Your brain is not being mean
Hey Reader, I was worried! I’m SO glad you’re finally here! What happens when you ‘update’ your “story”? The label you’ve been wearing like a name tag at a conference — “introvert,” “shy,” “not a public speaker”… isn’t a “fact”. It’s just a story your brain keeps telling because it likes being consistent. Here’s the wild part: your brain doesn’t care if the story is “good for you”. It just wants the story to “match”. So if you’ve been telling yourself you’re the kind of person who freezes…
Your voice isn’t actually yours 🤔
Hey Reader, Welcome back. The algorithms remain unstable, the humans remain fascinating. Your voice is lying to you… The voice you’ve been walking around with your whole life? It’s not really yours. Shocking, right? But hear me out. What you think of as your “natural” voice is actually just a collection of ‘habits’ you picked up somewhere along the way. Your dad talked fast, so you talk fast. Your mom whispered through every conversation like she was in a library, and suddenly, so do you. How…
The thing you use daily, but never learned 🤔
Hey Reader, Welcome back! Don’t worry, I saved you front row, center stage. Let’s talk about “Flanges”, “Astrophysics”, and your boring subject matter. Neil deGrasse Tyson didn’t make astrophysics less complicated. He just made you forget it was complicated in the first place. One minute you’re half-asleep on your couch, and the next you’re genuinely fired up about how the moon yanks the ocean around like a dog on a leash. Nothing about the science changed. Everything about the delivery did….
The honest coach you already own
Hey Reader, I was worried about you! Now that you’re here, I can relax, and remind you… Your phone already knows your secrets. The gap between how you think you sound and how you actually sound is one of the most humbling moments in human existence. Not because you’re bad, but because nobody told you about the “ums,” the swaying, or the way your hands seem to have their own agenda. Here’s the good news: your phone is the cheapest, most honest coach you’ll ever have. Record yourself for five…
She rated her voice a “three” 😬
Hey Reader, By clicking ‘open’, you make me feel as good as hearing: “We see three good chutes, Integrity!” 👨🚀 I want you to stop being too “little”… and “Go Big”! Most people think vocal confidence is something you’re either born with or you’re not. Like it’s some exclusive club with a velvet rope, and introverts just… didn’t make the list. Julie thought the same thing. She came into our one-on-one last Wednesday with genuinely impressive technical skills, sharp ideas, and zero belief that…
Why you sound weird on recordings…
Hey Reader, Thanks for choosing this over the 47 other things fighting for your attention! Time to get “real”… Odds are, your brain is lying to you about this… You’ve been “talking” your whole life. Since before you could tie your shoes, form a complete thought, or understand why adults found things “ironic.” Words have been coming out of your mouth for decades. And yet the moment someone says “you’re up”… at a mic, behind a camera, in front of a room, your brain suddenly acts like it’s…
Your “Do not disturb” sign is showing
Hey Reader, I’m worried. Blame it on the pandemic, too much “screen time”, or maybe the educational system… A lot of people are walking around with an invisible “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging around their neck. The crazy part is, THEY put it there. We’ve stopped ‘talking’ to each other! “Introvert” is a label, not a life sentence. Here’s the thing about being “shy” or “introverted”, those words have somehow turned into “permanent personality” diagnoses. Like it’s etched on a nameplate on…
Steal this and sound more confident…
Hey Reader, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ Or as I like to call it, the only day I eat cabbage on purpose! Speaking of food…Steal this recipe for confident speaking… The best communicators in the world didn’t wake up one day sounding like that. Someone, somewhere, caught their attention and they thought, “I want THAT.” Think about it. Every great athlete had a poster on their wall. Every great chef started by copying someone else’s recipe exactly as written. And every speaker or podcaster who…
3 habits of people who command attention
Hey Reader, Are you using Daylight Saving Time as an “excuse”? (Why not?) I would, but we don’t change our clocks here in Arizona. (But I still have to do the ‘math’!) Today, we’ll dive into… Stop talking so fast; nobody cares. The best speakers in the world have a secret weapon that has nothing to do with their vocabulary, their confidence, or even their material. Most people walk away from a conversation thinking, “I totally nailed that.” Then they hear a recording of themselves, and…
Stop talking to your shoes
Hey Reader, Yay, you’re here! What up, Buttercup? Today I want to help you sound more confident, command more attention… By helping boost your Volume! “Quiet people” get ignored. The quietest person in the room is rarely the most trusted one. Quiet politicians don’t win elections. Soft-spoken motivational speakers don’t fill arenas. And the “low talker” at the boardroom table? Nobody’s asking them to lead the next big project. None of them “whispered” their way to the front of the room. They…