Mastering Your Voice for Impact

Your voice is the ultimate cheat code for controlling how people perceive you.

It turns out that your tone and accent communicate way more emotion than the actual words

you use. It is all about the mechanics. You have timbre, which is your unique

sound, and intensity, which is your volume control. But the real secret

is inflection. You can say the exact same phrase, but by sliding your pitch up or down,

you switch from sounding hopeful to being totally sarcastic. Also,

breathe through your diaphragm to kill the nerves. Stop just talking and start playing

your voice like an instrument to get exactly what you want.