posture

Breathe life into your presence. Power your voice. Center and calm yourself. — by Human beings can survive without food for weeks, without water for days, but without air only for a few minutes. Our breath is the source of our life as well as the source of our voice. Yet, the breath is one of the first things to be affected […]

Breathe life into your presence

12 Nov, 2013 in Executive presence / Public speaking / Voice tagged breathing / confidence / managing anxiety / posture / power by Maria Wilhelmsson

by Did you ever watch yourself on video? Did you discover gestures, movements and tics that you had no idea you were doing? Most of our body language is an unconscious and automated response to emotional reactions, such as fear, fatigue, excitement, and stress. Whenever your mind perceives a […]

Do you speak body language?

2 Mar, 2013 in Body language / Executive presence / Public speaking tagged body language / gestures / posture / public speaking by Maria Wilhelmsson

by Shirley Bassey, the voice behind the classic James Bond “Goldfinger” song, recently gave an acclaimed performance at the Oscars – still going strong at the age of 76! A living proof that you don’t have to sound like a granny just because of your age. In fact, it’s usually […]

A pitiful, old lady with a trembling voice? Anything but!

3 Dec, 2012 in Body language / Music / Voice tagged breathing / posture / voice by Maria Wilhelmsson