individual perspective that is decisive...

If you struggle to use your voice with variety and have a monotone,   you can explore your voice expression, intonation and inflections by speaking with the deliberate use of adjectives that describe words.   Words like delicious,   disgusting,   happy, sad can help you lean into the expression of voice.   Listen to this chat to explain how to use words to help you exercise your expression with vo...

Voice tone matters 100% and it goes on without you even noticing except it is either boring or interesting.   You are either going to be expressive or monotone.   Your speaking tone will either engage others or not.   You can leverage it or you can completely miss out on the gift it can bring in expanding your message to be more meaningful and influential.   When you know how to maximise the power...

Your speaking voice tone comes from your life's journey, your decisions and choices made and also your generation. If you want to sound confident you must look at what is stopping you.   What are you thinking and pre-supposing.   Your voice is your's to use as you want and many times our thinking and assumptions of what we should be doing and speaking like, sabotages our freedom and flow of speaki...

Balanced voice exercises are essential to having a healthy balanced speaking voice.   When you warmup your higher voice that is sometimes called a "head voice" you will improve the tone and quality of your lower voice.   If you are unable to squeak into your higher pitches you will have a muffled lower voice that will make your voice difficult to be understood by your audiences and listeners.   Yo...

Do you like the sound of your speaking voice?   Some clients say to me, I don't like the sound of my voice.  This is for many reason.   It can be only your perception or it can be lack of voice technique , such as the way you use your mouth, jaw, tongue, breath and overall mindset when speaking.  Your voice tonality is controlled by many aspects, however even after you have done everything, you ca...

Your thought can shut down your voice and make you silent.   Your thoughts are supported by your beliefs.   Most of us are are unconscious about our beliefs and feel that they are permanent and cannot be changed.   Well you can change your beliefs if you can access them.   In this recording you will find out how to be with your beliefs address them and give them new meaning.   Your can make an enq...

When speaking,   confidence isn't enough we need passion too.   We cannot wait for only confidence to show up because sometimes we speak even if we are afraid.   Our message is more important than how we feel about it.   Passion is about purpose and the call of what we say, it is about a solution to a problem that needs to be declared and spoken.   Sometimes even if your voice shakes you need to s...

Our feeling and interpretations about things that happen around us can create a deep fear and procrastination of speaking in public.   When we face these feelings we can hear what they are saying and what needs not being met.   In this podcast I explain how to face your feeling and be with the message they are trying to give you.   Every feeling has a positive intention to help you succeed.      ...

Our non verbals can disengage others so maintaining rapport with others, while speaking our truth is important.     When we communicate we must be aware of our non verbal clues and what it means to others.   In this recording I explain how you can say your yes and no, explain your perspective without offending others.   You can use your gestures and voice tone in a way that brings others with your...

There are many uninteresting and boring speakers who do not energise their speaking and don't invest in what they are saying with their expression and with both body and voice tone.   Monotone is the result of lack of creative communication.   To speak creatively is to create what you want in helping Audiences engage with you.   So you can be more interesting and connected to the meaning of what y...

When we speak we can be a distraction to our listeners.   We can use lots of Uhm, Ah, Ur,   and clog up the space, by not pausing and cluttering our speaking with content heavy,   paragraph style speaking.     We must be mindful of our listeners and notice if we are overloading their hearing with just too much content and not being specific to what they are a wanting to hear.   We speak to be hear...

We get nervous about speaking in public instead of excited about the solution we are delivering. You can beat your fear of public speaking, stop being nervous by finding out what you are thinking to be true. Every thought is supported by beliefs and unless you know what that is your will be controlled by it. In this chat you will find out how to identify your beliefs and change them. How to focus...

Some of my clients speak with the wrong tone in conversations and presentations and wonder why they aren't having the impact they are wanting from their listener.     I explain that to have an engaging voice you need to be flexible with your voice tone and mindful of what energy it speaks with. Voice tone is non - verbal information and is 12 times more important than words alone.   In this short...

When we are in high stake conversations we must hold back bias and come into a neutral space of talking about behaviour and not personal attacks. Everyone always thinks they are right and there are no losers only winners. So to create this as a leader you will need to demonstrate that you are listening to feeling and needs with emotional intelligence, so that everyone feels values. Listen to how I...