Archive for the 'Voice' Category

Looking after your voice

Whiny and nasal bad. Warm and smooth good. Muffled bad. Clear good. Strained bad (for you). Sustainable good (for you and us).

Looking after my voice is something I (guiltily) have never really paid much attention to.

I was catching up on my podcast listening and the smart and lovely Lisa B Marshall put out this out the other week. It’s a comprehensive introduction to warming up and looking after your voice. Extremely practical and yet still thorough. Crashes a few urban myths too.

Continue reading ‘Looking after your voice’

Presentation Analysis: Jill Bolte Taylor – My stroke of insight – a neuroanatomist experiences her own stroke from the inside

This is an analysis of Jill Bolte Taylor’s extraordinary presentation on her experience of having a stroke.

Presentation on TED.com:

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229

This presentation is possibly my favourite presentation of all time.

Jill is a neuroanatomist who experienced a stroke in her left hemisphere, and was able to map what was happening to her from the inside.

Things to note about Jill Bolte Taylor’s presentation on a technical level include:

  • Establishing credibility
  • Creating curiosity
  • Storytelling
  • Systematically using the space, her physicality and the voice
  • Visual aids

This is how she does it. Continue reading ‘Presentation Analysis: Jill Bolte Taylor – My stroke of insight – a neuroanatomist experiences her own stroke from the inside’



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