Ep 22: No one will really listen to you until...

05/12/20 • 21 min

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The Great Speech Podcast with Kolarele Sonaike

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In this episode I want to talk about a very discreet topic, which is how to get people to listen to you when you speak. How do you make people pay attention to you rather than drifting off and daydreaming.
The answer is simple (but that doesn't mean it's easy to achieve).
My answer includes a reference to 'X Factor' and the Oprah Winfrey show.
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Season 4 - My theme for this podcast season is...

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Welcome back to Season 4 of the Great Speech Podcast. Let's call it the lockdown season cos it looks like we could be shut off from each other for a while longer.
I hope you are keeping safe and well.
My promise to you for this season is to really go for it. What do I mean by that? It means I'm going to be more verbal and forthright in my opinions. I usually prioritise balance and reason (because of my background as a lawyer and philosophy student) but maybe because I'm getting older, I kind of think I should just let things out a bit more.
So let's see how far that gets me.

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Ep 23: How to develop a great sounding voice - An Interview with Caroline Goyder

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Caroline Goyder's website - https://www.carolinegoyder.com/
Her new book 'Find your voice' - https://amzn.to/3d6z3oB
Her other book that I love on Gravitas - https://amzn.to/36xFuPj
Find Caroline on Twitter @carolinegoyder
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Here is a link to the late great Denise Graveline's index of great speeches by women
http://eloquentwoman.blogspot.com/p/the-eloquent-woman-index-of-famous.html
How do you develop a great sounding voice? What does it mean to treat your voice as an instrument?
In this episode, I interview Caroline Goyder, a fantastic voice coach, who has trained executives and companies all around the world on the instrument of your voice and how to use it to speak with confidence and authority.
She is the author of several books, including her new one 'Find your voice'.
We really cover a lot during this episode including:

why the sound of your voice is so important for your confidence
how to develop its sound
the definition of gravitas broken down into its fundamental elements
why we often don't like the sound of our own voice (the mechanics behind why)
how to find your diaphragm and use it
some exercises we can all do every day to improve the way we sound

The more the world heads towards a virtual connection, the more important our voices will be so great to have Caroline on to discuss this underestimated topic.