Do you need to change yourself to change your voice? People sometimes start voice work and don’t “feel authentic” — the voice teacher gets you to use your voice in what feels like an unnatural way.
We’ll go deep into a research paper about whether you need to change your identity to change your voice.
I talk about:
* Why voice is so intricately linked to our sense of identity
* The common problem with voice teaching and coaching.
* One really cool approach I love from sports science.
* A surprising problem from learning to use your voice in a “healthy way”
* The trouble with social media and culture.
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00:00 The problem: “This doesn’t feel like my voice”
01:34 Voice, identity, and why change feels risky
02:51 “Healthy voice” vs feeling authentic
04:07 Onstage voice vs offstage voice (and social media)
05:34 When voice training goes wrong
08:39 Case studies: actors, comedians, YouTubers
15:52 A better model: fields of play & choice
The paper we’re talking about is:
Cazden, Joanna. ‘Revising Authenticity: Case Studies of Media Actors in Voice Therapy’. Voice and Speech Review 17, no. 2 (2023): 151–66. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2022.2091708.
I also mention:
HERMAN, Todd. The alter ego effect: The power of secret identities to transform your life. HarperCollins, 2019.
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#neurodivergent #masking #adhd #autism #vocalresearch #selfexpression #communication
