Tips on Public Speaking

“Your Voice is Your Calling Card” is Suzann Rye’s new book giving people tips on public speaking, launching on Tuesday, June 9th and is the message she shared on “The Mind, Body and Soul Show.” International singing star, best-selling author and coach of voice and performance, Suzann promotes freedom by teaching people to nurture their own personal freedom in all they want to do and be. “I help people learn to be free in themselves by teaching them to express themselves more freely and authentically,” she said.

She referred to the voice as the mirror to the soul. “Your voice is your calling card, Suzann said when it comes to public speaking. People present themselves through their voice. There is an energy behind words, not just a voice and body language. Beyond traditional speaker’s training, which doesn’t go inside of a person, Suzann asks these questions: Who is saying these words? What is the energy behind them? Why is this person nervous, or happy or worried? Why don’t people get this message? The answers to these and other questions reflect more than just what is being said.

There are ways to enhance vocal experience, Suzann said. One thing is by learning how to use breath to support the voice properly. Shallow breathing reveals an energy block. Proper breathing techniques fuel the body and provide oxygen for the brain. Practicing yoga and special breathing techniques stimulate voice to become confident and convincing, which “puts us in a much better position to help, inspire and teach people as well as allowing us to speak for long periods of time without stress or strain. Improper breathing creates problems,” she said.

Pitch, resonance and sound are key elements to voice. Women are often encouraged to lower their natural pitch because a lower pitch is said to be more appealing, but Suzann said, “don’t force it (your pitch) down. Allow your voice to be relaxed and natural and in the area it belongs.” Resonance adds warmth to the voice. It comes from the chest and causes vibrations. It is deep and rich and beyond the surface. Sound is what colors your voice, depending on where it comes from. It is that distinctive quality that is heard in each voice as in music.

Learning Suzann’s freedom techniques and tips on public speaking can inspire self-confidence that comes from within. By working on the reasons why, it simply happens. By guiding people in a direction to help them be who they are and do what they want, not what others want or by following conventional ideas of success, the “freedom that is created is the freedom to be oneself.” That is true confidence.

Suzann Rye has been involved with all kinds of music including rock, soul, R & B, Blues, and she became a pop sensation singing before audiences that number in the hundreds of thousands. She said her life purpose is to share her creativity. When she had gained fame in the pop world, she said that after a time she began to feel intellectually starved. “I am very creative,” she said. “I love writing and creating music. I like coaching and making a difference with people.”

Suzann’s new book hit’s the shelves Tuesday, June 9th, 2009,