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All of us are just one person, yet we use many voices every day.
We have our normal voice that we use when we’re with friends and those we feel comfortable around. We’re not afraid to cuss if need be and we use crude humour and sarcasm at will. We know we can get away with it without misunderstood meanings.
We have our professional voice that we use at work. Whether it’s speaking with clients or bosses or employees, we have a different tone. We certainly don’t cuss and it’s only with the closest of business relationships that we feel comfortable injecting more of our own personality.
Our parents still make us talk differently, even though we’re fully grown. We use respectful tones and I personally never swore in the company of my parents.
We use a different voice again in professional situations. In shops and stores or public transport, we adopt a courteous yet authoritative tone. We know what we want so we use a certain tone to achieve that.
Yet despite all these disparate voices, there’s one thing that holds them all together.
YOU.
You control these voices and how they’re used. You control whether they’re used positively or negatively. You control whether they garner fear or respect. You control whether you help change the world or accept the status quo. Your control defines the perception of you by others.
We may have numerous voices, but at the end of the day there’s only one that truly counts.
What’s your voice?
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This is such an important question because your voice is what separates you from others. Literally and figuratively.
That movie preview guy has quite a voice. Apple has quite a voice. Steve Tyler has quite a voice.
"You control whether you help change the world or accept the status quo. Your control defines the perception of you by others."
Couldn't have said it better
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My Voice… For me I am the same. Believe it or not, but I talk to everyone the same. I have made it very important that my clients know who I am as a person, so when they do search the internet for me there are no surprises.
I think that changing my voice would be the worse thing I could do to myself. I believe that my clients like the person I am and the work I do, so this is why they stay with me. Even when my clients are in the US and I live in Costa Rica.
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You are right. Our voice is the ONE thing we can control in a world of variables.
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This is such an important question because your voice is what separates you from others. Literally and figuratively.
That movie preview guy has quite a voice. Apple has quite a voice. Steve Tyler has quite a voice.
"You control whether you help change the world or accept the status quo. Your control defines the perception of you by others."
Couldn't have said it better
Danny this is a fantastic post – seriously, favorite one to date.
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My Voice… For me I am the same. Believe it or not, but I talk to everyone the same. I have made it very important that my clients know who I am as a person, so when they do search the internet for me there are no surprises.
I think that changing my voice would be the worse thing I could do to myself. I believe that my clients like the person I am and the work I do, so this is why they stay with me. Even when my clients are in the US and I live in Costa Rica.
I also use only one voice – take it or leave it
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You are right. Our voice is the ONE thing we can control in a world of variables.
Twitter: jasontryfon
Danny this is a fantastic post – seriously, favorite one to date.
I also use only one voice – take it or leave it
Many months ago I had a bit of a crisis on my blog because I felt I wasn't blogging with my real voice. The blog is much more professional that I am and doesn't contain any cursing
I've learned over time to write more like I speak – it's more conversational and sometimes snarky, although I still don't curse. Umm … what's my point? Oh yeah – I wish I had read a post like this when I had that mini-crisis.
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Many months ago I had a bit of a crisis on my blog because I felt I wasn't blogging with my real voice. The blog is much more professional that I am and doesn't contain any cursing
I've learned over time to write more like I speak – it's more conversational and sometimes snarky, although I still don't curse. Umm … what's my point? Oh yeah – I wish I had read a post like this when I had that mini-crisis.