On the occasion of the "Day of Reading Aloud", ORF Salzburg asked me for an interview. What does it take to present a text expressively? Listen to my thoughts and practical tips here: What makes reading aloud a practical voice exercise Do you allow yourself to pull out the stops that your voice would actually have? In everyday life, we often fall into [...]
Without reasonably stable self-esteem, successful communication, and especially speaking in front of an audience, is not an easy thing. It doesn't matter whether there are only three customers sitting in front of you, or whether the hall is full of audience, a certain amount of self-confidence and inner security are particularly required for confident performances. But not all of us are naturally [...]
"My voice always goes up too high!" Just two days ago, a fellow speaker asked for pertinent recommendations in an internal Facebook group. She would notice this especially when lecturing, she wrote. Had she received feedback from her listeners? Or did she only notice this aspect of your way of speaking so clearly when watching her video recordings? Curious, [...]
Ing. Metzinger* spontaneously picked up the phone and arranged his first coaching appointment after returning from his trip to the corporate headquarters in Amsterdam. "Learning and applying small talk" was his concern. As technical manager of production in Austria, he had routinely reported on the current figures in the obligatory management meeting. When it comes to his [...]
Do you know those moments when the presenter opens his or her mouth for the first time and you think: "Oh dear! It's going to be exhausting!"? And once again find confirmation: The tone makes the music. This is especially true for important lectures and presentations. That's why today it's time to train your voice! After all, it is the voice and the [...]
Become self-confident! - Three tips: Appearing self-confident and representing your own point of view confidently and confidently is more important today than ever before. Because how often do those who proclaim half-baked ideas and crude points of view with superficial volume prevail at work, in private life, but also in public. Meanwhile, clever thoughts, important ideas [...]
3 tips on how to influence your gestures and voice Do you know this effect when people seem somehow awkward and angular in terms of their movements? To radiate little sovereignty with it? And that's why you can't follow so well when listening because your voice also sounds rather flat or monotonous? In this post I want to [...]
Learn rhetoric: Avoid raising your voice at the end of a sentence ("ducktail"). Instead of stress during the presentation, convince with suggestive language.
Can the voice convince even when listening? Listening is not the same as listening! Many people are not aware that they betray their inner attitude during a conversation through the sound of their voice, even if they are not speaking at all, but listening! In this article you will read why the sound of your inconspicuous listening "Mmhm" unmasks your inner attitude and [...]
No more negative thoughts while presenting! "Now he's taking out his cell phone!" Do you know these situations? You have prepared yourself superbly, you are just presenting and then you see how one of your employees, your customers or colleagues takes out his mobile phone in front of you and looks for some e-mails? Negative thoughts are already spreading. What's going on [...]
