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Interview with Vocal Coach for Singers & Speakers, Julia Langley – Part 2

June 30, 2021 by Jodi Krangle

In the first part of my interview with Julia Langley, we discussed everything from how she’s transformed her career with life changing events to a few quick exercises that are great for helping singers and speakers to visualizing sound.  I can’t wait for you to jump into this second part of our interview to hear the rest of the great advice and knowledge Julia shares with us.

We discuss:

  • How tone is perceived by an audience (in general)
  • The importance of projection and annunciation 
  • Bringing in dynamics to make vocals interesting
  • Improving your speaking voice for a podcast
  • Great for a podcast – calm vocals and clarity
  • Overcoming vocal battles
  • To improve your voice, record your voice and listen back
  • Where a vocal coach comes in
  • Being okay with who you aren’t
  • Knowing the things you’re not good at allows you to step into what you are good at
  • The need for breath support
  • Standing out
  • Embracing the little pieces of you that allow you to be identifiable
  • Tone and rhythm, how you breathe and where you breathe
  • Your own personal audio branding 
  • Catch phrases 
  • The importance of hearing something over and over again
  • Julia’s first thought when she originally heard the term “audio brand”
  • Where TV shows use their audio brand throughout the show
  • Musical themes across different media to create familiarity and comfort
  • Sound’s role in PTSD
  • Julia’s story with PTSD
  • PTSD makes a physical change in the body and you can’t control your body’s reactions
  • Learning to manage PTSD
  • Using singing as therapy for PTSD
  • Julia’s techniques for working through PTSD situations
  • The role listening to music plays in your brain and on your body
  • The role singing music plays in your brain and on your body
  • Resources to use music to help with PTSD
  • Long term memory and music
  • Julia’s new website and online course
  • All the questions Julia’s course answers

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/)

Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here’s the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE download – 5 Tips For Implementing An Intentional Audio Strategy at https://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/ 

Filed Under: Vocals Tagged With: annunciation, breath support, calm vocal, dynamics, musical themes, personal audio branding, projection, PTSD, singing therapy, speaking for podcasts, tone, TV show audio brands, vocal coach

Interview with Vocal Coach for Singers & Speakers, Julia Langley – Part 1

June 23, 2021 by Jodi Krangle

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/)

Would you consider reviewing the Audio Branding Podcast?  If so, here’s the Apple Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/audio-branding/id1489042453  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE download – 5 Tips For Implementing An Intentional Audio Strategy at https://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/

Filed Under: Vocals Tagged With: audience, breath, dissonance, mental component, resilient, singing, singing techniques, speaking, speaking techniques, tone, visualization, vocal coach

Interview with Voice Coach, Professional Speaker, & Best-Selling Author, Cynthia Zhai – Part 1

April 14, 2021 by Jodi Krangle

In this interview, I’m speaking with someone who has a real knack for voice – Cynthia Zhai. She’s helped people from over 46 countries around the world improve their voices and speak with impact and conviction. If you’ve been wanting to improve the quality of your voice, this is the interview for you!

We discuss:

  • Cynthia’s current living situation during COVID
  • Cynthia’s background in singing and voice
  • Falling into becoming a voice coach
  • The development of her work – how do you change your voice?
  • The realization people have had in the last year about the tone of a good voice
  • If the tone of voice is low quality, then people won’t hear the content as well as they could
  • Conveying emotions through our voices 
  • The science behind an attractive voice
  • The voice sends out vibrations and some frequencies are more attractive/easier to listen to
  • The constriction of the vocal cords and how it effects voice frequency
  • Stress’s effect on the voice
  • Authenticity’s part in producing a relaxed voice
  • The importance of breathing when it comes to voice
  • How to breathe properly when doing any sort of speaking 
  • The balloon analogy that gives a great visual for the proper way to breathe
  • The importance of having proper voice quality for your brand
  • Authenticity and relaxation and their importance for podcast hosts and guests
  • Matching your voice to your brand
  • Ways to improve your voice if you don’t like the sound of it
  • The reason why your voice sounds differently to you than when you listen to a recording of it

You can find more information about Cynthia Zhai:

On her website: powerfulexecutivevoice.com

On her TED Talk: https://youtu.be/PcDerWSyccg

This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/).

Would you consider giving this podcast an honest review? You can do that here: https://lovethepodcast.com/audiobranding.  And if you like what you hear (and read!) – please do share it with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks so much!

And if you’re interested in crafting an audio brand for your business, why not check out my FREE download – 5 Tips For Implementing An Intentional Audio Strategy at https://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/ 

Filed Under: Vocals Tagged With: attractive voice, authenticity, breath work, conveying emotion, singing, tone, vocal brand, vocal frequency, vocal improvement, vocal vibration, voice, voice coach

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