Nancy Daniels
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- Voice Improvement, Public Speaking, Presentation Skills
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- Voice Coach, Speaker, Trainer, Author, Business Owner
International Speaker and Voice Specialist, Nancy Daniels, also known as The Voice Lady, has been involved in voice training since 1977. A graduate of Gettysburg College with a BA in music, she discovered the techniques for improving the sound of the speaking voice while in graduate school at American University in Washington, D.C.
Prior to her move to Canada in 1981, Daniels worked in New York City for G. Schirmer, ICM Artists and the Aspen Music Festival where she was director of public relations. Aware that her own speaking voice was a predominant factor in obtaining employment with such reputable firms, she believes that a dynamic and mature-sounding voice is a fantastic asset, increasing one’s confidence and self-esteem.
While in Canada Daniels taught Voice and Public Speaking at the University of Western Ontario’s Graduate School of Jou alism, The Ivey School of Business, and St. Peter’s Seminary. In 1989 she started her own business, Communication Dynamics, for businesses and the general public.
Upon returning to the States in 1997, she opened her business under the name Voice Dynamic and from 1999 to 2003 continued to teach Voice & Diction and Public Speaking at the college level.
In addition to her corporate workshops, Nancy Daniels holds seminars and group workshops throughout the United States and Canada. For those unable to work with her directly, she is now offering Voicing It!, the only voice improvement course on video covering The Voice Dynamic Approach.
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***Take Your Nervousness For a Ride During Your Next Presentation!
Instead of trying to eliminate or put an end to your nervousness, would you be interested in one simple remedy that will allow you to grab on to your nervousness and take it for a ride? That is the feeling you get when you are in control of those nervous jitters and not the other way around. Bear in mind, everyone gets nervous (or should) in public speaking. If your nervousness is in control of you, however, then the outcome of your delivery is highly questionable. Instead, why not allow your adrenaline to feed your body rather than deplete it?
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***Get Your Voice Out of Your Throat and Let Your Chest Do Your Talking!
Through the years, I have been amazed at how many people are totally unaware that they have a richer, warmer, resonant, and even sexier speaking voice inside. Most people believe that the voice they are using out of habit is something they cannot change. Nothing could be further from the truth. Unless you are already powering your voice from your chest cavity, you do have a better voice inside. There are some changes on the 'before' and 'after' video clips of my clients that are so dramatic you might think it was two different people speaking.
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***Speaking from Your Heart Is a Fundamental of Dynamic Public Speaking
When you address an audience, are your more conce ed with speaking from your head or your heart. While knowledge of your material is undeniably important, if it doesn't come from your heart, then you are missing a fundamental of dynamic public speaking.
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***Speaking for Great Lengths of Time Is Taxing Your Throat -- Especially As You Age
Gosh, that sounds depressing, doesn’t it? It needn’t be however. Yes, your voice ages just like the rest of your body does. The good news for the voice, however, is that you can not only eliminate the discomfort or hoarseness you are experiencing but you can also find your voice improving with age. It is happening to me as well as my clients.
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***Easy, Effective, Efficient - 5 Steps for Improving Your Presentation Skills
Public speaking is only as difficult as you allow it to be. Unfortunately, many people make it more difficult than it is because their fear or their nervousness is in control. If such is the case with you, then you should consider changing your approach so that you have the upper hand over your nervousness. Personally, I love nervousness. That adrenaline rush helps me be more dynamic and allows for my passion and enthusiasm to be seen and heard. And, because I am in control of it, my audiences have no idea that I am nervous. They neither see it nor do they hear it in my voice.
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***If Your Accent Interferes with Your Diction, You Need Voice Training
Many years ago when I first started my business, my husband commented on the ‘before & after’ video clips of my clients, remarking that he could understand everyone in the ‘after’ takes but none of the speakers in the ‘before’ takes. All the speakers were Canadians in which English was their first language. What my husband, Alexis, was noticing was the clarity of their speech in the ‘after’ videos.
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***There Is an Art to Storytelling in Public Speaking -- Do You Have It?
Have you ever listened to Zig Ziglar tell a story? One of today’s most highly sought after speakers, this man captivates you with his true stories and anecdotes. His passion and enthusiasm are contagious as well which means he motivates his audience to action. Audiences expect stories so if you aren’t using them, you should begin to do so. You might liken a good story to the icing on the cake; however, if not delivered with life and with emotion, then your story will not grab your listeners.
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***Speaking in Monotone Is Not a Permanent Fixture!
Are you plagued with a voice that is luckluster when you speak? Have others told you that you sound boring when you talk? The good news about speaking in monotone is that you can change it. As long you allow yourself to do so. That is where the difficulty lies. If you express little emotion in talking, you must: 1. want to make the change; and, 2. allow yourself to do it. For those who speak in a monotone, this is easier said than done. Yes, the 1st criterion is simple but the 2nd one will take effort, diligence and permission from yourself to make the change.
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***Don’t Know What to Do with Hands in Public Speaking?
A problem for many novice public speakers is what to do with their hands during a presentation. Standing at a lecte giving a speech is the not the same as addressing an audience for 20, 30 or 40 minutes without benefit of a scripted text or lectern. The presentation is a different animal than the speech. Those who deliver presentations usually take advantage of the entire stage upon which they stand or the front of the classroom or the head of the boardroom table.
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***Keep It Simple in Public Speaking
How often had you heard the premise in public speaking that you should tell your audience what you want them to hear, tell them again what you want them to hear and finally tell them once more what you have already told them? The reasoning behind this advice is that your listeners will only remember between 10% and 30% of your message; thus, it is to your advantage to repeat the information which you want them to remember.
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Help -- I'm 35 But I Sound Like A 12-Year-Old!
Have you ever considered the sound of your speaking voice and what it says about you? Have you given any thought to the fact that your speaking voice could be holding you back from landing a particular job or getting that promotion? Take this scenario for example. There are two candidates ...
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***What is Your Most Valuable 'Commodity' in Public Speaking?
With the wealth of information available at our fingertips, it is interesting to note how little is said about our most valuable asset or ‘commodity’ in public speaking. We are so consumed with learning the best means of creating and delivering our material that our focus often ignores our ...
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Unleash the Powerful Speaker Within
Click Here to Discover the Secret of Dynamic Public Speaking
September 24, 2014
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Voice Improvement - Presentation Skills
Nancy Daniels offers corporate and public workshops throughout North America in voice improvement and public speaking skills as well as Voicing It!, the only voice training course on video, covering all aspects of voice improvement.rn
November 25, 2008
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Voice Dynamic
http://www.voicedynamic.com/
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Nancy Daniels
- "Without effective delivery, a speech of the highest mental capacity can be held in no esteem, while one of the moderate abilities, with this qualification, may surpass even those of the highest talent." Cicero
- Nervousness is wonderful! It's that extra spurt of adrenaline that can give you the edge: learn to control your nervousness, not eliminate it.
- Speak to your audience, not at them.
- Treat your audience as if you were having a conversation in your living room.
- The voice you here on your answering machine is the truth -- the sound you hear in your head is a lie.
- Stop yelling at your kids; start projecting.
- Speak in living color, not only with your voice but by means of facial expression and body language.
- Discover your optimum speaking voice: you will sound better, you will look better, and you most definitely will feel better about yourself.
- Learn to breathe with the support of your diaphragm. It will change your life forever.
Contacting Nancy Daniels
Call Nancy Daniels at 1-888-627-2824 or if you are outside of the US 1-856-627-6040. Email Nancy at daniels@voicedynamic.com
How to get started
To see if Voice Dynamic is right for you, click below to visit Nancy Daniels' website where you will find 'before' & 'after' video clips of her clients, information on problems with the voice such as vocal abuse, soft-spokeness, and accent reduction, as well as Voicing It! , the only video training on voice improvement and presentation skills. You can also phone The Voice Lady for a free consultation at 1-888-627-2824. http://www.voicedynamic.com
Other highlights
Workshops: Held throughout the United States and Canada, the 2-Day Workshop covers all aspects of the Voice Dynamic Approach as well as presentation skills.Participants are video-recorded throughout the training and receive a copy of their own material on DVD after completion of the course. Group size is limited to 6. For more information, visit www.voicedynamic.com/workshops.htm