Be Heard Find your Power Voice

Do you make these mistakes with speaking with a microphone?

Microphones and Speaking With Power

How do you feel about that microphone in front of you?

Do you love it?
Do you hate it?

Most people have a love-hate relationship with the mic.

Have you ever noticed this? The speaker is at ease in front of the room, and has sufficient volume to be heard in a large room or auditorium. Place a mic in front of him and he instantly forgets to use his full voice!

Why?

Fear of overpowering the microphone!

Some people find the thought of being recorded as intimidating.
Or think how horrible their voices sound on a recording.

For whatever reason, place someone who has a clear and confident voice in front of a mic, and his presentation skills disappear!

I’m asked what can be done to get over this stumbling block. I say this: “Just FORGET IT!” No, I’m not being rude or inconsiderate, or telling you hide your head in the sand and just hope the problem goes away.

See, there’s a misconception here – it’s even being taught in many voice training and voiceover classes. I’ve even seen this fundamental flaw in a popular book on public speaking.

What is it? Many people, including professional announcers, believe that you speak *into* a microphone.

No! Never, ever, not even once ever, speak into a microphone. (Was that strong enough?)

Here’s what I mean. The sound system is an aid to your power voice, not a replacement for it.

• When you in a situation where a mic is being used, don’t talk to the microphone, always speak *past* it.
• When speaking in a large hall with a microphone, speak to the middle of the *audience.*
• If you’re recording alone in a studio, speak past the microphone right into the control room to the people working the console.
• In a radio studio when you’re being interviewed, speak to the person who is interviewing you.

The placement of the mic is important for recording your voice, but once the engineer has placed the mic, that is the last time you should even think about the microphone.

It’s a simple concept, yet many times I hear this: “love the microphone, and the microphone will love you” No!

Stop thinking you have to speak *into* the mic! When you speak *past* the mic, you’ll find you aren’t even aware that it’s there. You’ll then find yourself and your voice attaining a comfort and ease that weren’t there before, and your presentation will be unequaled.

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Are you looking to develop a Voice of Power?

You’re in luck!

Developing a Voice of Power tele-classes are being offered again!

This is a 3-week course that will combine the skills that you learned in the basic course with new methods and techniques that will bring out even more power, and authority to your voice.

This class is for you if you want to develop your voice. You’ll be able to present yourself and your ideas more clearly and powerfully both to individuals and groups.

We will meet an hour per week. The class is limited to only 10 people for quality interaction. You will have additional home work and projects that you will complete during the course. You must have attended the basic course to participate in this course.

You’ll receive the completed class on CD for your future review and study.

This class Starts the first week in October. Advanced Training Class

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How to add Power to your Voice

A Voice is like a building: its strength is determined by its construction. The foundation is the determining factor in the strength of a building. No building can truly be strong without a strong foundation.

For your voice, your breathing is your foundation. When your voice is properly supported with your breath, it adds depth and clarity.

One of the most astounding benefits of a well-supported voice is the underlying confidence that your voice projects. People will want to hear what you have to say more than you have experienced before.

With this power in your voice, getting and holding the attention of your audience or of your prospect in a sales presentation give you an edge. Even when you leave voice mail messages you get heard and your calls returned.

Your authority is unmatched with a well supported voice. People look toward leaders in all areas of their lives. When you speak with authority, you will be heard, and your message will cut through the clutter every time.

This is only *one* of the basics of having a Power Voice – stay tuned for more!

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Every area of your body is a part of your “whole body resonance.”

From the top of your head to the soles of your feet and everything in between is part of this wonderful instrument called your voice.

The voice is fundamentally vital, not mechanical.

Its quality is determined by the mind working through the nerves controlling this wonderful living, breathing instrument.

Your chest (trachea and bronchial tubes), the larynx, pharynx, the mouth and all the head chambers, soft tissue muscles and bones – each in its own way plays a part in the quality and timbre of Your Power Voice.

Together, we will find and take care of the underlying restrictions that have developed in your voice from using a habitual voice – at last allowing your Power Voice to shine.

When you release the physical blocks and obstacles , with Your Power Voice Training, your voice will flow more freely and enhance the expression of your thoughts and feelings.
Soft tissue muscles and bones, each in their own way play part to the quality and timbre of your power voice.

The tone is modified through by subtle little changes, in form, intensity, movement, inflection.

They are too fine for you to determine, or even observe in yourself successfully.

Knowing the steps in vocal improvement is only part of the Power Voice System.

We Find and taking care of the underlying problems that developed as you used your habitual voice.

Correction and improvement is quicker and easier to solve as we explore the fundamentals of speaking with your power voice

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Your voice is naturally expressive.

It’s is the instrument of your soul’s expression.

Yet without proper guidance, it will remain constrained to the ranges and amplitude you have used since your were a child!

In my experience, it is almost impossible for you to develop your voice to fullness without a guide to show you how. You simply don’t have the knowledge that is necessary to be able to find or correct your individual voice habits or mistakes, or develop your natural traits and tendencies yet.

Do you want to develop your own Power Voice?

I can give you the training, personal supervision, direction, and practical foundation you need. I help you draw out your most effective voice as you transform it to your real Power Voice.

As Your Power Voice guide, I take you through an easy system that helps you develop your Power Voice quickly and easily.

You’ll see an enormous difference in your ability to speak well and with clarity. Within the first ten minutes of your Power Voice Training, you’ll get keys to adding power and vitality to your voice that you will retain for the rest of your life.

In your full Power Voice Training you learn:

• breathing control
• Voice posture
• voice clarity
• naturally amplify

These Specific sets of exercises will even allow you to walk out of your first session with a new voice you never knew you had!

If you truly want to be able to speak clearly, powerfully, with confidence, richness and vitality, I invite you to check out my trainings.

Mark

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If you want to know about Your Power Voice Training, you’ll want to listen to this: the first of the Your Power Voice Presentation Series.

In this interview, Angela Treat Lyon of I Dare You Radio held me under fire for an hour, getting me to drill down into more details about how to turn your everyday voice into Your Power Voice than I have ever revealed outside my trainings before.

I had the pleasure to meet Angela, who, besides being a Radio Show Host, is also a Success Trainer, at the John Childers’ exclusive Millionaire Speakers Training a couple years ago. Since then, we have been partnering on various projects, of which this is one (can’t talk about the others yet!).

I did the custom music for her I Dare You Radio audios. As a matter of fact, she was so pleased with what I did she took the very first rendition, even after having been given the other 9 possible variations (see me strutting?!!).

I look forward to doing the custom music for you, too – just let me know what you need, and we can go from there.

In the meantime, tune up your ears and plug into this interview. You’ll be glad you did.

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Do you want to be heard?

Do you actually know that people are listening to you ?

It can be very frustrating to for you to speak to your friends, family, business associates and not fully know that you are being heard.

Your Power Voice cuts through all the clutter.

Mark The Voice

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