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"If that voice that you created that is most alive in the poem isn't carried throughout the whole poem, then I destroy where it's not there, and I reconstruct it so that that voice is the dominant voice in the poem."
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"By speaking in a competent and confident way, your message will sound more relevant and appropriate, reflecting you in a favorable light."
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"A high-pitched voice may sound less authoritative, more youthful, and less experienced, whereas, a lower pitched voice may be perceived as being more authoritative, confident, and credible. It is unfortunate that listeners will make assumptions based on these differences before even knowing the depth and value of your message. Play with your ranges and find a comfortably low pitch. Practice it to see if it makes a difference in conveying more authority and brilliance."
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"Most people are familiar with the rich, resonant tones of James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman. Their signature voices bring strength, authority, and lyrical enjoyment. Are there aspects of your voice that you can capitalize on to make a great impression and be simply unforgettable?"
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"Truth even in the most whispered tones will always roar."
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"Have you ever paid notice to the full sound range of your voice? If you have ever been in a chorus or a singing group, you already know that they will separate the group based on each singer's pitch and assign their roles accordingly. While my speaking voice has a soprano pitch, my singing voice is a lower alto."
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"Your tone of voice can be conveyed in both the words you speak and in the words you write."
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"An echo has no voice of its own."
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"Is your voice value delivering the image you wish to convey? Is your voice coming across as smart, friendly, and positive or ignorant, rude, and negative?"
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"I knew that we were clicking when mimics started kidding my voice, I'll know that I'm on the way out when they stop doing their imitations."
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"It wasn't until Duotones that I felt my true voice come out."
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"My temperament is not geared to that of a novelist."
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"I started listening to music when I wrote when I had three sons at home."
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"No one can write like Vallejo and not sound like a fraud. He's just too much himself and not you."
Writing

"Now I think poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it's the home of the extraordinary, the only home."
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"But I'm too old to be written about as a young poet."
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"I listen to jazz about three hours a day. I love Louis Armstrong."
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"My mother carried on and supported us; her ambition had been to write poetry and songs."
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"I realized poetry's the thing that I can do 'cause I can stick at it and work with tremendous intensity."
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"For sure I once thought of myself as the poet who would save the ordinary from oblivion."
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"Meet some people who care about poetry the way you do. You'll have that readership. Keep going until you know you're doing work that's worthy. And then see what happens. That's my advice."
Poetry
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