Even with my travel and workshop this week, I managed to get my podcast out. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
Enjoy!
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The Transcript:
I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for August 9, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.
This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
Your Recorded Voice Sounds “Funny”
Most of us are surprised when we hear our recorded voices for the first time. They don't sound “right.”
That's because we hear our voice in our head–literally. Our bones conduct our voice to the cochlea in our inner ear. (So yes, we sometimes hear (our) voices in our heads.) However, we also hear our voice conducted through the air to our cochlea.
That sounds like the “rich” voice we hear when we speak.
However, when we play back a recording of our voices, we only hear the sound from the air conduction. We might feel as if something is “missing” from that recording.
Everyone experiences this. The more you practice recording and reviewing your voice, the more comfortable you can be with the difference in what you hear.
While I do recommend you practice every presentation, once you know how you present, you might need to practice less.
That said, consider what you want to practice for your next presentation. Let's start with your opening.
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