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Why You Sound Different Under Pressure | Wolfe Lanier on Voice, Presence & Connection
There is something strange about speaking.
It is one of the most natural things we do, and yet when it matters most, the voice tightens, the mind speeds up, and suddenly we do not sound like ourselves anymore.
In this episode of Thought Atlas, we sit down with Wolfe Lanier, a communication coach with a background in theater and voice studies, to explore why speaking feels difficult under pressure, why people disconnect from their own voice, and how presence changes the way we communicate.
We talk about:
Why pressure changes the way we speak
What vocal congruence means
Why people fear judgment…
The skinny
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