In order to develop you own distinctive voice you first need to relax into it!

If you are tense your voice will be too. If your breathing is shallow your voice will not project or sound confident. Your vocal cords are muscles and can be greatly enhanced, as singers are aware. No singer would perform without first doing vocal exercises – so speakers should do the same to exercise the most important tool – the vocal cords!
If you breathe correctly from the diaphragm this will get rid of the jitters and the wobbly feelings. This kind of breathing counteracts the panic you feel and allows the body to relax. You can train yourself to respond to fear, not with tension but with relaxation. Use humming as a warm up exercise as this clears the pathways.

Above all be yourself. You are unique and have your own views and opinions. You have great stories to tell and people will be interested to hear them. Think back over your life and find the humour, the tragic, the sad and the eventful. Read newspapers and magazines to stimulate ideas.

If you need to speak on a particular topic, gather all the necessary background information. Weave human interest into the facts as much as possible. Even boring topics can come alive with real life stories and anecdotes.

Connect with your audience by involving them as much as you can. Create rapport by asking hypothetical questions and by smiling and using gestures.

Above all enjoy yourself and your audience will too.

Whatever the size of your company, there are some common needs that all business people have. To be effective means harnessing a range of skills, some natural and some acquired, and knowing how, when and where to apply them for the best results. A coach is there to give you support, unbiased and objective feedback, resources and tools. Plus, they are a listening partner for your creative and developmental ideas from bright spark through to finished project. Having a coach will: 1. Help you to focus
We all have lots of ideas all the time - a coach will help you to put your energy where it will serve you best to accomplish your goals.
2. Improve the existing culture of the company

Retention of staff is a critical issue and coaching is used to support employee growth and effectiveness. Employees who are involved, valued and supported have a real commitment to the company and less motivation – or need - to move.
3. Help you leverage your time
The conflicting demands of multiple projects and responsibilities can get overwhelming. Coaches have a number of specific tools and programmes to help you prioritise and deal with time management issues
4. Provide accountability

Knowing that you’ve made a commitment to yourself and told someone else makes you more likely to stay on task. It’s much easier to let yourself off the hook, but somehow knowing that you said you would do something to someone else makes it easier to follow through - AND you have that support at the end.
5. Become more attractive
Character, communication skills and listening ability are vital assets in today’s business world. To develop leadership skills that attract rather than control, is a key factor in successful leaders and your coach can help you display and develop more of them
6. Be happier

There is nothing like getting rid of things that are draining you, like taking control of your finances, your house, your life, to put a smile on your face.
7. Create a support network
Working with a coach gives you incredible support. Knowing that you’ve got someone behind you 100% goes a long way in helping you to take healthy risks and move forward.
8. Find contacts, ideas, opportunities

Most coaches work within powerful networks that include many personal development specialists, high flyers and successful achievers. If your coach can’t answer your question, they have other associates to draw on, plus an entire worldwide coaching network to get you the answer you need.
9. Create Boundaries
Successful relationships, business and personal, depend on having secure boundaries that you and other recognise. A coach can help you to see what you say ‘yes’ to because you want to, and where you say yes for less healthy reasons.

10. Find Balance
People need to find a balance of mind, body and spirit. A coach is there to help you find that in your life. We cannot be our best selves if we are stressed, overwhelmed and unhappy. A coach will help you to take charge and create your best life