Greetings,
Yesterday, I wrote an article entitled Trying 'Too Hard' at the Lectern which was inspired by a young man from California by the name of James. (I'll share that article with you in my next email.)
When I originally talked to James two weeks ago, he was frantic about learning how to breathe properly and how to improve the sound of his voice, telling me that he had tried everything else on the market and nothing had worked.
I knew that Voicing It! would be the answer for two reasons:
1. The Voice Dynamic Approach is exactly what this young man had been looking for because it emphasizes breathing and it shows you how to find your 'real' voice.
2. Voicing It! comes with my personal guarantee. If at any point during the training, you want to talk to me, ask me a question, or have me listen to your new voice, all you have to do is call my toll-free number or email me and I will talk to you.
James received his Voicing It! kit last Friday - read the entire book and watched the two DVDs and then phoned me that evening - again frantic.
I explained to him that he was to work on the relaxation exercises and the breathing for one week and then call me back. He was not to go any further. So he phoned me Monday night and told me that he had discovered a very tight jaw when he worked on the relaxation exercises and also wanted to know if I could tell that he was breathing properly. So, I asked him a few question about his breathing and was confident that indeed he was doing it right; however, I told him, in no uncertain terms, that he was to continue breathing for one full week and not go any further in his training.
When I hold a 2-day workshop, my clients learn to breathe and then discover their 'real' voice in the first morning of the first day. In fact with most of my private clients, I will teach them to breathe and find the optimum pitch of their voice in the first of five sessions. Why do I want James then to slow down? Because James is one who tries 'too hard'; and, if you try too hard, you will defeat your purpose.
Those who are most successful with the voice change are those who relax and allow it to be. Breathing with the support of the diaphragm is indeed so relaxing and so much easier than shallow or lazy breathing. As I have said before in numerous newsletters and articles, once you learn how to breathe properly, you will discover benefits that have nothing to do with the voice or presentation skills, the most important of which is the reduction, and in many cases, the elimination of stress.
What is next in store for James? The voice change! I am most excited to hear what this young man can do with his voice and can't wait to talk to him tomorrow!
I'll keep you informed as to his progress. |