Your listener can hear your body even if they cannot see it. If you slump in your chair, that collapsed posture shows up in your voice.

Physicality and voice are mechanically connected. Your breath and vocal resonance change based on whether your chest is open or contracted. When we record alone in a quiet room, we tend to stay still to avoid making noise, but this results in a flat, low-energy performance. To sound engaging, you must bring physical energy to the microphone.

In this micro-episode:

1. How gesturing with your hands changes your vocal energy
2. Why standing up improved my improv and sketch comedy performance
3. A simple A/B test to prove that physicality alters your sound

Resources:

Example Mic Arm (style is not "low profile" - can be raised so arms don't bump): https://www.elgato.com/ca/en/p/wave-mic-arm-mk2 -- genuinely happy with this compared to what it replaced!

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