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How to grow your vocal power

How to grow your vocal power

How to grow your vocal power

You’ve heard the the phrase, “it’s not what you say, but how you say it” that matters. There is so much truth behind that statement! Often, it’s not the content or our actual words that have impact or invoke emotion in a conversation, but it’s the delivery of those words through tone, emotionality, and a confident demeanor that determines if our words have the intended impact we want.

Lisa Mitchell, Communications Expert & Founder of Power Body Language, shares a few easy tips you can use to help your words land the way you want them to and to have a confident, powerful presence as you deliver them:  

Speak at your lowest natural vocal tone 
Using your lowest natural vocal tone can help you sound more confident and create trust with the person that you’re speaking with. When we get nervous, our vocal cords can tense up which can leave us sounding squeaky, shaky, or uncertain of what we’re saying. By taking a deep breath in, exhaling fully and then speaking at the end of the exhale, we help relax the vocal cords and put us in our natural lowest vocal tone. 

The goal is not to sound “manly” or unnatural – the goal is to sound confident, steady, and certain of what we’re saying. 

Inject emotionality to keep it interesting
There’s nothing like a good story to paint a vibrant picture with your words for the listener to enjoy. Storytelling brings a natural emotionality to your vocal delivery and it makes it more interesting for someone to listen to. Think about how you illustrate experiences with your words, how your vocal tone and volume ebb and flow as you talk about exciting parts or challenging experiences. Whether in person or over the phone, using emotionality in your verbal delivery will make a positive lasting impact on whoever is listening to you.  

Stop saying “Sorry!”  
For many people, the word “sorry!” has become a default opener for their interactions. Saying sorry when there has been no offense is one of the quickest ways to give away your power in an interaction and have you perceived as being less confident. Instead of saying “sorry” when it’s not applicable, try starting with “thank you…” and turning the interaction into a positive one that acknowledges the other person. This small shift in wording can have a big impact on the tone of an interaction right from the beginning. 

How you say things really does matter and can have a big impact on the outcomes you can expect. Get in the good habit of using your vocal power every day and enjoy the benefits! 

For more information, visit www.powerbodylanguage.com, or connect with Lisa on Instagram: @lisamitchellindy.