| Can YOU RECALL the last time you heard the | | | | my point, don't you?Okay, a few more pieces |
| newsman deliver his piece and you latched on | | | | of advice.1) Speak from the diaphragm. Tom |
| till the last syllable?....Or what about that | | | | Vizzni mentions that quite a lot. If the |
| rousing cry by Brad Pitt who | | | | voice emanates from the throat or the nose, |
| | | | you'll sound pathetic. To ensure that the |
| (melodramatically) exhorted, "Beyond that | | | | voice is diaphragmatic, press down on your |
| beach is Immortality. Take it. It's | | | | tummy as you practice speaking. If you feel |
| YOURS!!"... How about that time your lover | | | | it rumbling, you'll know |
| lustily whispered, "the Bedroom. Now." | | | | |
| Instantly, you felt hot all over; not because | | | | that you're drawing from the lower levels to |
| of anticipation, but because of her | | | | vastly and naturally explode the resonance of |
| intonation.Now, stop, and let's look at at | | | | your voice. You'll sound ooohh so sexxxy.2) |
| the other side of the coin.Can you already | | | | Slouch and you're dead. Your posture adds and |
| remember that dull professor who droned on | | | | detracts from your vocal command. Imagine a |
| and on. And on and on. Three cups of black | | | | hidden puppet master perpetually pulling your |
| coffee nothwithstanding, and you fell asleep | | | | strings UPWARDS. Try speaking Abe Lincoln's |
| despite her topic embracing your dearest | | | | "Four Score and Seven Years Ago" while |
| hobbies?The Voice. Forget about the Pen being | | | | standing straight AND slouching like a |
| Mightier than the Sword. The Voice can rip | | | | whipped dog. You'll see the difference. DON'T |
| that Mont Blanc to shreds.Over the spectrum | | | | BE LAZY. Do it RIGHT |
| of man's history, men deployed SPEECH like a | | | | |
| sword.Ancient Senators in Greece used grand | | | | now!3) Pepper your words with Action words. |
| rhetoric to craft empires. Bill Clinton | | | | Trash the vague abstractions and passive |
| unleashed charming soliloquys to entice an | | | | sentence structures- people will lapse into |
| entire nation. It also got great lovers | | | | trance and space out... Say, "Mike SLAMMED |
| satisfied and crafty employees a fat raise.So | | | | open the door in disgust. He seethed with |
| what's the secret to transforming that rusty | | | | fury." Don't say "The door was opened my Mike |
| vocal weapon into an indomitable Excalibur?I | | | | and he was mad." |
| can give you numerous tips to explode the | | | | |
| power of your voice, BUT THERE's ONE | | | | Geez.4) Finally, LISTEN and let PEOPLE |
| overriding principle. Follow it, and all the | | | | speak. Communications is about saying your |
| other tips automatically come into play.Ready | | | | spiel as fast as you can, then gaining |
| for it?++PASSION++That's the key.Speak with | | | | feedback. You and |
| passion, declaim with authority, sing with | | | | |
| desire.ACT AS IF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING CAME | | | | I would hate the speaker who hogs the floor, |
| FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART.And yes, EVEN | | | | woudn't we? I walked out of a Microsoft |
| when you're droning about yesterday's company | | | | Convention for Networking Idiots Like Me at |
| stock plunge before the board.Act | | | | the Hotel Shangri-La because the speaker |
| disinterested, and people will walk | | | | spoke straight for two hours without a forum |
| halfhearted.BUT... if you delivery with | | | | or even a single question thrown at the |
| intensity, I'm damned confident you'll rouse | | | | audience.Respect your listeners by listening |
| the masses to your selfish cause. I know, coz | | | | and gaining feedback. |
| it's how I rally the troops.Don't drone " | | | | |
| Yesteryear's poor performance resulted from | | | | Feedback is gold.ADVANCED LESSONSOkay, from |
| lackluster product development due to | | | | now on, take note of your favorite anchor |
| underfunding of the budget department and | | | | people. Watch how they report. Ask yourself |
| aggressive performance from the | | | | how you could speak with such charisma, and |
| competitor"Yuch. That's a poor performance | | | | HOW you can do it even *better.Exceed Global |
| speech right there.Instead, kick up the | | | | Ltd. was founded on February 1, 1998 by |
| rhetoric with blazing action words that | | | | Joseph R. Plazo. Ravenous for knowledge, he |
| create images, sounds and pictures.Flood you | | | | earned his MBA from UP in 2002, and his Ph.D |
| voice with gusto, as you say, " Okay, I know | | | | from BSU in 2005.Joseph is a busy man. He had |
| we're all REELING from the kicking we took | | | | been directing multiple enterprises since he |
| last year. Its smarts AND we deserve it. Why? | | | | achieved financial independence at 22. While |
| We ABANDONED product devlopment and sat on | | | | juggling corporate endeavors, he writes books |
| our fat butts of the previous years. That | | | | and relaxes with active sports. Airsoft is |
| gave our opponents room to CHARGE | | | | his passion.Today, he connects with men and |
| | | | women all over the world to spread the |
| in and CHECKMATE us into a corner. Is this | | | | revolutionary gospel of savvy semantics and |
| how it's to be? Gentlemen, we act now or we | | | | behavioral change technologies. His rallying |
| perish."Okay, it's melodramatic, but you get | | | | cry is Make Life Magic! |