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Apr 2023
21m 31s

How to Command a Room

Essential Communications - Tom Henschel
About this episode

Wanting to command rooms with her voice, a team leader turned to her coach for exercises. She learned the secrets of “RVP.”


In this episode, five practices to help you develop a voice that will command a room are discussed:

  • Vocal variety
  • Expect resistance
  • Rhythm
  • Volume
  • Pitch


This episode has multiple tips and tools for each of those five development areas.


The Zootopia clip that gets so much attention is here:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHKwnUa3txo


This episode is tagged in three categories in the Podcast Library:

Communication Skills

Executive Presence

Presentation Skills

Five episodes to help you command a room:

186 Video Feedback & Executive Presence

120 Captivate Your Audience

77 The Power of Rehearsal

64 I  Talk Too Fast!

34 Keeping Repeated Material Fresh

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Until next month, be well!


Tom and The Look & Sound of Leadership team. 

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