The Podcaster's Guide to a Visible Voice

You don't necessarily have to be an extrovert, in order to have an engaging voice or that fear that I'm just an introvert so I speak more meekly and more quietly, and I don't really want to express myself. No, that label of introvert and extrovert doesn't apply to your voice. You have a voice and I want you to use it to have people hear you in your fullest capacity and to share your story. What is your message? Your voice is the number one way to connect with a listener. Even if you have the video portion, or you do a lot of social media lives, it is still going to come down to your voice. How are you saying something? What are you going to say? That fear of being judged will hold your voice back. So let's dive deeper into this through this episode!

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Speech can either cause some of our biggest social divides or it will bring us all together. One way to create diversity and unity in our speech is found in the value of learning multiple languages. Growing up in a home experiencing more than one language means that you are able to perceive people's speech in different ways. Having grown up with Cantonese being my primary language, yet living in an English dominant world, I saw that first hand which is why it brings me great joy to share to bring on Katherine Kinzler to the podcast.

Katherine is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. Her work has appeared regularly in the New York Times and other outlets, and she was named a "Young Scientist," one of 50 scientists under age 40 recognized by the World Economic Forum. Her book "How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—And What It Says About You" exposes linguistic prejudice and that is the reason why I wanted her on the show.

Originally, I was so drawn to her work with kids showing why multilingualism is beneficial for kids and our society as at the time, my kiddo was getting ready to start kindergarten and I was teaching her some basic Cantonese and French (as French is also an official language of Canada). It struck me how Katherine's work mirrored a lot of how I grew up and wondered how this would impact my own daughter. But then as I poured through the rest of her book, I realized her work lines up exactly with podcasting as well.

You need to share your voice, join the conversation, and contribute to the world's voices. As I say, there are no mistakes, just open your mouth and try because it's all a journey. If you don't try and speak up, how will you learn for the next time? Because there will always be a next time.

If that thought of a next time brings up some fear and other emotions, I'd love for you to join me on my webinar. A reminder that "Master Your Voice to Create Confidence in Your Message" is happening on March 31st. All the details to register for the free webinar are on my website. Scroll over to http://www.organizedsound.ca and on the top of the screen is a purple button for you to register for the webinar. Save your seat and I'll see you on March 31st!

Links mentioned in the episode:

Connect with Katherine Kinzler on Twittter @K_Kinzler https://twitter.com/k_kinzler

Read her book! "How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do--And What It Says about You" https://bookshop.org/books/how-you-say-it-why-you-talk-the-way-you-do-and-what-it-says-about-you/9780544986558

Check out Katherine's work at the Univerity of Chicago: The Development of Social Cognition Laboratory https://dsclab.uchicago.edu/

World Economic Forum "Young Scientist" of 2018: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_YS_Community_Brochure_2018.pdf

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When you feel small or made to feel small, so does your voice. Your voice will shift and sound smaller or quieter.

In this episode, I'm sharing my live session from the Extraordinary Asian Women event hosted by Claudia Chan. This was recorded back on January 30th, 2021, yet is still so relevant today. I was so happy that Claudia said I could share my session with you on this podcast because even though I touch on growing up in a Chinese immigrant household which has its own societal pressures of what a girl or woman is supposed to be, how I'm supposed to act, a lot of the tips I shared is essential to anyone wanting to share their voice and do it in a way that creates so much confidence in what they have to say.

And if you already know that you have something important to say, yet you're still holding back on your voice, I'd love for you to join me on my free webinar happening on March 31st. It's called "Master Your Voice to Create Confidence in Your Message". It'll be 60-minutes which will also include some time in the end for live hot seat voice coaching. So if you have a question about how to speak more confidently, to get rid of the crackly voice at the of your sentences, how to not feel so scared to speak up, I'd love to have you join me for this webinar and I'll do some quick one-on-one coaching on the spot as well to immediately shift the way you speak to showcase who you really are.

Head on over to my website https://www.organizedsound.ca and on the top of the homepage is a purple button for you to register for the webinar.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Connect with Claudia Chan on Instagram @ExtraordinaryAsianWomen https://www.instagram.com/extraordinaryasianwomen/

Register for my voice webinar! https://www.organizedsound.ca

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Not all filler words are created equal. Did you know there's a difference between "ah" and "um"? Yeah, neither did I!

As a podcast editor, I hear people speak, a lot. All the nuances in their voice, the words they choose, and how they present themselves. And in this work, when I'm scrolling in the forums, other editors gripe about people's overuse of filler words like "um", "ah", and "like" all the time.

Alexandra D'Arcy is my first guest on the podcast. She is a Professor of Linguistics and the Director of the Sociolinguistics Research Lab at the University of Victoria, where she is also the Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Humanities.

Alexandra debunks the notion that 'like" is a modern crutch word used only by the young and flighty. In fact, it's more complicated than you think. Her book is titled "Discourse-Pragmatic Variation in Context; 800 Years of LIKE". That is a mouthful for me, so I asked her to dumb it down for me who's only been to radio school, not an academic, and wanted to know what the heck does discourse-pragmatic variation even mean!?!?!

We discuss the many jobs that "like" has, the criticism of women's language, and what really is modern language.

Here are Alexandra D'Arcy's "like" examples:

• FINAL LIKE (adverb, 'as it were')
  • He was quite gentle and quiet LIKE. (Corpus of Historical American English/Uncle Tom's Cabin/1852)
  • We need to smarten it up a bit LIKE. (Toronto, woman, born 1927)
  
  
• DISCOURSE MARKER (adverb, 'for example, 'approximately', 'in this way', 'let me illustrate', etc.)
  • They never went out in a small canoe. LIKE, we went from here to Cape Beale. They had great large war canoes. (Victoria BC, woman, born 1875)
  • Och, they done all types of work. LIKE they ploughed and harrowed. (Southwest Tyrone, man, born 1943)
  • It's probably about a bit longer than this room. LIKE it's probably like that wide and like a bit longer. (Victoria BC, boy, born 2006)
  
  
• ALSO THE DISCOURSE MARKER, but after a verb that introduces quoted speech
  • He said LIKE "Stored water is just like stored dollars." (Victoria BC, man, born 1935)
  • Imagine being told by your parents LIKE "We know you have it in you." (Victoria BC, man, born 1959)
  
  
• DISCOURSE PARTICLE (adverb, but put focus on what follows or allows speaker to mitigate claim on truth or authority)
  • Well right in front of that they had boards LIKE built across. (Victoria BC, woman, born 1874)
  • They were just LIKE sitting, waiting to die. (Scotland, man, born 1925)
  • His father had LIKE a restaurant cafe in Regent Street. (New Zealand, man, born 1955)
  
  

Links mentioned in the episode:

Connect with Alexandra D'Arcy on Twitter @LangMaverick https://twitter.com/langmaverick?lang=en

"Wordslut" by Amanda Montell https://bookshop.org/books/wordslut-a-feminist-guide-to-taking-back-the-english-language/9780062868886

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2021 will continue to be digital as we connect online. How are you showing up? Your heart voice is perfect for podcasting because it showcases who you truly are. You are not creating a fake version of yourself behind the mic. You are being yourself because that's what your listener wants to connect to; real human beings to connect to.

So what is holding you back from revealing your true heart voice? Listen to today's episode to reconnect to your voice.

We also talk briefly about Podcast Global Summit with the Pre-Week event happening February 22nd-26th and the main event March 1st-5th.

Enter to win a VIP pass (includes all access + lifetime recordings!), Valued at over $200 USD. Contest closes on Feb 18th, 2021. http://www.visiblevoicepodcast.com/podfest

Or get $49 off any ticket (which means if you select the "Entry Level" ticket, it'll be FREE by using the promo code VOICE (Note all caps and enter the promo code at the top of the page.) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/podfest-global-2021-virtual-tickets-97379335213

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Welcome back! I've got a little bonus episode for you today to do a bit of housekeeping and get you back into the swing of things!

It's the start of 2021 and like you, have you had a chance to review your podcast yet from the last year? Take a listen to the last episode (episode 16 "Defining Goals for Your Podcast" - the last episode of 2020) for your own review, tweak, and repeat process!

We all evolve and I hope you are too on your podcast. I'm happy to announce, that I will be back on February 8th! Listen to this bonus episode to hear all the details!

I'll also be starting a new publishing schedule as well, with new episodes for you to hear every other Monday. So hit that subscribe button to make sure you don't miss an episode and take the show with you wherever you go.

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Many Podcasters have been focused on their day-to-day work, including myself, focusing on the work I do with my clients rather than working on my own podcast. Yeah, believe it or not, I teach people about podcasting and can't even maintain my own podcast. Hey, it happens but that doesn't mean that your podcast is for not. When you started your podcast, what was the goal? What was the defining moment? What was your reason and your why, I keep talking about this, what was your why in beginning your show? I want you to go back to your original goals or, again, if you don't have any goals to start them. Why are you podcasting? Why does it matter to share your voice? And so, are you?

Let's dive into this episode to review, tweak, and repeat what worked and didn't work for our podcast this year!

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Identifying your audience one of the key foundations for your podcast. Whether you already have a show or you're launching a new one, you need to know who is your audience. You may have taken some free podcasting courses or did some Googling and many people say you need to shape your ideas and find your ideal listener. True, I am no different. But what does that really mean? Why does finding your audience matter to your podcast? Without knowing who you are talking to, you also may not find your voice as easily.

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Think about your voice. Why do you sound the way you do? Why do you speak the way you do? The words you choose, the pitches you make, although comes naturally to you now, it all had to start somewhere.

As kids, we emulate the adults around us, the community that we live in, and the culture that is ingrained in our bones. Media plays a big role too. The voice you currently have probably isn't your true voice. Or it's not your true voice when you get behind the mic. The sounds you make are for others to hear, so why not make it as true to you as possible?

In today's episode, listen to how your past experiences impact your voice.

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Being a Podcaster can be really exciting. The fun part is always the recording. You've got your gear set up and you're ready to hit that record button. But then you get behind the mic and bam, you freeze or stumble over your words and start thinking what if they don't get what I'm trying to say? What if I sound weird and not like myself? I've seen it countless times before in radio. But as Podcasters, you might not be reading a 30-second commercial, however, being behind the mic for podcasting is very much the same. You want to convey a certain emotion to connect with your listener. To make them take action. To make them care about what you have to say. How are you relating to your audience with your voice? Find out in today's episode.

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