Tag Archives: full voice

The Joy of Teaching

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Barbara McAfee

I always have high hopes for my clients and students. With good reason. For decades now, I have witnessed individual voice coaching clients stepping beyond what they believed was possible for them. Timid speakers find their courage to speak out … Continue reading →

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Your Voice Matters

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Barbara McAfee

I’m in my car driving home from an evening of Scrabble with my 94-year-old mom. I’m listening to a podcast to keep me company on the familiar thirty-minute drive: “Making Obama” from WBEZ, the public radio station in Chicago. In … Continue reading →

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The Church of Loud Crying

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Barbara McAfee

Like many of you I recently watched TV host Jimmy Kimmel speak about his newborn son’s heart defect. I was struck by how moved many people were to see a public figure – especially a white male comedian – weep … Continue reading →

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Help for “Soft Talkers”

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Barbara McAfee

I went to the audiologist with my 90-year-old mom last week. Jennifer is smart, thorough, and takes the time to be personable. She originally took up audiology – the fitting and servicing of hearing aids — as a way to … Continue reading →

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Five Simple Practices to Improve Your Voice Right Now

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Barbara McAfee

Many of my voice clients enter coaching with me with some big goals in mind: “I want to more fully express who I am in the world – starting with my voice.” “Please help me get over this life-long stage … Continue reading →

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Patterns, Sound, and Surprises: Client Interview #1

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Barbara McAfee

This is the first of a series of blog posts based on interviews with voice coaching clients.  I am consistently astonished at how working with opening a person’s full voice affects other aspects of their lives.  Their stories touch me … Continue reading →

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Opening Words

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Barbara McAfee

Here are the opening words of Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence.  It comes out next week.  Buy it on Amazon on October 4 to support Fifty Lanterns International and their great project in Uganda! Welcome This … Continue reading →

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What Is This New Voice?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Barbara McAfee

Long before I wrote songs or books, I wrote poetry.  Lots of it. I was that sensitive teenager whose heart poured out into the pages of her journal. Somewhere along the line, I started creating little chapbooks of them.  There … Continue reading →

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Staying Alive

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Barbara McAfee

This whole conversation about voice boils down to one question: how alive are you willing to be? Inhabiting your full voice makes you feel more alive. You breathe deeply. Your body is engaged. Your heart is open. Your face is … Continue reading →

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