mollyp_voicecoach

I thought I should do a follow up 🙈

Let’s go England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Any other footballers you want me to speak through? 👀 catch me while I’m somewhat engaged! 😂

ALSO I would like it noted I made this PRE the notorious Mexico x England game 😏

voicecoach

If people ask you to repeat yourself a lot — it might not be volume.
It’s probably your jaw.
When we’re stressed or concentrating hard, the jaw tightens. The tongue pulls back. The space inside the mouth reduces. And when that space reduces, the sound has less room to resonate.
Which is why speech can start to sound slightly tight, or muffled, even when you’re trying to speak clearly.
The fix isn’t effort. It’s the opposite.
Just let the jaw hang for a moment. Not forced open — just let gravity take it down. Feel the difference in the sound.
Clear speech usually comes from space, not effort.
Comment ROOMS if you want to work on this kind of thing with others — group practice sessions launching this summer.

people keep telling me i seem so calm and confident. what they don’t see is the four other things happening in my head at the same time — did i just repeat myself, why is my heart doing that, is this even making sense, ten more minutes you can do this.

calm was never the absence of that. it’s being able to hold all of it and still finish the sentence.

that’s the actual skill we build in the rooms. not switching the panic off, building the capacity so it can be there and you still land the point.

comment ROOMS and i’ll send you the link

Start by gently massaging the muscles at the side of your jaw — the masseters. These hold more tension than most people realise, especially if you’ve been concentrating or on screens.
Then let the jaw hang slightly open. Not forced. Just relaxed. Let gravity do the work.
You might notice your voice drop slightly in pitch when the jaw releases. That’s the tension leaving.
Clear speech isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about creating space.
Two minutes. Before your next big conversation. See what shifts.
Comment ROOMS if you want to work on this kind of thing alongside other people — group practice sessions launching this summer.

which is… exactly what it sounds like.
i watch how you breathe, how you hold yourself, where you brace, where you go quiet — and then we change it.
because the way you breathe is the way you speak. and the way you speak is how people experience you in a room.
most people have never had anyone pay that much attention to their body. that’s kind of the point.
if you want to know what i’d notice about you dm me ROOMS

you don’t have to feel calm to sound calm. that’s the part nobody tells you about communication and public speaking confidence.

what looks “together” from the outside is usually happening underneath, not on the surface. calm isn’t the absence of nerves, it’s a skill.

i’m a voice and communication coach and this is basically the whole job — closing the gap between what’s going on inside you and what people actually receive.

want to know how? dm me “1-1” and i’ll send you the details

Most people who struggle with this are monitoring themselves constantly. Every word. Every pause. Trying to sound impressive, trying not to mess up.
And that self-focus is actually what blocks the connection.
Actors are trained differently. They’re taught to receive — to really listen to the other person. The tone. The intention. What’s actually being communicated underneath the words.
When attention moves outward, something shifts. You stop performing and start connecting. And that reads as confidence, even when it doesn’t feel like it yet.
The change isn’t internal. It’s directional.
Comment ROOMS if you want to practise this — group sessions launching this summer.

voice coach: people pay me to watch them breathe
which is exactly what it sounds like.
i watch how you breathe, how you hold yourself, where you brace, where you go quiet and then we change it.
because the way you breathe is the way you speak. and the way you speak is how people experience you in a room.
most people have never had anyone pay that close attention to their body.
that’s kind of the whole thing.
dm me ME if you want to know what i’d notice about you