This is the first part of my interview with vocal coach and professional singer, Julia Langley. She is a vocal coach for singers and speakers and it’s her unique perspective that makes this interview one worth listening to. Julia also shares information with us regarding a horrible accident that forced her to reimagine her career and the blessings she’s taken from it. I love how many actionable tips there are in this episode and I’m sure you’ll be able to find something to relate to your own speaking – no matter what industry you’re in.
In this interview, we discuss:
- How Julia is doing and how 2020 went for her
- Julia’s accident and her recovery journey
- Julia’s transformation with her career
- The techniques to better our speaking skills and how they’re the same as those we use for singing
- Speaking with intention and using tone
- Where to find confidence
- Knowing what you have to say is important
- The mental component of singing and speaking
- The importance of the first step – starting
- The benefits of working with a coach
- Finding your own niche
- A success story from Julia
- Refining strengths
- The power of shifting what you’re focusing on
- Believing in yourself and reinventing yourself
- The importance of being resilient
- The ways COVID has changed the way Julia teaches
- Warm up exercises for speakers
- The importance of breath and what it does for your voice
- Breath as the foundation for your voice
- Exercise example – say the ABCs as many times as you can in one breath
- Speaking is a workout – treat it as such
- Singing teaches you to listen
- Exercise example – the tonal exercise with different levels
- Music’s effect on our brain
- Visualizing to help improve your voice
- How tone gives a different message
- Using visuals to make sound more tangible
- The beauty of dissonance in music
- How speakers need to understand tone to relate to their audience
If you want to learn more about Julia or get in contact with her, check out these resources:
Resources on PTSD:
- Book: “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Besser Van Der Kolk, M.D.
- On Amazon video there is a great documentary that addresses PTSD – consequences and overcoming. It’s called “Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain”
She has two upcoming projects on the subject: A book she’s writing in the early stages now called “A Warrior’s Hymn – How to bounce back from adversity and find the champion within”. And a podcast on the same topic.
She’s also planning on having an online vocal training course by August 2021.
Julia’s website: https://julialangley.net/ (will be live by the time the episode is out)
Julia’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUhHViaw0FhJ1vDOhq0mAQ
Julia’s Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/julia.langley
This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/)
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