15 CRITICAL VOICE ISSUES.
Listen to Sandra’s recorded responses to the 15 most common voice issues.
To use your voice to be more successful & advance your career, listen to the responses & decide which issues apply to your voice.
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1. Do you feel your voice projects power and self-confidence?
2. Do you have energy and enthusiasm in your voice?
3. Does your voice resonate authority and believability?
4. Do you keep 90% of your listener's attention when you are speaking?
5. Do you know how you sound and the affect your voice has on others?
6. Does your voice convey your thoughts and emothions accurately?
7. Do you speak too fast or too slow?
8. Do you speak too loud or too soft and timidly?
9. Do you speak in a monotone with no excitement and vitality?
10. Is your pronunciation clear and easily understood?
11. Do you appear preoccupied and nervous sounding?
12. Do you use many filler words like "So", "Um" and "Uh"?
13. Does your voice engage the heart, mind and imagination of the listener?
14. Are you earning the respect and trust of your business colleagues and the public by communicating effectively?
15. Do you speak with an accent that makes it difficult for people to understand you?
Technology Professionals Voice Coaching & Speech Coaching Program
Sandra Turns Tech Professionals into Great Communicators!
“I just shot a video. This is the best I've ever heard myself sound. I did a few of your exercises just before the shoot,
and then really focused on keeping it slow,supporting with breath, and varying the tonality of my sentence endings.
I'm very proud of the progress, and it is thanks to your coaching"!
Founder, High Profile Silicon Valley Startup
Take control of your voice and advance your career with Sandra.
- Make your business communication a strong asset.
- Sell your ideas powerfully and persuasively
- Speak clearly and at an easily understood rate of speech
- Perform at your maximum potential
- Increase your confidence and your professional image
Technology business leaders of today have a powerful message to deliver and many have taken the time to improve their speech and voice with Sandra for two main reasons,
1. Many tech professionals don’t have the sales and communication skills and therefore feel woefully uncomfortable when they need to sell team ideas to a senior VP by delivery a very convincing over view of a detailed subject.
2. Many highly trained tech professionals are from outside the US and speak very fast with strong accents. This not only hinders their ability to communicate effectively in meetings and presentations but it also prevents them from receiving promotions.
Her private technology voice program, taught by telephone all over the world, is convenient, customized to your profession, and time flexible.
Sandra teaches you to be an outstanding communicator not only in live presentations but also in teleconferences, video conferences, international/cross cultural business meetings, webinars, telesales calls, interviews, negotiations.
“I recommend Sandra's voice sessions for anyone that is trying to improve their speech. I think the phone
conversational techniques, used in the sessions is a great idea. Most of our communication is on phone these days,
so if one learns to speak well on the phone, one could speak well anywhere."
Rajesh Venkataraman, IT professional
Today, businesses and governments cannot compete productively without technology expertise. As a result, the tech professionals find that to be successful, their job description not only requires enormous technical expertise in their field but also outstanding communication skills.
Tech Pros are on the front line of new developments and research and because they know their expertise so well they are the best choice for building trust with new clients and keeping established clients well informed.
To be able to communicate technical expertise as it relates to a client’s buying needs is a necessary skill for your success. Sandra’s goal is to give you the expert speech and voice training you need to be a more effective communicator in the business world.
Sell your ideas more powerfully and persuasively with Sandra’s Speaking Skills
- Breathing exercises to create a resonant and strong voice.
- Breath support to give your voice energy and confidence.
- Pronunciation exercises for clear and articulate speech.
- Speech melody to be more expressive and less monotone.
- Projection exercises to engage the listener quickly.
- Volume control to be easily heard by any audience.
- Speech flow and rhythm for a more dynamic speech delivery.
- Grammar exercises to insure credibility
- Accent modification exercises to be easily understood.
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What tech pros are saying.....
"My co-workers and myself have seen improvements on my spoken English in both daily conversations and presentations. Your program was very stretching and a wonderful experience. You have taught me how to use project management skills to reduce my accent and increase my voice power. I will continue to apply the skills: especially not trailing words, slowing down and enunciating all consonants, and ‘R’ sounds. I would definitely recommend you to others." -Guang-an Wu, Principal Engineering Manager, Microsoft Visual Studio team
"I am so glad I decided to take voice lessons with Sandra. The lessons helped to not only improve my speech, but also my self-confidence. As a result I have had numerous doors opened to me that would not have been possible without the lessons. If you want to improve your speaking skills and take your career and/or business to the next level, I highly recommend Sandra's lessons."
-Gail Magood, IT professional
"Sandra is a fantastic speaking coach that you should line up to have in your corner. I signed up for the voice program and she took me through a remarkable journey. Begining with the basics for good speech, she progressed the lessons to advanced techniques and finer points of speaking. She also follows up with an email summary of the lesson and further tips to remember. Well worth the time and money. I highly recommend the voice program for speakers of all levels."
-Nagaraj Shyam, Symantec, Inc.
"The Voice classes have been great and I am seeing a lot of changes in my everyday conversations in a positive way".
-Raez Rahman, IT Professional
"Sandra McKnight's coaching and practical exercises made me improve my oral communication, expanding and empowering my voice. With the techniques I learned, I can better express and communicate my ideas, my passion, in front of a group or person, in business or social meetings, with more clarity and confidence."
-Divaldo Suzuki, Hewlett Packard
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Your Voice is the most Powerful Communication Force Available. Are you Using It?
Most of us want to communicate successfully and engage our customers, clients and patients more easily and successfully. How wonderful to be able to consistently speak with confidence, clarity and charisma.
However, if you are constantly being asked to repeat yourself because you talk to fast, and mumble, or if you are asked to speak up because you are speaking softly in a monotone voice, stop beating your head against the wall and do something about it.
Many clients have told me how frustrating it is to state a great idea in meeting and then someone else in the meeting says the same thing and gets all the credit because they are more easily heard.
With the 7 Critical Voice Skills that form your outstanding “Wheel of Communication” you can close more sales, get credit for your ideas, and be a more engaging and persuasive communicator.
Your Speaking Voice is probably Lacking
in one or more of the following voice skills:
To Listen to Sandra’s recorded answers for the 7 critical voice skills.
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1. Do you speak too fast or too slow? Yes/ No
2. Is your pronunciation clear and easily understood? Yes/No
3. Do you have a heavy accent that makes it difficult for others to understand you? Yes/No
4. Do you speak too loud or too soft and timidly? Yes/No
5. Do you speak in a boring monotone with no excitement and vitality? Yes/No
6. Do you use many filler words? Like, so and Uh-huh. Yes/No
7. Are you earning the respect and trust of your business colleagues
and the public by communicating effectively? Yes/No
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