Voice what Matters: the Podcast
'Voice what Matters: the Podcast' is a show where voice, accent and communication coach Christine Mottram explores all different avenues for becoming a more effective communicator, from guided voice warm ups designed to address a vast array of public speaking scenarios to thought-provoking interviews with communication professionals from a wide variety of industries. Whether you are an actor, public speaker, teacher, activist or really, a human, learn how to harness your voice as a powerful tool for self-expression. For more information about your host, Christine Mottram, visit www.voicewhatmatters.com.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Staying Present in Unprecedented Times: Part 2
Hi Friends,
This is part 2 of our 3 part series, 'Staying Present in Unprecedented Times', designed to support you through this crazy new world of isolation and uncertainty as we navigate the health …
Staying Present in Unprecedented Times: Part 1
Hi Friends,
There's no doubt about it-- these are some unprecedented times. At the time we are publishing this episode, the UK and much of Europe are on lockdown-- we don't know how long it's going t…
How to Become More Present: Conversation with Craig Deuchar
Hey Friends,
Are you looking to become more present in your communication, or just in general? In this episode, Christine talks with her dear friend and colleague Craig Deuchar about a body of work c…
Listen Up Part 2: Practical Embodied Listening Sequence
Hey Friends,
This episode is a follow-up from "Listen Up", which came out a few weeks ago. In that episode, embodied living coach Nathalie-Joel Smith and Christine talked about the important role tha…
The Importance of Voicework for Camera: Conversation with Mark Street
Hey Friends,
Are you an actor who is working or who has an interest in working in Film/TV? If so, this episode is geared for you.
In this episode, Christine interviews her dear friend and colleague M…
Voice in Tech!
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This week's episode is of the future! Not really because we recorded back in January but the focus of our discussion and tips is voice and tech. We discuss the potential barriers of tech…
Our Jaws, Ourselves
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We're dipping our toes into a big conversation this week, talking about something that we've both experienced and are frequently asked about by family and friends...JAW TENSION! Whether …
Listen Up!
In this episode, Christine interviews her dear friend and colleague, Nathalie Joel-Smith, about the importance of embodied listening in communication.
The importance of listening can sometimes get ov…
Radio and TV Interviews: Advice from the Trenches
This is an extra special episode because it features an interview with Christine’s husband, Emanuel Adam. Through his job, Emanuel regularly does radio and TV interviews with the likes of BBC, CNN an…
Voice Warm Up for Social Situations
This episode is a practical sequence to warm you up mentally, physically and vocally for social situations. Inspiration for this sequence came from an earlier episode, Episode 1 of Season 2, ‘Voice W…
Voice Work for Social Settings
This is our first podcast episode in our new format, where Lindsay and I discuss a question from YOU, our listeners. The question we talked about in this episode is:
It’s strange- when performing I f…
Voice Work for Kids
In this episode, our dear friend Lindsay Carretero, a Voice Coach from Jupiter, Florida, offers an amazing voice and body warm up for kids or for those of us who are kids at heart. It's structured so…
Voice from a Director's Perspective: Conversation with Janette Smith
In this episode, Christine talks to friend and colleague Janette Smith. Janette is a freelance director and actor trainer, and has a lot of interesting thoughts about what she's looking for from acto…
Voice from a Director's Perspective: Conversation with Dan Bird
In this podcast episode, Christine talks to her friend and teaching colleague at ArtsEd, Dan Bird. Dan is an acting teacher and director, and has some really useful thoughts for actors about what he'…
Vocal Health: Alternatives to Throat Clearing
In this episode, we discuss some helpful alternatives to throat clearing, which, in this cold and flu season, can really get in the way of your presentation or performance.
Whether it be mucous or a …
Five-Minute Voice Warm Up
This is a 5-minute vocal warm up that’s designed for you to do right before you walk into your audition or presentation. The idea with this is that you’ve done a longer warm up at home, but then you’…
Finding an Aligned Perspective: The Eyes
Thinking about how you use your eyes (and how you see the world) is an easy way to check in with your alignment and your perspective. Being in your alignment is key to finding groundedness, presence,…
Voice Work for Tough Talks
If you know you have a tough talk coming up, this episode is a sequence that is designed to help you get physically, vocally and emotionally prepared for it. You can do this before the difficult conv…
Voice Work for Focus and Concentration
This episode is all about using voice work to help you find a sense of focus and concentration. A little-known side affect of the body work that comes along with working on the voice is that it’s gre…
Managing Nerves: The moment before
We have many sequences on previous podcast episodes that help you warm up and prepare ahead of a performance or a presentation, but what about that moment right before you get up to speak? That momen…