Labor Day Special
Dear Readers,
There is a new addition to this page--my invitation asking you to join my email list. So many of you have shown me that you have visited here from time to time and I thought it was time to offer you more.
In June I finished writing "Raising Our Voices: Women and Woman's Voice in the 21st Century." I can't wait to share it with you. With that in mind, I am offering the first three introductory chapters at no charge to anyone who signs up for the mailing list. I would love to hear your response.
This work is for all of us women, women of any age or background, who wish to develop and expand our communication skills. The work procedes on multiple levels--from a deeper connection to our inner voice to a stronger, more confident speaking voice. It includes both writing and vocal exercises as well as opportunities for reflection.
Perhaps the most common concern of women as communicators is with the sound of our voices--too high, too low, too breathy, too soft, too loud--too girlish, too deep and masculine, too nasal. Many of us have mechanical difficulties with speaking--a locked jaw, not enough breath to finish a sentence, or a croak in the voice, for example. Many of us, under pressure at work, often feel that we must choose when it's safe to speak and when it's better to remain silent.
If we are older women, we may feel self-conscious about our aging voice with its dryness, its unexpected cracks, its thin tone.
Many of us feel that we aren't connected at a deeper level to our inner voice, to our intuition, to our creative voice. We may sense its whispering inside us and, yet, not have the awareness and the skills to hear it consciously. Many of us feel that deeper connection, hear it, yet we hesitate to communicate it to others out of fear of being judged.
Many of us received messages when we were young and forming about when girls should speak and how they should speak. These messages, consciously and unconsciously, may inform how we women communicate even as adults.
Of course, among ourselves, we women talk. With girlfriends, sisters, mothers and other women relatives and friends, we speak in a common language. We are listened to, heard, and understood. Yet, even among ourselves, many of us are aware that there is something deeper in true communication than conversation.
I developed this work of Woman's Voice to give us women many avenues in which to explore how we communicate. I've taken elements from research about women's communication styles and integrated them into a program that includes voice training, women's biology, women's language, and women's spirituality.
In my own work, I know that it's vital to us women to have a safe and nurturing environment in which to explore our woman's voice and how we communicate. We need to experiment with finding what is hidden, what is revealed, what is possible, what doesn't work and what works. We need to practice what works before we bring it out into public. In this way, we can uncover and support our own unique and successful communication style.
The first three chapters of my book outline the journey that I invite you to take with me.
It's my hope that you will take advantage of this offer and send me your feedback. I would love to hear from you.
In the meantime, dear readers, thank you as ever for joining me here. Thank you for showing me that you are with me. Thank you, my special helpers, for the comfort of your presence. I thank you all.
There is a new addition to this page--my invitation asking you to join my email list. So many of you have shown me that you have visited here from time to time and I thought it was time to offer you more.
In June I finished writing "Raising Our Voices: Women and Woman's Voice in the 21st Century." I can't wait to share it with you. With that in mind, I am offering the first three introductory chapters at no charge to anyone who signs up for the mailing list. I would love to hear your response.
This work is for all of us women, women of any age or background, who wish to develop and expand our communication skills. The work procedes on multiple levels--from a deeper connection to our inner voice to a stronger, more confident speaking voice. It includes both writing and vocal exercises as well as opportunities for reflection.
Perhaps the most common concern of women as communicators is with the sound of our voices--too high, too low, too breathy, too soft, too loud--too girlish, too deep and masculine, too nasal. Many of us have mechanical difficulties with speaking--a locked jaw, not enough breath to finish a sentence, or a croak in the voice, for example. Many of us, under pressure at work, often feel that we must choose when it's safe to speak and when it's better to remain silent.
If we are older women, we may feel self-conscious about our aging voice with its dryness, its unexpected cracks, its thin tone.
Many of us feel that we aren't connected at a deeper level to our inner voice, to our intuition, to our creative voice. We may sense its whispering inside us and, yet, not have the awareness and the skills to hear it consciously. Many of us feel that deeper connection, hear it, yet we hesitate to communicate it to others out of fear of being judged.
Many of us received messages when we were young and forming about when girls should speak and how they should speak. These messages, consciously and unconsciously, may inform how we women communicate even as adults.
Of course, among ourselves, we women talk. With girlfriends, sisters, mothers and other women relatives and friends, we speak in a common language. We are listened to, heard, and understood. Yet, even among ourselves, many of us are aware that there is something deeper in true communication than conversation.
I developed this work of Woman's Voice to give us women many avenues in which to explore how we communicate. I've taken elements from research about women's communication styles and integrated them into a program that includes voice training, women's biology, women's language, and women's spirituality.
In my own work, I know that it's vital to us women to have a safe and nurturing environment in which to explore our woman's voice and how we communicate. We need to experiment with finding what is hidden, what is revealed, what is possible, what doesn't work and what works. We need to practice what works before we bring it out into public. In this way, we can uncover and support our own unique and successful communication style.
The first three chapters of my book outline the journey that I invite you to take with me.
It's my hope that you will take advantage of this offer and send me your feedback. I would love to hear from you.
In the meantime, dear readers, thank you as ever for joining me here. Thank you for showing me that you are with me. Thank you, my special helpers, for the comfort of your presence. I thank you all.
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