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Pam Johnson
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
Ethics and integrity
Integrity-the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Ethics-moral principles that govern a...
Pam Johnson
- Oct 18, 2019
- 1 min
SBDC at UW Madison
The SBDC (Small Business Development Center) at UW Madison gave me the opportunity to offer my voice workshop as part of their offering...
Pam Johnson
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
Upcoming event
I will be doing a workshop at Engaging Speakers 10th Annual Conference in Schaumburg, IL on September 18th and 19th. This is a great...
Pam Johnson
- Jun 4, 2019
- 1 min
What my client taught me
A client recently taught me a very important lesson. She was feeling badly that after her voice coaching session and a couple of weeks of...
Pam Johnson
- Mar 6, 2019
- 1 min
Cellphones can be a problem
Most of us use our cell phones everyday for our business calls. We have to keep in mind that the microphones in our cell phones are tiny...
Pam Johnson
- Jan 31, 2019
- 2 min
Podcaster - how's your voice?
There are some great podcasts out there and there is some good money being made by podcasters. Are you thinking about starting a podcast?...
Pam Johnson
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
Why do people interrupt me or talk over me?
There are all kinds of reasons for this behavior, some of which I can address as a voice coach and some I can address with advice my...
Pam Johnson
- Dec 31, 2018
- 1 min
After vocal cord nodules and polyps
I met a young woman yesterday who is having surgery today on vocal cord nodules and polyps. She teaches cycling classes at several...
Pam Johnson
- Oct 2, 2018
- 1 min
Overcoming Stage Fright
If you know your subject and are prepared, turn the adrenaline rush of stage fright into power. What you are feeling is an excess of...
Pam Johnson
- Sep 10, 2018
- 1 min
Mumbling – how to correct it
I'd like to talk to you about something that I have heard from clients is an issue and that is, mumbling. They tell me “my dad says I...
Pam Johnson
- Jul 3, 2018
- 2 min
The difference you make in a life
Are you working in customer service? Perhaps you work at a front desk of a hotel or as a waitress. Every day you interact with strangers...
Pam Johnson
- Jun 26, 2018
- 1 min
The authoritative voice
Here is an excellent TED talk about the importance of the sound of your voice as a speaker. At the very end she talks about using all...
Pam Johnson
- Jun 19, 2018
- 1 min
The "Trust Me" or "Comfort" Voice
The next time you hear an ad for a pharmaceutical product, pay attention to the pitch or placement of the actor's voice. It is pitched a...
Pam Johnson
- Jun 19, 2018
- 1 min
Change your voice in an hour
Last night I was telling a friend about my work as a voice coach and told her that recently I heard a woman's voice that was very...
Pam Johnson
- May 7, 2018
- 2 min
Is my voice who I am?
There was some backlash from a young woman when vocal fry was being discussed in the news a few years ago. She felt the she should be...
Pam Johnson
- May 7, 2018
- 2 min
Vocal fry - can it be fixed? Should it?
Definition from Wikipedia: The vocal fry register (also known as pulse register, laryngealisation, pulse phonation, creak, croak,...
Pam Johnson
- Apr 13, 2018
- 1 min
I have to yell to get the kids' attention - how do I do that and not ruin my voice?
A client of mine works as a teacher at a place where kids come for field trips and asked how he could speak loudly to get the kids'...
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