Story of a Tall Man

The reason was very moving. As he was speaking with his louder voice (I would say his natural voice) he felt his chest vibrate and the last time he had felt the vibration was as a boy, when his voice was breaking. Tall man had loved singing as a child and was in a choir. One day the teacher stopped playing and in front of everyone told the tall man-boy to stop singing because he sounded awful and from now on he had better just stand at the piano and turn the music pages. From that day onwards, tall man had associated chest vibration with humiliation and the loss of something he loved. So from that day onwards, he had never allowed his chest to vibrate during speech. Hence the quiet voice. Armed with practical ideas to help him gradually become braver at using a more projected voice, I hope Mr Tall has moved on from his negative associations and is now using his beautiful authentic voice. We are experts at voice communication. Sometimes how we think we are coming across to others, doesn’t match what they receive. We can help people find their natural voice to give them the presence and impact they need to feel confident.