Tham khảo tài liệu 'back and fix it with the secrets of a top executive image consultant_5', kinh doanh - tiếp thị, quản trị kinh doanh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 124 CHANGE ONE THING Nasal talkers. Studies have shown that most people are annoyed by those who have a nasal quality to their voices and sound as if they have a perpetual cold. Nasal speakers come off as demanding and calculating and therefore as less professional. Quick-fix change Look at yourself in the mirror to see if you are opening your mouth wide when you speak. If you aren t using the muscles in your mouth practice by exaggerating the mouth movements a bit more as you talk so the sound waves come from your voice box instead of from your nose. Gravelly voice. People who have gravelly voices give off an air of authority and experience. Gravelly talkers are often well liked by their coworkers and singers often cultivate this sound in order to give their voices a more soulful edgy quality. Quick-fix change I m not suggesting you take up smoking cigarettes in order to sound like Lauren Bacall or Janis Joplin. In fact if you find that your voice is getting increasingly gravelly see your doctor to rule out some kind of health or throat problem. If you are a smoker you know what you should do. Fast talkers. Fast talkers are sometimes thought to be nervous and flighty not particularly good qualities to have attributed to you in the workplace. Quick-fix change As I mentioned earlier pause between sentences by taking a deep breath before you speak. This will give you time to compose your thoughts and will allow your coworkers to jump in should they want to get a word in edgewise. Low talkers. One of the funniest Seinfeld episodes was about a low talker who asked Jerry to wear one of the puffy shirts she designed for his appearance on the Tonight Show. He unwittingly agreed because he couldn t hear what she was CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW 125 saying You don t want people to have to work so hard to hear you and low talkers come across as being meek or shy. Conversely low talkers who have a deep powerful tone to their voice think Paul Robeson can exude strength and confidence.
