It's the end of another challenging year and we're ready for something much better in 2022! We're sending you lots of love from our team to yours this Chrismas season. For those of you who celebrate other wonderful holidays and festivities , we wish you a very happy and safe time. Let's all get together and use our voices for good in 2022!

Time for fun and celebrations! Let the light overcome the darkness and prepare for a prosperous new year. And in the spirit of the new,we are delighted to announce the birth of a beautiful daughter to Karma, our favourite Indian IT guy and creator of our webs. 

As if we don't have enough to contend with on our zoom calls! Some businesses are now employing AI to track your body language to see whether you're nodding off or engaged doing something else.The rationale is to get more feedback on how the speaker is coming across to their audience, so they can improve their performance and build better relationships.

Time to get ready to flex your presenting muscles as the Covid beast is nearly under vaccination control. Hopefully we can soon come out of hiding behind our Zoom calls and shake the hands of our clients and friends once again. So dust off your business suits and get ready to present yourself to the world  "live".

Time for fun and games...put that Covid Virus away and play. Time to dream big and resolve to be a better you and inspire others to be their best too. If having your own podcast is something you've been thinking about for awhile...why not make this the year you do something about it. We're here to help you sound great...and it's easier than you think. Learn the voice skills and tech tricks to make your podcast shine and activate a huge positive difference in your level of speaking confidence. Check out https://podcastingclasses.com

At long last...time for romance! We've been helping several happy couples and their best men to get ready for their speeches on their big day. Not to mention the nervous Dad who decided he wanted some help too! We wish everyone a very Happy Wedding day and a long and exciting life. Cop that Covid!!  Cheers!

Imagine going to sleep after having throat surgery only to wake up with a new accent! A Brisbane dentist's voice changed from Aussi to Irish for twelve days. Her friends thought it was a laugh but to her it was a major concern. As accents are mostly formed by changes in the movement of the mouth muscles, this might be partially to blame. Happily for her, she did get her Aussi accent back in the end. 

We wish you all a Happy Easter and hope you have a safe holiday and lots of chocolates. Spread the love to all our fellow friends doing it tough and know that we are here for you. 

Time for love and romance. Time for dulcet tones and sweet phrases. Time for gentle breathing and soft sentiments. Time to rest your professional voice and just relax. Enjoy your day.

We are happy to announce that we are back in the office as well as online. So if you are wanting  training...come and get it! We have Covid Safe practices put in place for everyone's safety and comfort. Put a course in your schedule this year. You'll be pleased you did :)

 Well done. We're nearly through with 2020. What new adventures are in store for 2021 I wonder. 

Take care of yourself and others and we'll keep on learning together.

 We've had some interesting calls lately from several celebrity Influencers who (unfortunately) seem to hate the sound of their voice. Your voice is part of your 'Brand', so it's important you get to know it and love it if you want to come across as warm and authentic. Learning how to breathe properly, adjust your posture,vary your pitch and articulate clearly is a vital part of making the right impression. A little time spent learning now will greatly improve your confidence. 

You don't have to be a kid to read aloud. Research has discovered that adults who read aloud experience many benefits. Their memory and retention improves, they can understand complex texts more easily and they can strengthen emotional bonds with both the material and other adults. So why not try reading aloud next time you get a book. Maybe you'll get so good at it that you can become an Audiobook Narrator! 

We have just masterfully produced some great courses for you . They are all designed to help you teach, train, coach and speak....online. We are all using different videoconferencing software like Zoom, Skype, Teams, Google Meet, WEbex and more...so how do you use them properly and sound good? We can show you how to come across at your best and to optimise your picture and sound quality. We know it's a bit of a stretch for some people...however we make it easy for you to become comfortable with the new reality on online presenting. Go to https://presentingonline.com to find out more

Here is another thing we noticed when videoconferencing this month. Glaring glasses. This occurs when you have a light placed too close, directly in front of you. The glasses pick up the glare of the reflected light. If you have tinted glasses this makes them look bright blue! What you need to do is place your key light slightly to the side of you. To be really professional you will light yourself from 3 directions. Many of the Influencers we teach use a circular light. Try sitting a little further back from it if you wear glasses or your pupils will contain a reflection of the circle light. Not necessarily the effect you are after! 

You've had a few months to get good at video conferencing, however we are seeing some easily-fixed problems happening all the time. We're referring to "eye contact" . If you want to build trust and rapport you need to look someone in the eyes directly. Too many of you are looking down or to the side, which is disconcerting to the viewer. Try raising your computer up on a stand or books so that your webcam is either directly at eye level or a little higher. Also...you can move the other persons image on the screen to directly below your webcam. This allows you to be looking directly at them. Try it!