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Vocal Warm-up — Humming — Your New BV Quick Tip Video
Clients and students are always asking me for the simplest, most effective warm-up for the voice, something they can do getting ready for and even while driving to work. It’s HUMMING! But not just any humming; forward placed, relaxed & open jaw humming. It will clear and vibrate your vocal cords and allow you to…
Read MoreAre Women’s Voices Changing?
Are women speakers finally opening up and using their full, natural, body voice to sound more grounded, authentic and powerful? Are you? In my coaching, I often find that speakers attempting to do this as a choice without voice training may be using way too much stress for poor results, perhaps dropping into the dreaded…
Read MoreAmerican Pronunciation is Shifting
How we speak our language is always in flux. Did you know that the NCVS dialect (which includes MN!) is causing a veritable movement, a vowel shift in America? As long as a speaker has great vocal tone & support (no fry or nasality), pronunciation can have more play. Vocabulary and pronunciation are, after all,…
Read MoreHow a Theatre Professional Grew a Micro (Elocution) Business
Every business has a story and for a micro business, that story is wildly varied, individual, and personal. I’ve been featured in this fun article in the Spring, 2017 issue of MB2MB.
Read MoreCheryl appears as presenter and panelist for the VASTA Annual Conference 2016
I’m very excited to be invited to present and the 2016, annual VASTA (Voice & Speech Trainers Assoc.) conference in Chicago this week. If you can’t make an appointment, that’s why! Hope to see you after 8/15. I always return from our conferences with new methods, exercises and even more enthusiasm, and I can’t wait…
Read MorePublic Speaking — TED Talks Raises the Bar
Upping your game, raising your profile, demonstrating leadership, sharing your passion… TED Talks has increased awareness that great public speaking is often a big component of an essential skill set for success. Your body (voice, speech, breath, energy, gesture, expression, movement) is a primary piece of business equipment. Have you learned to really use it?…
Read MorePronunciation Changes; What’s Correct?
BVocal clients are shown how to aspire to dialect/accent free, Standard American Pronunciation. But language constantly changes. And is talking about standards in communication somehow classist? As your personal coach, I’ll always offer you the range of possible pronunciations and tell you honestly how some pronunciations might be judged. You make informed choices according to…
Read MoreHate Has No Business Here!
About 1/3 of BVocal clients are ESL speakers from all over the world. You are valued, respected and welcomed. BVocal LLC, a member of MetroIBA (Buy Local Twin Cities), proudly posts this sign, created by fellow member, Common Roots Cafe. Feel free to download and post.
Read Morefrom Actor to Elocution Coach, Ithaca College alum, Brinkley
Helping business professionals improve voice, speech, communication presence and delivery is the service and passion that drew Cheryl Moore Brinkley from the stage to create BVocal. An alum of Ithaca College, she was recently interviewed by the Ithaca College (IC) View, about how following one’s path can lead to previously unimagined career change and success.
Read MoreWorld Voice Day, 2015
How will you celebrate WORLD VOICE DAY today, April 16, 2015? Be vocal any way you can. Sing, speak, shout! As a client said in today’s coaching, “This work is ‘pan-relevant’!” Healthy voice, expression, and effective communication connectedness is holistic and joyous. Here are some great resources.
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