Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Feb/Mar 2019 Aspire Magazine Full Issue | Page 47

RHYTHM HARMONY Harmony teaches that your voice has an emotional effect on others. The most important thing you can learn for improving your communication skills and your ability to have successful outcomes, whether it’s getting your dream job or your dream relationship, is that the sound of your voice has an immediate, emotional impact on your listener, more so than any other feature. It can create instant rapport or recoil, purely based on sound. Record yourself! I know this may feel scary at first. Still, it’s non-negotiable. You must hear yourself as others do. If you don’t like what you hear, find a voice coach you trust and enlist her help. It can change your life! SILENCE Silence can be the most challenging of all voice elements because it requires surrender. Accept that you do not need to fill every moment with sound. All communication begins and ends in silence. Engage with the power of the pause. Before you speak, connect to your audience using your eyes. Smile. Look for the people who smile back. Your Spirit THE MAGICAL 5TH ELEMENT: Your spirit is the key that opens the door of possibility. Each of us is an incomparable creation. All of our expression is formed by our individual recollections and experiences of life. Contemplate nature’s voice elements periodically. Are you remaining true to your Melody? Do you manage the Rhythm of your life or is your calendar in charge? Do to live in Harmony with yourself, your community and the world? What inspiration can be found in Silence? How can you empower others by sharing your voice? Every day is a microcosm of Mother Nature’s elemental wisdom. We wake up, we get going, we wind down and we rest. Bringing your voice into alignment with nature is a giant leap forward in your voice evolution. Allow yourself to blossom as you invite the voice elements into each day. The reward will astonish you. Kathleen Gubitosi, MA - Kathleen is an award-winning business woman, performing artist, metaphysical practitioner, and Creatrix of The Magic of Voice Alchemy ™. She guides emerging heart-centered feminine leaders to set their sacred message free and deeply connect with their ideal audience at home, at work, and on stage, by channeling the most potent gift on earth: their voices. Download her free The Magic of Melody™ 6-part video course today. 47 Creating vocal interest is most easily done by adjusting your speed and articulation. Many of us are lax with sounding the consonants L, D and T. To get a sense of the speed and clarity with which you speak say these consonants in combination with the vowel “ah”. For example: La-La-La-La-La. La-La- La-La-La-La. Try it with D, then try T. Did the tip fo your tongue touch the gum line behind your two front teeth? It should. Practice varying your speed and changing vowels (a,e,i,o,u) to make it more interesting and fun. Make them your focal point while you gain confidence. Our world is so noisy! I urge you to make a commitment to silence even if it’s only for five minutes before you fall asleep each night.