Voice Synergy News
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Will their accents change after marriage? May 2018 sees The Wedding of the Year take place at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. Prince Harry, sixth in line to the British throne, will marry Meghan Markle, former actress and United States’ Californian. Each of them speaks to the media with a fluent, calm, warm voice, but each has…
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Write it – Speak it!
On 24 April, Voice Synergy launches its new course: Write it – Speak it! WHY is this course essential? You have one chance to make a great impression on your audience. This course shows you how. There are many ways of presenting: A set of notes to be referred to or bullet points in your…
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How to Communicate with Extroverts and Introverts to Achieve Effective Project Outcomes
Introverts and extroverts share information very differently and in the workplace this can cause significant barriers to good communication and successful project outcomes. It’s common knowledge that an extrovert is talkative and outgoing while introverts tend to be quieter and prefer focusing on detail. But how does this get in the way of successful project…
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The London Marathon Challenge for your Voice?
It’s the New Year and New Year’s Resolutions abound… One thing you might be considering, as part of your New Year’s life changing goals, is taking part in this year’s London Marathon. And off you go at a pace, without building up stamina, warming up your muscles or even doing a few stretches. No. That…
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Is it important to speak Queen’s English any more?
Queen’s English. BBC English. Non-regional specific English. What on earth is that? During the second World War (1939-1945), with men fighting overseas, women from across the UK took on new jobs outside the home, working in factories, on the land and in hospitals. These women worked together, they came from all sorts of backgrounds and…
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Repetition. Repetition. Repetition (some of the ingredients of ‘How to Make a Good Sales Speech’)
The long established, three golden rules of advertising: “Repetition, repetition, repetition” can work well when you are preparing to make a sales presentation too. Long ago, during marketing communication lectures at university, it was drawn to my attention that the potential buyer of your goods or services needs to receive your advertising message at least…
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How to speak more clearly
This month the spotlight is on articulation. Or, how to speak more clearly. Why should you bother with articulation or even be thinking about it? Articulation happens when we change, or shape, the basic sounds we make into sounds that can be understood. Our articulators are our tongue, lips, teeth and soft palate. A baby…
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Speech of Fire and Ice
“When you speak a language, it has to be authentic.” So says David Peterson, creator of Dothraki and Valyrian languages for HBO’s Game of Thrones. Those whose native tongue is Dothraki or Valyrian speak with an authenticity that gives an air of command and authority. The strong 18 consonant sounds superbly blended with the six…
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Why is the Italian accent so special?
Rossini, Puccini, Bellini… the great opera composers knew a thing or two about the Italian accent and how wonderfully the vowel sounds resonate at length around the opera halls. The sound of a long ‘ah’, ‘ee’ or ‘oo’ contributes so much to the atmosphere created by the singer and expresses the emotions of fear, despair…
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Voice recognition technology
Love it or loathe it? Voice recognition technology is all around us at every moment of the day. We can ask our smartphone what the weather will be tomorrow, dictate notes, or vocally activate a bank account transaction. But is voice recognition technology as good as it claims to be? A lighter take on the…