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"I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice."
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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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"Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer."
Books
"It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering."
Awareness
"Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities."
Being
"I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have made good e-books available had people been buying e-books in any real numbers."
People
"Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to realize that some of the things you'd like him to do to further your plot are things that such a person wouldn't, or couldn't, do."
Character
"Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry."
Work
"There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working."
Travel
"I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long."
Hope
"I do like to explore evil characters in my books."
Books
"I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it."
Fiction
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