9d • General discussion
The Quest for Authenticity
I have a different take on this. - DON'T!
I was recently reminded by a great speaker coach, Miriam Chancellor (whom I met several years ago at the New Zealand Public Speaker Association, where I was presenting).
Miriam suggested that focusing first on Effectiveness is far more important than focusing on Authenticity.
I agree. But I would go further. As long as you are focused on your message and not trying to be someone else, you never have to think about Authenticity.
You may have heard that writers take some time to find their 'voice'. -That is how they 'sound' or feel in their writing. Are they being inauthentic because their writing doesn't match their day-to-day speaking voice?
Not at all.
We all have different voices in our lives. We have our work voice, our sports voice (for whatever pastime you pursue), our family voice, our Zoom voice, our big occasion voice, our intimate voice. And yes, our stage voice.
We will talk a little differently from the stage than we will in other contexts. That is to be expected. And that voice we use is still our voice if we are true to ourselves and our message and we are not trying to be someone else.
The fact that we each have this multitude of 'voices' does not make us inauthentic.
It makes us versatile.
- Go have a great day. 😃 And see how many voices you use over the course of the day.
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The Quest for Authenticity
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