Voice

Deep Voices Resonate With Voters, Speech Study Shows

| Karen Hopkin | Posted 03.15.2012

Listen to this Podcast As voters vacillate among the contenders for the Republican nomination, it may matter less what the candidates say than ho...

Knowing Your Body

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 04.29.2012

Jennifer Hamady

Over the years, I've seen the incredible benefits of placing awareness and positive attention on the vocal mechanism. What we mentally attend to -- even in the physical realm -- responds. Is the same not true for the rest of my body? For yours?

Singin' in the Rain -- The Blog

Irene Tanner | Posted 04.14.2012

Irene Tanner

Writing for me has always served as a lamp to light the darkness, showing the way for individuality exploration, and experimentation -- always in a safe environment.

'The Voice' Recap: Season 2 Premiere Brings Lots Of Tears And Christina Aguilera

Jaimie Etkin | Posted 04.06.2012

Jaimie Etkin

His performance -- though heartfelt and adorable -- is subpar. He fails to impress the judges and no one's chair turns around by the time the song ends.

Performing Herman Cain

Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 02.04.2012

Mark Anthony Neal

Looking back, some may have believed that Herman Cain was some index of the ultimate limits of post-race discourses. Yet, Herman Cain's candidacy has been shrouded in so much absurdity, that it's hard to see him as anything other than a performance artist.

Saving the Most Valuable Teaching Tool -- Teachers' Voices

Michael J. Pitman, M.D. | Posted 11.16.2011

Michael J. Pitman, M.D.

Another thing teachers should be focusing on, but often neglect, is their most valuable teaching tool -- their voice.

WATCH: Star Wars A Cappella

Posted 09.11.2011

After gracing the internet with his tribute to Will Smith earlier in the summer, Matt Mulholland is back with a different kind of a cappella cover. Th...

Goodbye/Hello 22: 'We Need to Shift Into a Wise and Collective Heart'

Patt Cottingham | Posted 09.04.2011

Patt Cottingham

As I watched the youth in the Middle East and Africa, the tsunami in Japan, and the unprecedented tornadoes and floods in the United States, I was l...

Inspiring TED Talk

Posted 06.10.2011

After receiving a standing ovation for her poems 'If I Should Have a Daughter' and 'Hiroshima,' 22-year-old spoken word poet Sarah Kay went on to give...

Blogger Series: London Fashion (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

Constantin Bjerke

Fashion Foie Gras For most of us a high-flying full-time career is more than enough, but not Emily Johnston - the (super)-woman behind the globally su...

'Dance, Monkey, Dance!': How to Deal With Stage Fright

Ruth Gerson | Posted 11.17.2011

Ruth Gerson

It isn't that I'm afraid of being judged, laughed at or forgetting the words. It is a physical response for me that seems to happen at random.

Fighting for the American DREAM

Beth Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

Beth Wright

How many people really know what the DREAM Act means for hundreds of thousands of youth living in the United States today?

'If Light Of My Life Fire My Line'

Brews and Books | Josh Christie | Posted 05.25.2011

As a public service, here's the famous opening lines of a bunch of novels, transcribed by Google Voice. The better-read of you might be able to figure...

Make Your Voice Heard Without Screaming

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeffrey Abelson

Most concerned citizens are frustrated that they can't seem to make their voices heard by elected officials. But is that really true? Or is there a way to radically amplify public voice -- and build a powerful lobby of informed active citizens?

eBooks May Cost $12.99 on the Apple Tablet : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 27, 2010

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Shelly Palmer

On the eve of the arrival of Apple's new tablet, McGraw-Hill CEO Terry McGraw announced that 95% of his company's content would be available on the new device.

"Glee" Goes Mobile

Tamara Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Tamara Conniff

While you can follow Glee on Twitter, the show has taken it a step farther -- fans can pick up their phones and leave messages and possibly even talk to the actors in character.

Your GPS: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison

We've become so dependent on the GPS that some of us won't back out of our own driveway without its help finding the street at the end.

Voice Attractiveness A Factor In Choosing A Mate

DivineCaroline | : Brie Cadman (View Profile) | Posted 11.17.2011

We often think of a deep baritone voice as a sexy one, but it seems too cliche to think that a romantically-inclined crooner like Barry White would ac...

Have You Been Silenced?

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

In some form, at some time, we have all been silenced. We all have felt that our voice had no value, that we were invisible.

The Sound Of Love: How Voice Influences Attraction

divinecaroline.com | Posted 11.17.2011

We often think of a deep baritone voice as a sexy one, but it seems too cliché to think that a romantically-inclined crooner like Barry White would a...

Crossing the Boundary

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.17.2011

Tabby Biddle

What held me back over and over from getting serious about this and taking my writing to the next level was the fear of writing from a personal place and others judging me.

Presidential Timbre

Dan Kowalski | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Kowalski

When you hear the sound of Barack Obama's voice, how does it make you feel? How about the sound of John McCain's voice? Shut off your logical left brain and simply attend to how you feel when you hear their voices.

Student Feedback: A Missing Link in Education Reform

Valerie Threlfall | Posted 05.25.2011

Valerie Threlfall

Why aren't we asking students themselves how to make our schools work better? Is it ridiculous to think that student feedback could actually play a significant role in shaping education reform?