Public Speaking
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On having a voice: to be heard, start with yourself
Sam Buti · On having a voice: to be heard, start with yourself Voiceless while having a voice It wasn’t supposed to be like this. No one was supposed to hear me talk. Growing up, I didn’t have a voice. At least, I didn’t feel like I had a voice. Being the younger brother to a much older sister, it was hard to get a word in edgewise. Plus, my parents were often fighting, stressed over finances and survival. The environment was chaotic, and to be heard was a rare occurrence. Hearing myself talk On top of this, I was born with a foghorn of a mouth. Interestingly, most of my…
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How to sound good when you don’t like how you sound
Sam Buti · How to sound good when you don’t like how you sound How to sound good When I was young, I hated my voice. I hated my voice so much that I was convinced that my best option was to become a mime. But before you go running to the hills, terrified that this is about to devolve into a tug of war with an imaginary rope, hear me out (yes, I, too, see the irony). I thought that I was destined to become a mime NOT because I had some affinity for miming, striped shirts, face-paint, or exaggerated eyebrows, but rather I thought that I was destined…
