053 It's So Not About Your Microphone

<p>Communicate with us via Twitter by using the hashtag <strong>#AskSheP, email feedback@shepodcasts.com or <a href="http://speakpipe.com/shepodcasts">Speakpipe!</a> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em><a href="http://podcastmovement.com/session/pm15-workshop-she-podcasts/">Empower, Expand & Evolve Your Podcast with US at Podcast Movement</a>!!! If you’re a woman and you’re going - don’t miss out!</em></strong></p> <p>Show 053 Quick-Guide</p> <ul> <li>Jessica is on her own!</li> <li>New microphone is in the house! And she sound delicious</li> <li>Sign up for the She Podcasts Podcast Movement Session!</li> <li>Elsie has a FREE tutorial on the most simplest ways to record conversations on Skype! Check out the link below on how to access it</li> <li>Elsie’s presentation on VOICE <ul> <li>It’s NOT about the microphone</li> <li>You don’t need anything that you don’t already have</li> <li>It IS all about VOCAL VITALITY - and what <em>that</em> is</li> <li>Vocal Vitality = Awareness + Relaxation (no tension) + Space</li> <li>Awareness and what that is</li> <li>Stress + emotions and how they play a role in your PODCAST</li> <li>Your body cannot tell the difference between perceived danger and <em>real</em> danger</li> <li>Patterns and Behaviors and how they might govern some of your vocal quality</li> <li>We adopt and align to that which we’ve been exposed to</li> <li>What your body has to do with your podcast production</li> <li>Communication Patterns - family communication + cultural influences</li> <li>Dynamic expression to enhance meaning</li> <li>Optimal Alignment with Right Action = Release</li> <li>A teeny tiny bit of breath work</li> <li>The DEPTH of your voice comes from your body - primary breathing muscles: diaphragm & external intercostals</li> <li>The CLARITY of your voice comes from refinement - “The Mask” mouth, jaw, tongue and soft palette</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>FEEDBACK REQUEST!</h3> <p>What patterns of speech have you noticed that you have?</p> <p>What do you feel h