Questions and Answers
What percentage of how convincing someone is, do words account for?
7%
What type of breathing can help control volume and projection while speaking?
Diaphragmatic breathing
What is the impact of monotone speaking on listeners?
Disconnects them and makes them think they're smarter than the speaker
What is the negative impact of disliking one's own recorded voice?
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How does breathing through the mouth instead of the nose affect the voice?
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What does the text suggest about changing the tone and melody of one's voice in voicemail greetings?
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Why does Sanja Srbljinović Čuček believe voice is a gift to be given away?
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What role does melody play in communication and emotions, according to the text?
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How does diaphragmatic breathing help control volume and projection while speaking?
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What is the impact of unknowingly breathing through the mouth instead of the nose?
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Why do people often dislike their own recorded voices?
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What role does melody play in communication and emotions?
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What is the significance of changing the tone and melody of one's voice in voicemail greetings?
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Study Notes
- Sanja Srbljinović Čuček shares her experience of discovering her ability to help people find their authentic voices at a young age.
- She studied with the most famous voice teacher in Los Angeles when she was 13 and later taught Brian Wilson and other famous musicians.
- She believes that voice is a powerful communication tool and a gift to be given away, not just for oneself.
- Voice is an instrument that makes sound waves that travel to listeners' brains, allowing them to hear and feel emotions.
- Many people unknowingly breathe through their mouths instead of their noses, resulting in hoarseness.
- Diaphragmatic breathing, which involves filling the abdomen with air and letting it out while speaking, can help control volume and projection.
- Words only count for 7% of how convincing someone is, while the sounds one makes account for over 90%.
- Monotone speaking, or speaking on the same note repeatedly, disconnects listeners and makes them think they're smarter than the speaker.
- People often dislike their own recorded voices, which can negatively impact how others perceive them.
- Changing the tone and melody of one's voice in voicemail greetings can leave a positive impression and lead to more positive interactions.- The text suggests that melody plays a significant role in communication and emotions.
- Ascending melodies, which involve moving from a lower note to a higher note, are said to make people happy.
- Descending melodies, which involve moving from a higher note to a lower note, make people sad.
- Staying on a particular note, or landing, for an extended period can bore listeners.
- The speaker encourages improving the ability to use ascending melodies in communication to bring happiness, break down borders, and connect with people across languages.
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