This is the first part of my interview with vocal coach and professional singer, Julia Langley. She is a vocal coach for singers and speakers and it’s her unique perspective that makes this interview one worth listening to. Julia also shares information with us regarding a horrible accident that forced her to reimagine her career and the blessings she’s taken from it. I love how many actionable tips there are in this episode and I’m sure you’ll be able to find something to relate to your own speaking - no matter what industry you’re in. 

In this interview, we discuss:

• How Julia is doing and how 2020 went for her
• Julia’s accident and her recovery journey
• Julia’s transformation with her career
• The techniques to better our speaking skills and how they’re the same as those we use for singing
• Speaking with intention and using tone
• Where to find confidence
• Knowing what you have to say is important
• The mental component of singing and speaking
• The importance of the first step - starting
• The benefits of working with a coach
• Finding your own niche
• A success story from Julia
• Refining strengths
• The power of shifting what you’re focusing on
• Believing in yourself and reinventing yourself
• The importance of being resilient 
• The ways COVID has changed the way Julia teaches
• Warm up exercises for speakers
• The importance of breath and what it does for your voice
• Breath as the foundation for your voice
• Exercise example - say the ABCs as many times as you can in one breath
• Speaking is a workout - treat it as such
• Singing teaches you to listen 
• Exercise example - the tonal exercise with different levels
• Music’s effect on our brain
• Visualizing to help improve your voice
• How tone gives a different message
• Using visuals to make sound more tangible
• The beauty of dissonance in music
• How speakers need to understand tone to relate to their audience

If you want to learn more about Julia or get in contact with her, check out these resources:

Resources on PTSD:

• Book: “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Besser Van Der Kolk, M.D.
• On Amazon video there is a great documentary that addresses PTSD - consequences and overcoming. It’s called “Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain”

She has two upcoming projects on the subject: A book she’s writing in the early stages now called “A Warrior’s Hymn - How to bounce back from adversity and find the champion within”. And a podcast on the same topic.  

She’s also planning on having an online vocal training course by August 2021.

Julia’s website: https://julialangley.net/ (will be live by the time the episode is out)

Julia’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUhHViaw0FhJ1vDOhq0mAQ 

Julia’s Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/julia.langley 

This episode was very skillfully made to sound beautiful by the talented Humberto Franco (http://www.humbertofranco.com/)

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