Real Talking Tips with Elaine A. Clark

Heartfelt... Prideful... Confident... and now... Attitude?! The fourth of this #BodyPostureVoice mini-series uncovers a bit of cocky, sarcastic, and ironic history that we use regularly when talking to friends and family. But where does it go when we talk to strangers? "Attitude Equals Opinion." And when we DON'T know someone, we tend to hold back and show the "perfect" side of us. Our body language and voice changes based on the relationship. Follow me, #ElaineClark, on another #Communication #RealTalkingTips journey exploring how simple movements are apart of our history, muscle memory, and corresponding attitudes of our personality.

One way to effectively communicate with others is to speak from the heart. This is especially important when there's a need to empathize and deliver a truthful heartfelt message. This third of four #BodyPostureVoice micro-learning tips in the #RealTalkingTips series takes us on an emotional heart-warming journey where physicality and movements make a dramatic difference in how #communication is heard and accepted. Here are some tips for relating with others from the heart when you speak, make a presentation, record a podcast, talk on the phone, and record your voice. #ElaineAClark #ElaineClark #ElaineClarkVO #Heartfelt #Podcasting #Recording #VoiceOvers #Presentations #Speak

Take Pride In What You Have to Say. This is the 2nd in this 4-part Real Talking Tips mini-series on Body-Posture-Voice. Here, Elaine Clark demonstrates specific ways to morph and posture the body to add pride, and improve the overall sound and authority of your speaking voice. At the end, there's a recap of the first 10 episodes. It compliments the Elaine Clark app, Activate Your Voice, and drills down on communication topics provided in her books, There's Money Where Your Mouth Is and Voice-Overs for Podcasting. Real Talking Tips is great for public speakers, podcasters, voiceovers, business, presentations, teachers, and personal development. Each of the 52 episodes adds a communication tip to explore, observe, and practice each week.

Do you need an attitude adjustment? Our speaking voice projects a specific attitude with each unique physical posture and body movement. Our shoulders slump when we're exhausted, shrug up and down when we're uncertain or don't care, and tense and rise up in stressful situations. In #RealTalkingTips episodes 9-12, #ElaineClark explores physical movements and how muscle memory connects with our history, story, thoughts, and emotions. This #BodyPostureVoice series begins with #Confidence and how it "takes shape" to convey trust and authority in whatever area of expertise we excel.

Are you a slow talker? Do you drag out your words or sentences, take long pauses, or require more time than most to get to the point? Speech Communication coach, Elaine A. Clark, offers several tips on how to speed up your speech and vary your pacing so it captures and holds your audience's attention. If you are just tuning in to Real Talking Tips, there are three parts to each episode: (1) Identify a speech communication problem. (2) Demonstrate ways to change, improve, and use the information. (3) Provide personal practice lessons. Please take a moment to subscribe, download, or share this podcast series so you and others don't miss out on each new speech communication episode.

Hello fast talkers! How many times have you been told that you talk too fast and need to slow down? Did you write 'talking too fast' on the 'Strengths and Weaknesses' list that you created in Episode 1? While talking fast can come in handy if you're an auctioneer or reading the small print of a medical disclaimer, most listeners need more time to hear and process what you have to say. In #RealTalkingTips Episode 7, I'll show you some cool tricks and techniques that you can use to slow down your speech. Oh! And don't forget to download, subscribe, ring the bell, and share this information with friends.

Are you an uptalker? You know, the person who speaks with an upward inflection so it sounds like a question rather than a statement. In Episode 6 of Real Talking Tips, Elaine Clark offers tips on how to land your message and get out of the question zone. So, if you 're ready to reprogram that speech pattern to land down, listen, download, and practice the tips that reprogram upspeak to downward ending statements.

It's time for some verbal weight training to strengthen your speaking voice. Elaine A. Clark shows you ways to achieve clearer enunciation by practicing with added resistance. Use these tricks before delivering a speech, going to a meeting, recording your voice, or when you want to wake up a lazy speech pattern so it's clearer and easier to understand. #realtalkingtips #elaineclarkvo #enunciation #voiceover #podcast #speech #speechimprovement

Crisp lips, save slips... right? But what if you have a lazy mouth and it's difficult for people to understand what you're saying. Then it's time to work on your T, G, K, P, B, D articulators. Elaine A. Clark leads you through this voice improvement lesson leads you through a series of exercises to help you utilize those sounds in your speaking voice. #realtalkingtips #elaineclarkvo #articulation #voiceover #podcast #speech #speechimprovement

Voice improvement and a stronger speaking voice are desired by many. There are ways to achieve this goal through voice exercises, deeper breathing that fills the whole body, and simple muscle stretches and movements. Elaine A. Clark leads you through this process and a series of vowel strengthening exercises so you can have a fuller, richer speaking voice.