156. Where are you on the Voice Confidence Quadrant?
Where do you sit on the Voice Confidence Quadrant?
I developed this because speaking with confidence, from the soul, in a way that has cut through, involves both the inner voice and the physical voice. This framework helps you identify your gaps and opportunities.
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Welcome back to That Voice Podcast.
Where are you on the Voice Confidence Quadrant – episode 156.
So what’s the Voice Confident Quadrant?
It’s a framework I developed to help you identify what area you need to work on when it comes to speaking confidently and effectively.
I draw the quadrant for you in a video I posted to social media. It’s on TikTok, Insta Reels and LinkedIn. And you’ll see it on reels and tiktok because it says voice confidence quadrant on the cover.
And I put this together because speaking with confidence, from the soul, in a way that has cut through involves both the inner voice and the physical voice. Inner and outer.
So imagine an L shaped graph. On the vertical you have your inner voice, your confidence, that self talk, your beliefs. And at the bottom it’s LOW and at the top it’s high.
This is the speaking story, it’s unpacking those beliefs you have around speaking. It’s getting to the root cause of why you might be fine speaking in a small group and freak out in front of a big audience. It’s digging into why you might not feel smart enough, not good enough, not worthy of sharing your voice.
It’s differentiating between your hate squad the negative voices – the perfectionist, the critic, the people pleaser and your hype squad the positive voices your best friend your biggest fan, your queen, your king.
There might be energetic blockages. In your seat of self esteem your solar plexus, in the sacral the creativity – any of the chakras.
There is so much work to do on that inner voice. And so many breakthroughs to be had.
Have a think now on a scale of 1 to 10 – where would you rate your inner voice, your confidence, your self love your self esteem your self belief.
Let me know on Instagram @sallyprosservoice or @thatvoicepodcast.
On the horizontal part of the L you have your physical voice, your speaking skills.
And this is where we bring in voice production, like the quality of your resonance and the tone you make when you speak.
We have articulation so the clarity of your words.
There’s vocal expression – like the range in pitch, and pace and volume.
It’s your use of inflections and pauses and emphasis and all that fancy stuff.
There’s the content – what you say, the structuring of speeches and videos and answers to questions.
There’s also the stage craft – how you move around a stage and use slides and props and gestures and movement.
If you’re new to this podcast you might be like – woah I had no idea there was so much to this.
And yeh, I ‘ve had clients working with me for years and they are always learning something new, and I’m always learning new things too. There’s so much to explore and it’s so exciting because these are all skills you can learn.
So again on a scale of 1 to 10 where would you sit with your physical voice – your speaking skills?
That’s the two axes.
Vertical is inner voice – your confidence and horizontal is your physical voice – your speaking skills.
That’s the foundation of the Voice Confidence Quadrant.
So let’s break down the four possibilities here.
If you rank below 5 in your inner confidence and below 5 in your speaking skills.
You are MUTED.
You’re not being seen, you’re not being heard, you’re not sharing your soul voice and all the magic I know you have inside is going untapped. It’s waiting to come out.
If you are in this category, I’d really encourage you to join my Fear to Fierce program. This is where I guide you through 12 practical exercises to get the spark going on both your inner voice and your physical voice. If you’re muted you may not know where to start. The goal of posting videos on social or speaking on podcast or speaking on stage might seem out of reach. How do you eat an elephant? I’ve actually never understood that saying, why would you eat an elephant? Anyway you get the drift, it starts with a single step. And these broken down steps which you can go through in your own time is what you get in Fear to Fierce. And because you’re listening to That Voice Podcast, I would like to offer it to you a great price. It’s normally $333 USD, if you click the link in these shownotes you can get it for just $99. If you’re in the muted category on the Voice Confidence Quadrant and you’re listening to this episode, the only thing holding you back is not making a decision to change. So this your sign to get out of that muted box, so we can hear your beautiful voice, you can join the conversation and get your message out there.
Ok if you ranked below 5 in your inner voice and above 5 in your speaking skills, you are MASKED.
Meaning you have the skills to be sharing your message in an effective, engaging way with a voice people want to listen to…. BUT your lack of confidence is keeping all those skills hidden – you’re not saying yes to speaking opportunities, maybe you think you don’t know enough, you’re not posting on social media, maybe you think no one wants to listen to you. If you are in this category, then I would also recommend Fear to Fierce, because there are some fantastic exercises to get the heart of what’s going on with your inner voice. You do your personal metaphor to discover your why, you reveal what your speaking story is and where it comes from, you write a letter to fear and so much more. These exercises are the key to bringing that inner voice, that confidence above the number 5 and you are right where we wanna be.
Before we go to square four in the quadrant. The next one is if you ranked above 5 in your inner voice and below 5 in your physical voice, your speaking skills. It is so awesome to have that confidence, but without the speaking skills it is MESSY. It’s messy because you’re out there being seen – posting, podcasting, speaking up in meetings, taking the mic – BUT your voice and your message is lacking cut through. Maybe you’re all on one level with your voice, maybe you don’t have any structure or finesse in the content so it’s a bit all over the place. You might feel like you’re out there doing all the speaking things, but not getting traction. For biz owners that might look like not getting sales, for professionals it may be being overlooked for promotions.
Let me know on Instagram if this where you are? In the messy box?
If you’re in the messy box, you’ll really benefit from joining my community Soul Speakers. So this is where we have live coaching sessions and there’s a whole lot of resources around how you can structure your words, and you can ask questions specific to your scenario so we can drill down on where your skills are lacking and address them with precision, so you can grow your confidence by having a clear idea of what you’re saying and you’re able to use the full range of your voice to get into that top box.
That’s where we wanna be. We wanna aim for a 10 on our inner voice a 10 on our physical voice and that’s when we are MAGNETIC.
We’re not just out there posting videos, speaking at events, on podcasts, in meetings – there is cut through. The audience is drawn to you. You’re engaging. People are attracted into your world by your energy, by your words, your voice, your whole vibe.
If you are in this box, let’s go baby.
Join my Soul Speakers Advanced group. This is my high level coaching container where people are out there speaking on camera, maybe to the media, on big stages, and it’s about honing the craft, getting strategic about where you’re speaking, being experimental and brave so you can become a stand out thought leader in your field. This 12 month program is small groups and 1 on 1’s with me. It’s application only, so reach out if you’d like to find out more about that. If you are in the magnetic box and you’re listening to this podcast you already know the value in amplifying your impact through confident, soul-led speaking.
So that’s the Voice Confidence Quadrant.
Low in inner voice confidence, low in speaking skills equals muted. Join Fear to Fierce.
Low in inner voice confidence, high in speaking skills equals masked. Join Fear to Fierce.
High in inner voice confidence, low in speaking skills equals messy. Join Soul Speakers.
And High in inner voice and high in speaking skills equals MAGNETIC. Let’s take this to the next level in Soul Speakers Advanced.
So let me know on Instagram @sallyprosservoice how did you like the Voice Confidence Quadrant? Where do you sit? And what are you going to do to shift into that MAGNETIC field?