A problem that affects a surprising number of people is that of speaking too softly. If you are not able to be heard, then much is being lost in your life because your communication skills are not being recognized. In short, you are not effective either professionally or personally. On the other hand, I am not recommending that you speak too loudly!

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In my last article I discussed the importance of using your face to express emotion in public speaking. In addition to your facial expression, though, is the language of your body because the latter talks as well during your presentation. The question is, what is it saying?

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Find out how to overcome and conquer public speaking anxiety quickly and easily.

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While everyone recognizes a nasal voice in which excessive sound is traveling through the nose while speaking, many are unaware of the opposite extreme known as denasality. When you are congested or if you suffer from allergies, often the result is a voice in which little or no sound is able to be carried through the nasal passages because they are inflamed and swollen.

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When you think of Fran Drescher in her role as “The Nanny,” what thought first comes to mind? Her beauty or her nasal voice? For many people, their first thought is her whiny voice which, over time, can be quite annoying, even nerve-wracking, for her listeners. While Dreschers infamous sound is typical of some who live in North Jersey or one of the five boroughs of New York City, nasality doesnt just affect those in the Big Apple or the Garden State!

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A few years ago, my sons 7th grade teacher had the strange ability to increase the volume of her voice by means of her nose. While I have worked with thousands of people in voice and presentation skills, this particular skill is something I had never heard before and havent heard since. The majority of people who have excessive nasality when speaking are not amplifying their sound by means of their nose.

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Did you know that your face and body talk? What are those two elements of your image saying about you when you deliver a speech or presentation? No matter how great your words, if your facial expression and body language are saying one thing but your voice is saying another, then you are sending a confusing or even possibly the wrong message.

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Public speaking is an art of communicating with the audience that helps you increase your self-confidence, boost your career graph, and even improve your quality of life.

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While you may not think that nervousness is beneficial in public speaking or for that matter in any other type of live performance, be it in the performing arts or in professional sports, the truth is that there are wonderful bonuses of the dreaded adrenaline rush. Many people, however, are unable to appreciate just what nervousness can do for them, because they have no control over it.

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If you want to answer this question honestly, then you must first put politics aside and take a good hard look at their delivery skills when these two figures stand on a podium and talk to the masses. Both are decidedly different in their abilities. From a presentation point of view, which one is better?

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