0578 – How ‘Zoom Dysmorphia’ Affects Your Video-Call Voice

2022.08.01– 0578 – How ‘Zoom Dysmorphia’ Affects Your Video-Call Voice How ‘Zoom Dysmorphia’ Affects Your Video-Call Voice [1]Seeing ourselves (and others) on screen can cause micro-stresses, and so, tension in our frame, shallower breathing and a potentially lighter voice. ·        What we think of our face, hair, clothes and voice, room background (and so on)·        What we think others may think of our face, hair, clothes and voice, room background (!)·        And what we think of their face, hair, clothes and voice, room backgroundPeople see us in our own space: our room, how we dress, whether are shaved and so on. The confidence-sapping tension can be compounded by our old friend, the broken feedback loop. In ‘real life’ we can clearly see our colleagues’ nods, eye contact and so on which constantly tell us that what we are saying is being understood, or not. Such feedback gives us confidence or tells us to adjust our style – gestures, volume, tone, pace, duration – to regain their engagement them. But with video appearances the feedback is disrupted or broken completely and the incongruity of being seen and seeing yourself on a monitor; of talking to hundreds or thousands of people at once – and only seeing some of them, and but using a quieter voice than if they were actually with you; of trying to be business-like but sitting in your home… and dealing with the tech, you’re not in a meeting room with a notepad (“Will I be able to bring up the right caption, can I get the PowerPoint on screen, will a child scream or a dog bark or another call come in…?”) It’s just not natural! The incongruity causes stress, affecting our voice.But then neither is the whole tech and protocol of video-conferencing as we will hear tomorrow: [1] Spending increased time in video meetings during the pandemic has created a new phenomenon being called ‘Zoom dysmorphia’, insecurity about how we see ourselves. Doctors have reportedly noticed a rise in cosmetic surgery requests as people are forced to spend more time on camera. (NBC, January, 2021) https://www.today.com/video/what-is-zoom-dysmorphia-insecurity-rises-due-to-video-calls-99327045790  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Year THREE of short daily episodes to improve the quality of your speaking voice.Through these around-5-minute episodes, you can build your confidence and competence with advice on breathing and reading, inflection and projection, the roles played by better scripting and better sitting, mic techniques and voice care tips... with exercises and anecdotes from a career spent in TV and radio studios. If you're wondering about how to start a podcast, or have had one for a while - download every episode!And as themes develop over the weeks (that is, they are not random topics day-by-day), this is a free, course to help you GET A BETTER BROADCAST, PODCAST AND VOICE OVER VOICE.Look out for more details of the book during 2024.Contacts: https://linktr.ee/Peter_StewartAudio recording script and show notes (c) 2021, 2022, 2023 Peter StewartPeter has been around voice and audio all his working life and has trained hundreds of broadcasters in all styles of radio from pop music stations such as Capital FM and BBC Radio 1, the classical music station BBC Radio 3 and regional BBC stations. He’s trained news presenters on regional TV, the BBC News Channel and on flagship programmes such as the BBC’s Panorama. He has written a number of books on audio and video presentation and production (see contacts clink above) and presented hundreds of radio shows (you may have heard him on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, Virgin Radio or Kiss, as well as BBC regional radio) with various formats. He has read tens of thousands of news bulletins and hosted 3,000+ podcast episodes.The podcast title refers to those who may wish to change their speaking voice in some way. It is not a suggestion that anyone should, or be pressured into needing to. We love accents and dialects, and are well aware that how we speak changes over time. The key is: is your voice successfully communicating your message, so it is being understood (and potentially being acted upon) by your target audience?This podcast is London-based and examples are spoken in the RP (Received Pronunciation) / standard-English / BBC English pronunciation, although invariably applicable to other languages, accents and dialects.The 'Peter Stewart' show is perhaps of great interest to those in broadcast voice overs, the broadcast voice, how to start a voice podcast, broadcasting voice training, your speaking voice, breathing technique, and conversational speaking. You may also find it useful if you are searching for information on voice coaching, voice training, voice overs, podcasting, broadcasting, presenting, being a voice over actor and newsreading, audio branding, public speaking, the recorded voice, vocal tips, performance, vocal health education, vocal technique and voice over training.Music credits: all Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.