by YourVoiceProfessor | Jun 3, 2018 | Communication, YourVoiceProfessor
“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.“ If you are an old movie aficionado, this phrase brings to mind a scene from an excellent 1967 Paul Newman movie called Cool Hand Luke. This memorable quote is spoken in the movie by a cruel prison...
by YourVoiceProfessor | May 12, 2018 | Communication, Speaking Voice, YourVoiceProfessor
3 REASONS WHY NOW, IS THE BEST TIME TO BEGIN YOUR VOICE/SPEECH TRAINING COURSE WITH YourVoiceProfessor Sometimes I can’t believe how the years slip by us all so quickly. I guess everyone thinks there will be plenty of time to do those important things later. But no...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Mar 26, 2018 | Communication, Public Speaking, YourVoiceProfessor
This is your moment. A moment you may be feeling rather uneasy about. You have been selected to give a speech for (insert speech type here). It may be your company’s corporate meeting, your daughter’s wedding, a graduation dinner, a Boy Scout award presentation,...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Feb 4, 2018 | Accent Reduction, Communication, YourVoiceProfessor
There’s a new trend brewing among America’s newest immigrant arrivals. Lose your accent and blend into the crowd. In other words…sound like an American. Why this recent interest in accent reduction to sound more like a native? It comes as a result of changes in...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Jan 4, 2018 | Communication, YourVoiceProfessor
“That’s an odd title for a blog entry,” you might be saying. Well, believe it or not, I heard a song the other day that got me thinking and remembering a quieter, simpler time in America. You know, when music, TV, & radio joined forces to motivate a nation. ...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Dec 29, 2017 | Public Speaking, YourVoiceProfessor
I’ve learned a lot through my many years of life about hundreds of things. But, in the interest of simplicity for this blog, I have narrowed my life list down significantly, so I could share with you what I call my… 5 NEVER categories of life. Never...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Dec 9, 2017 | Body Language, Public Speaking
People speak to us all day. Sometimes they speak with flowing ease, other times with ragged mumbles. Words come easy to some and are much more difficult to comprehend from others. For better or worse, non-stop speech communication fills our ears each day with a...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Nov 11, 2017 | Body Language, Speaking Voice
The topic of dressing for success came to mind recently, when I received the latest edition of my monthly college magazine. You know the one…a brown wrapped package arrives via snail mail (for us old timers) or via the internet for folks who never owned a stamp. This...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Oct 21, 2017 | YourVoiceProfessor
An open invitation letter to all visitors on my website Hello, My name is Bill Patti and I’m interested in appearing as a guest on your radio or podcast show. My company, YourVoiceProfessor, provides online individual training to improve voice/speech...
by YourVoiceProfessor | Sep 28, 2017 | Public Speaking
Today…a blog speech history lesson. It is often said, usually by me, that great people give great speeches in a time of great need. Such is the case of one great person and his quote which we will explore today. That quote is,“The only thing we have to fear is…fear...
