The Eloquent Woman

Inspiration, ideas and information to help women build public speaking content, confidence and credibility. Denise Graveline is a Washington, DC-based speaker coach who has coached more than 140 TEDMED and TEDx speakers--many featured on TED.com--and prepared speakers to testify before the U.S. Congress, appear on national television, and deliver industry keynotes. She offers 1:1 coaching and group workshops in public speaking, presentation and media interview skills to both men and women.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Improving the sound of your voice

Last week, NPR's Diane Rehm Show focused on improving the sound of your voice (audio at this link) with a panel of vocal coaches and physicians talking about a wide range of vocal problems. Rehm also contributed to the discussion, based on her own experiences with spasmodic dysphonia, which causes hoarseness and vocal tremors--a condition she developed after decades on the air.

The nearly hour-long program includes calls and emails from listeners with perplexing vocal issues, resources for treating voice problems and tips for how to manage your voice to keep it healthy and vibrant. You'll find more, including comments from more listeners, in the transcript of the show "Improving the Sound of Your Voice" and in Finding My Voice, Rehm's account of her own vocal struggles.

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