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The voice is a powerful and often overlooked tool critical to enhancing self-confidence and personal image. Regardless of the business you are in or the nature of your work most people are required to verbally communicate internally and externally on a regular basis.

In this course we assess your personal voice challenges, provide advice and support and practice useful vocal techniques. Vocal Power is about improving your vocal potential and enhancing your ability to communicate effectively.

Who should attend?

This course is for anyone wanting to improve their vocal image to increase the impact of their communication with others.

Objectives

By the end of the course you will be in a better position to do the following:

Understand your voice and how it works
Control your breathing for optimal voice production
Improve pronunciation and articulation
Bring to life what you say in a well-modulated voice
Use poise, body language and eye contact effectively to increase your impact
Promote a confident and professional image of yourself and your company
Programme

Controlling breath correctly and projecting your voice

The way we breathe impacts the way we speak. Learning to control your breath correctly enables you to project a clear, concise and sustained vocal tone without straining or tiring your voice. Correct breathing also regulates breathiness, eases outward signs of nervousness and aids concentration. In this part of the programme you participate in fun exercises such as breathing, bringing the voice ‘forward’ and reading aloud. Your voice is recorded.

Modulating your voice

Voice modulation is about varying speech and pace and learning when to emphasize words or phrases and when to pause. This makes your voice interesting and easier to understand. We guide you on where to place emphasis on different words and phrases and how to vary the speed of your verbal delivery.

Improving pronunciation

How you articulate the vowel and consonant sounds in words impacts on the listener’s ability to achieve clarity. In this segment of the course you will learn to improve your ability to enunciate words. We look at the various speech organs that aid in the formation of sound. This includes consonant sounds and monothong and dipthong vowel sounds. Participants are audio taped regularly to monitor progress.

Building confidence

Your voice reflects your mood, feelings and your level of self-esteem. Without confidence clear and resonant voice projection is virtually impossible. In this section we concentrate on self-awareness. You are assigned confidence-building projects to enhance your self-worth.

Developing speaking skills

Speaking skills are important for every interaction from interpersonal discussions to meetings and presentations. In this segment you learn various speaking skills such as impromptu talks and speaking succinctly. You are given ample opportunity to practice the new skills learned to help you to feel more confident.
Post course assignments include daily practice on audio recorders and assessment of the audio footage at individual sessions. This is to monitor voice and pronunciation improvement.

Structure

Option one (individual training)

We conduct a pre course assessment to determine your vocal abilities followed by eight to fifteen one-hour weekly training sessions. Number of sessions is dependent on required outcomes. The Voice Power course for individuals is structured in this manner to allow you to practice daily vocal assignments from week to week to ensure optimal results.

Option two (group training)

The Voice Power course for groups takes place over four mornings but can be adapted to accommodate your company requirements. The programme itinerary can also be tailor made to meet your objectives.