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How to speak so that people want to listen

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  • SpeakerJulian Treasure
  • Length10 min
  • TopicCreativity
  • Key notes6

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Sound expert Julian Treasure shares the habits that make people stop listening, four foundations for speaking powerfully, and the tools of your voice, from pace to pitch. He ends with six quick vocal warm-ups to do before any important conversation.

  • 10 min
  • Creativity
  • by Julian Treasure
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Key notes

What to take away.

  1. 01
    Seven habits to drop

    Gossip, judging, negativity, complaining, excuses, exaggeration and confusing opinions with facts all make people tune out.

  2. 02
    Speak with HAIL

    Honesty, authenticity, integrity and love: be true, be yourself, keep your word and wish people well.

  3. 03
    Use your voice's toolbox

    Register, timbre, prosody, pace, pitch and volume all change how your words land.

  4. 04
    Silence is powerful

    You don't need to fill every pause with "um" and "ah".

  5. 05
    Warm up first

    Before something important, warm up your voice with simple exercises like a deep sigh, lip trills and a siren sound.

  6. 06
    Listen as well as speak

    Treasure imagines a world where we speak powerfully to people who are listening consciously.

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