{"id":122,"date":"2008-03-03T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elementally.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/2008\/03\/03\/seth-makes-a-point\/"},"modified":"2008-03-03T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-03T14:00:00","slug":"seth-makes-a-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awareplus.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/seth-makes-a-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Garr makes a point"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever I do freebie sessions (such as this one<\/a> and the stuff I do for UNN<\/a>, Newcastle<\/a> and so on) I finish with a “Where to get more help” slide. Naturally I include this blog but I also point them towards the best one around – Presentation Zen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On this particular blog entry<\/a>, he makes a good point.
\nActually he makes a series<\/em> of good points. The point I wanted to pick on, however, was that Sir Ken seems to be speaking to people in a personal and relaxed way.<\/p>\n

… and that, ladies and gentlemen, is down in large part to the way he uses his voice. Sir Ken, whether by training or instinct, breathes low in his body, using his diaphragm rather than his chest. It’s that relaxed (correct) way of breathing which releases the chill-out hormones and allows for a more emotionally rich way of projecting his voice. Breathing the other way – with intercostal muscles – releases adrenaline and the other stress hormones.<\/p>\n

With breathing sorted out like this it’s very much easier to be (and sound) relaxed and authoritative. Anything else, breathing with intercostal muscles, sounds like you’re shouting (even if you’re quiet – and trust me, parents will all any about shouting quietly: “If you don’t tidy your room right this minute there will be trouble!”)<\/p>\n

Get the breathing right and almost everything else will follow….. (sort of)<\/p>\n

Simon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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