Voice sells! – The Power of the Voice (1)

Voice is audible body language

LIVELY BODY LANGUAGE

Wenn Sie als Zuhörer einer Präsentation folgen, ist es die Gesamtwirkung der vorne stehenden Person, welche den ersten Eindruck formt:

• How confident does the speaker seem?
• How competent does he seem to me?
• Do I feel that expression and behavior are appropriate for the occasion?
• What do his posture, his way of speaking and his voice convey?

In this first video impulse, I remind you of the three zones that allow a lively voice, gestures and way of speaking:

Unbewusst vermittelt sich die Stabilität Ihrer Aussagen über Ihre Körpersprache. Sie erinnern sich vielleicht an das Experiment im Workshop, und wie selbst ein kleiner Schubs Sie anfangs aus Ihrem Standpunkt geworfen hat … Ein guter, solider Stand vermittelt dagegen nicht nur Sicherheit, sondern ist auch der Ausgangspunkt, um Gestik zu befreien und lebendig zu sprechen:

• Stand stably on both feet
• Lösen Sie die Knie, sodass Sie in der “Hula-Hoop-Zone” flexibel und balanciert sind (dadurch aktivieren Sie die Muskeln im Kreuz)
• Now open your gaze to your conversation partner: You feel your upper body coming forward a little expectantly, as if you were waiting to catch a thought
• Your shoulders and neck are relaxed, your arms spontaneously fall down and become ready for impulsive, relaxed gestures that will perfectly underline your words
• The entire body feel is light and flexible while being firmly anchored to your point of view.

Authentic modulation

SPEAK STANDING UP!

If you follow this important principle, you will gain enormously in your presentation or speech. The background is that the brain stores what is said spatially and locally. This means that the moment you keep moving while speaking, it becomes much more difficult for your listeners to actually store your messages. That would be a pity!

Of course, this does not mean that you should stand rooted to one place for your entire speaking time. A little dynamism is good. The recommendation is just to make sure you're essentially standing in one place while you're talking.

So: Speak while standing, move (walk) during the pauses for reflection – and speak standing again.

SENSE FOCUSING

For the start of your presentation, but also again and again in between (e.g. if you have just changed your point of view), it is worthwhile to use the technique of Sense Focusing®. You pause for a moment, switch to feel and very soon you will notice how your shoulders loosen. They not only gain presence, but also create the best conditions for lively gestures and authentic modulation.

Room-filling speaking

ROOM ACOUSTICS AND TEXTURE

Raumgröße, Beschaffenheit der Wände und des Fußbodens, Anzahl der Menschen im Raum bzw. im Publikum – das alles sind Faktoren, die darauf einwirken, wie Sie ihre Stimme “einstellen” müssen, um den Raum gut mit ihrem Klang zu füllen. Wenn Sie die Chance haben, besuchen Sie den Raum, in dem Sie sprechen werden, schon vorab und stimmen Sie sich auf ihn und seine Akustik ein:

• Walk through the room speaking loudly and listen carefully to sound, volume and volume.
• Check to what extent carpets, curtains or other textiles absorb sound.
• Try out to what extent smooth surfaces contribute to the sound being carried and how easily reverberation may even occur.
• Consciously speak with your back to the audience seats and check comprehensibility and clarity.

And while we're on the subject of pure acoustics: Why not develop your enjoyment of auditory perception by simply listening to the following explanation?

You will notice that you gain confidence if you have been able to explore the room acoustically beforehand. It is clear that this is not always possible. The acoustics also change again when the room is actually filled with people.

Auch hier hilft Ihr Ohr Ihnen, Ihre Stimme gut zu steuern – zum Beispiel mit Hilfe der Technik des “magischen 1. Wortes”:

In a week you will receive your second online tip “Eigenton: Beziehungssignal Ihrer Stimme”.

If any questions arise in the meantime or if you simply want to give me feedback, I would be very happy if you write to me: arno.fischbacher@stimme.at

I wish you every success and much success!

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Arno Fischbacher