One of the most common pieces of advice given to speakers is to lower your voice at the end of a sentence to emphasize it. But, as it turns out, that might not be the best advice after all. In practice, it has been shown that speakers who deliberately lower their voices at the end of sentences again and again are [...]
by Arno Fischbacher It's five minutes to ten in the morning in the home office, the laptop has already warmed up and the first tricky phone calls with a supplier have been made. MS Teams is routinely booted up and the webcam adjusted. Now it's just a matter of quickly removing the sports anorak from the background of the picture and moving the coffee cup out of sight. After all, [...]
Language is man's most important means of communication. Even in the womb, the child hears its environment and soon after birth, the baby begins to babble. At two months, it goes through the so-called "first babbling phase", after 6 months the "second babbling phase". With some adult participants in video conferences, one has the impression that they [...]
"What did you say?" - many people are currently hearing this sentence again and again when they talk with the mouth-nose mask. The much-discussed Covid-19 protection will probably accompany us in everyday life for a long time to come, whether we like it or not. Speech intelligibility in particular often suffers from this unusual and sometimes often irritating accessory. What you [...]
Do you talk for more than three hours on some days? If you've nodded inwardly, then I say: "Welcome to the club!" Because then you clearly belong to the "heavy voice users", i.e. to the top voice athletes. The question is: What do you do to ensure that your voice remains fit and efficient in action? For a [...]
The power of the voice: Appear, appear charismatic, convince! More presence, charisma and expression unfold Your voice and your authentic appearance are enormously important instruments, especially in these critical times, to convince others of yourself. The tone makes the music! Whenever you present, present, sell or negotiate - your tone of voice, your way of speaking disappoints or [...]
I experience this in many conversations: I introduce myself and people then say, "Aha, Arno Fischbacher is a business voice coach, what is that actually? What are you doing there specifically? Is it about getting a more beautiful voice?" It grabs me every time. Every time I feel how important my [...]
I was really amazed when I saw my Swiss colleague Jörg Eugster walking towards the stage in Graz last Thursday. Like me, he was on the list of speakers at the "Long Night of Inspiration", a wonderful event conceived by Magda Bleckmann. Ten speakers, each with ten-minute keynote speeches, were to inspire the audience. The good-humoured [...]
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 [...]
3 practical tips on how to work better through voice coaching A client had asked me for feedback on his new video. So I sat there and followed the very elaborate and professionally made video message. My customer – to maintain anonymity I'll call him Günther here – has what it takes and successfully goes his way. He [...]
