How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure

• H - Honesty. Being true and clear in what you say
• A - Authenticity, which is just being yourself.
• I - Integrity, which is actually doing what you say and being somebody people can trust.
• L - Love. If you wish somebody well, it's very difficult to judge them.

• Register. If you want weight, locate your voice down to the chest.
• Timbre. We prefer rich, smooth, warm voices. A voice coach can help with breathing, posture, and exercises.
• Prosody is the sing-song meta-language we use to impart meaning. People who speak on one note are really hard to listen to.
• Pace. We speak faster when we get excited or slow down to emphasise. Silence instead of "ums" can be very powerful.
• Pitch. Speaking with a higher pitch impart a different meaning than a lower pitch.
• Volume. You can sound very excited by using volume, or you have to pay attention by getting very quiet.

Whenever you’re going to talk to anybody important, do these six vocal warm-up exercises.

1. Arms up, deep breath in, and sigh out. Repeat.
2. Warm up your lips by saying Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba.
3. Then say brrrrrrrr, like a kid.
4. Say la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
5. Roll an R. Rrrrrrrrr.
6. Say “we” high and “aw” low. Weeeaawww, weeeaawww.