60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: What Makes Our Human Voice So Powerful?

<p>Hello to you listening in <a href="https://garfieldwa.com/" target="_blank">Garfield, Washington</a>!</p><p>Coming to you from <a href="https://whidbeycamanoislands.com/" target="_blank">Whidbey Island, Washington</a> this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.</p><p>Imagine that voicing your ideas is an act of creation. When we have the courage to use the power of our voice to speak our mind we have taken a bold and beautiful step toward making happen what we desire. Our best chance of being seen, heard, understood and listened to is by speaking with purpose, resolve, design.</p><p>There is a galaxy of difference between spoken word and written word. One can read I Have a Dream speech and agree that an end to racism is a fine idea. Or, listen to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s" target="_blank">Martin Luther King speaking his words</a>, transmitting the emotion of his idea, creating empathy and energy. You will jump out of your socks at the audacity of what King believes is possible!</p><p>Our voice is both the sound we make and the message we are delivering in our voice. Women especially fail to use the power of their voice to say what they mean and mean what they say. They hide behind the written word. But saying what we mean takes courage beyond writing words on the page.</p><p>I’m coaching a professional client who is working on her Origin Story. She wrote and sketched her work on large pieces of blank paper. When we met on Zoom she held each piece of paper up to the camera walking me through her work - step by step - page by page - in her own voice - speaking what she had created. There was joy, pride, courage, freedom of expression, and commitment to being who she said she is - her Who!</p><p>Speaking aloud does that; it shifts an idea on paper to becoming a reality when spoken aloud. Nothing matches the ability of a simple human voice to create an emotional connection.</p><p><strong>CTA</strong>: If you a