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We asked you for your opinions of six different logo designs. Wow, you did not disappoint. Your comments were brilliant, hilarious and outstandingly rude.
In this episode we share the beginning-to-end process for choosing a new logo and brand look, and the worst of the comments you made

• the design brief we wrote
• the advice we were given (some great, some bad) 
• the design competition we set up 
• choosing between the 353 designs we received
• the feedback on six of the designs (OMG!)
• how we came to trust our own instincts and why

We're summing up the experience as fascinating, terrifying and very funny.

Brand archetypes - https://iconicfox.com.au/brand-archetypes/
Logo design - https://99designs.co.uk/
SECO (SpeakEasy Cooperative) and Michelle Markwart Deveaux - https://thespeakeasycooperative.com/

If you want to have a 1-1 vocation advice session with Jeremy, click on my calendar or drop us an email
To find out more about voice, vocal health and singing techniques, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - full access to 16 years of voice training resources for less than the price of one singing lesson
https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge 

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The work-life balance might be easier to find if you know the difference between hobby, job, career and vocation.
Jeremy & Gillyanne chat about Jeremy's new blog post, based on a video by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat, Pray, Love.

• What our hobbies are and why I discovered I was messing them up
• Why a job isn't a career, and what the real purpose of a job is
• Why I was worrying (needlessly) about my lack of career and how I discovered I already had one
• Why people working in the arts get confused about their vocation, and why it could be deadly for your job
• And how we've been helping people on our Singing Teacher Accreditation programme discover their skills & strengths as teachers, and how changing direction can help you find satisfaction in your vocation

Jeremy's article is on the Vocalprocess website here https://vocalprocess.co.uk/hobby-job-career-vocation-your-life/

Karin's interview on how she changed direction due to the Accreditation programme is here https://youtu.be/_lhh90lyCtE

Elizabeth Gilbert's original video/post is on Facebook here (text) https://www.facebook.com/GilbertLiz/photos/a.356148997800555/948792035202912/
and video here (TikTok) https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNMSSuV1/?k=1

If you want to have a 1-1 vocation advice session with Jeremy, click on my calendar or drop us an email

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She's back! Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Tor Spence returns with in-depth advice on the bane of a singer's life - ACID REFLUX. 

• What acid reflux is and what it does
• Two types of acid reflux and why treatment for one might not work for the other
• Nocturnal coughing, upper and lower sphincters and soluble fibre
• We talk about LPR, GERD, PPIs and pepsins, and how effective Gaviscon (and other alginates) are

And if that wasn't enough, we're talking noses.
Nasal breathing and its benefits, why Tor recommends it, and why Jeremy has reservations

Dr Jamie Koufman's book Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet, Cookbook and Cure is here
 https://amzn.to/3mtW9vO

The Complete Acid Reflux Diet Plan: Easy Meal Plans & Recipes to Heal GERD and LPR, by Nour Zibdeh MS RDN CLT
https://amzn.to/3Ha9NxS

Tor can be found under the VoiceFit banner here
https://www.instagram.com/voicefituk/
https://www.facebook.com/voicefituk/
https://twitter.com/voicefituk
https://voicefit.co.uk
Here's the link to Tor's online modular course for the developing voice therapist
https://voicefitschool.thinkific.com/courses/voicefit-to-practise

ENT UK - here's a link to the Patients section of ENT UK (the professional membership body representing Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery) https://www.entuk.org/patients/conditions

To find out more about voice, vocal health and singing techniques, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - full access to 16 years of voice training resources for less than the price of one singing lesson
https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge, 

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Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Tor Spence joins us for a chat. She's become an expert on coughing - what it is, how we can control it and what it does to your voice.
We break down the physiology of a cough, and describe the technique of mindful coughing.

Tor also talks about the process of vocal diagnosis, both within the ENT structure and "sight unseen" in the 2-week wait clinic.
Find out what the cycle and the seesaw have to do with coughing, and why Jeremy loves filtering in diagnosis (and what that actually means).

Oh and we're talking mucus.
Lots of mucus.

Tor can be found under the VoiceFit banner here
https://www.instagram.com/voicefituk/
https://www.facebook.com/voicefituk/
https://twitter.com/voicefituk
https://voicefit.co.uk
Here's the link to Tor's online modular course for the developing voice therapist
https://voicefitschool.thinkific.com/courses/voicefit-to-practise 

ENT UK - here's a link to the Patients section of ENT UK (the professional membership body representing Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery) https://www.entuk.org/patients/conditions
https://www.entuk.org/patients/conditions/31/hoarseness

And here's some advice from the Physiotherapy for Breathing Pattern Disorders website
https://www.physiotherapyforbpd.org.uk/self-help/

To find out more about voice, vocal health and singing techniques, check out the Vocal Process Learning Lounge - full access to 16 years of voice training resources for less than the price of one singing lesson
https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge 

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In the second episode of a new series, Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher take you through the two Breathy-Light Archetype exercises from the bestselling book This Is A Voice
Jeremy demonstrates different versions of the breathy-light archetype at different points in his vocal range (covering almost 2 octaves), and Gillyanne uses the archetype to narrate part of "Arthur The Rat".
Find out the upgrades we now add to the written exercise, and why we'd change some of the instructions
We've left in the bloopers again - listen to Jeremy cracking on an upper note before controlling it, and how he has to change breath pressure AND vibrato type to sing in a different range.
Both Jeremy and Gillyanne demonstrate the difference between the Breathy-Light archetype in the book and abducted then abducted falsetto - just because it's breathy doesn't mean it's falsetto!

This Is A Voice book link https://amzn.to/3LcpdBP

Book a coaching session with Gillyanne or Jeremy to discover how much more your voice can do
 https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/

Or sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter to read Jeremy's articles here https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/

Oliver Burkeman's article is here - https://www.positive.news/opinion/how-to-become-news-resilient/
And his books are here - The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking https://amzn.to/3tetDST
Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done https://amzn.to/3lAGmLa

Dr Rangan Chatterjee's book is here - Happy Mind, Happy Life – 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day https://amzn.to/3NtuhmR

Mo Gawdat's book is here - Solve for Happy https://amzn.to/3z0MUKS

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In the first of a new series, Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher take you through the Straws & Bubbles exercise from the bestselling book This Is A Voice
Find out the upgrades we now add to the written exercise, and why we'd change some of the instructions
Listeners share their successes using straw exercises including tackling anxiety and singers with PTSD
And Gillyanne discusses some of the SOVT facts she discovered at last week's PAS7+ conference from Brazil, including why SOVT exercises might be very good for shy singers
We announce the launch of the SOVT 1 Training Course, now included in your Learning Lounge Membership
And we include some of the bloopers that happen when we record!

This Is A Voice book link https://amzn.to/3LcpdBP

The full SOVT 1 course plus bonus voice science videos in the Learning Lounge here https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge 

Book a coaching session with Gillyanne or Jeremy to discover how much more your voice can do
 https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/

Or sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter to read Jeremy's articles here https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/

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This special podcast episode celebrates the annual World Voice Day. The motto this year is "Lift Your Voice". 
We are Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher, and we're chatting about our #1 bestselling book on vocal technique, This Is A Voice. 
Hear how we were commissioned to write the book, which exercises people love, and how we practise our own exercises.
We'll take you through one podcast listener's favourite exercise - Toothbrush Talk - so you can hear how to do it, and what effect can have on your voice.
And we give you a sneak peek into our brainstorming walks in the hills, and how to ace the "brain dump" in a singing lesson - it'll make your lessons a whole lot better.

This Is A Voice book https://amzn.to/3iEXQ7Z 
https://World-Voice-Day.org
The Vocal Process Learning Lounge https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge 
Cerys Matthews https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03rb3xm 
Cerys Matthews part 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0410sd1 
Teaching Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to yodel https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011cd7 

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Vocal warmups are an essential tool for singers, but do you even think about warming up your SPEAKING voice?

You use your speaking voice far more than you use your singing voice, so it makes sense to warm that up first.
In this week's Golden Nuggets Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher share excerpts from two of their best resources for speaking voice exercises and warmups: "Pitch, Pace & Power", and "the 1 Minute Voice Warmup App".


There are excerpts from Webinar 11, "Pitch, Pace & Power", now on the Learning Lounge.
And we talk about changing your pace, variety in your voice to make it more interesting, and Daleks.

This week, Inspiration of the Week is all about the impact you've already made. Plus there's a challenge for you that some might find a little scary!

The 1 Minute Voice Warmup App, produced with SpeechTools and an NHS specialist speech & language therapist, is aimed at helping people find and keep a healthy voice. It's particularly relevant now in this age of Covid and Long Covid, was featured in several magazines including the UK's leading computer magazine ComputerActive as the only paid health app to use in the recommendations of the week.

The app is available on GooglePlay (a #1 app) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.speechtools.warmup&hl=en_GB

and on Apple Appstore (a #3 app) 
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/one-minute-voice-warmup/id1212802251?mt=8
Go to the Vocal Process Learning Lounge for the full "Pitch, Pace & Power" webinar, plus 600 more videos and resources here
https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Book a coaching session to refresh your voice and get a bespoke vocal warmup created by Gillyanne or Jeremy
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Or sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter to read Jeremy's articles here https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/



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Vocal warmups. What are you warming up?
Should you change your warmup depending on the job?
What happens long-term when you do a targeted warmup?
Gillyanne shares a case history of creating a targeted warmup for a professional singer, and Jeremy tells the story of MD-ing the national tour of Calamity Jane and how the cast knew his warmups were different.
There are excerpts from Webinar 6, "What's In A Warmup", now on the Learning Lounge.
And we talk about the SIX areas a singer needs to warm up.

This week, Inspiration of the Week is all about the ultimate cool-down.

Go to the Vocal Process Learning Lounge for the "What's In A Warmup" webinar, plus 600 more videos and resources here
https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Book a coaching session to refresh your voice and get a bespoke vocal warmup created by Gillyanne or Jeremy
https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/

Or sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter to read Jeremy's articles here https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/

Check out Max Richter's Sleep album here 
https://www.maxrichtermusic.com/albums/sleep/

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Bestselling author and singing audition coach Jeremy Fisher on how to tackle singing auditions to get a job in London's West End.

This week's Golden Nuggets from the book Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach include the full process for singing auditions for a West End musical.

• The Cattle Call - your best 16 bars or even less
• The First "private" audition - what does the audition panel want to see
• The Recall system - how to deal with each round of recalls to stay on top and get the role.

Jeremy shares the story of his first two West End jobs - The Sneeze with Rowan Atkinson at the Aldwych Theatre, and Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre

And there's a special guest for this week's Inspiration of the Week that involves Gillyanne's pyjama days.

The book Wintering by Katherine May is here:
 paperback https://amzn.to/3udylQq
ebook https://amzn.to/3L4gQIP 
audiobook https://amzn.to/3ubJnFD

The book Successful Singing Auditions by Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher is here: https://amzn.to/3woqLF6 

And the book Why Do I Need A Vocal Coach by Jeremy Fisher is here:
Audiobook https://amzn.to/3wsDman
Ebook https://amzn.to/3N5xEB7 
Paperback https://amzn.to/3Jt1FZD 


Go to the Vocal Process Learning Lounge for all the Successful Singing Auditions webinar videos plus 600 more videos and resources here
https://vocal-process-hub.teachable.com/p/the-vocal-technique-learning-lounge

Book a coaching session to repurpose your song repertoire for different auditions here
https://DrGillyanneKayesJeremyFisherInspirationSession.as.me/JeremyCoaching

Or sign up for the Vocal Process newsletter to read Jeremy's articles here https://vocalprocess.co.uk/build-your-own-tilting-larynx/