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The most requested issue women ask me to help them with is getting men to communicate more. What women don't realize is that men ARE communicating to them all the time, but women keep missing it because the way men express themselves is through a code. Other men easily understand this code, but for women, it's pretty much foreign territory.

Men have a hard time articulating their feelings, so the safest and easiest way to let women know how they feel is through ACTION. For men, actions speak louder than words and men assume that their feelings are getting conveyed to women loud and clear by all the things they do for them.

This is why men...

- buy women flowers (I love you)

- pick their girlfriend up from the airport (I missed you)

- buy their daughter a car on graduation (I'm proud of you)

The reason women are missing this is because their primary tool for expression - hands down - is WORDS. Women use words to express feelings and bond with everyone in their life. Women FEEL through words, so when a man doesn't speak what's on his mind and in his heart, women immediately start to doubt how a man feels about them.

I would have to say, this is the primary reason why men and women are consistently experiencing a communication breakdown. Men don't want to talk about issues, problems or even the positive great feelings they have a for a woman. Men prefer to fix, do and demonstrate.

Unfortunately for men, the only thing that counts for women is what gets said. Period.

I know for men this must feel terribly unfair and even a little exasperating. You're out there bringing home the bacon, creating a fun date for a woman or all the other multitude of ways you show the women in your life you care.

It's equally frustrating for women to keep experiencing this kind of communication breakdown with every man they meet, date and marry in their lifetime. For women, words are as easy and natural as breathing and they can't understand why men have a hard time with this.

From early childhood men are told to "suck it up" or "don't be a sissy". Men are socialized to maintain a strong front at all times. Just because a man is not verbally expressing his heart felt feelings towards you, it doesn't mean that he doesn't care. The way to truly know a man's feelings is to instead look at his actions.

For the women who are reading this, just as expressing your feelings ONLY through action would feel absurd know that it's equally challenging for a man to articulate his deepest love and deepest fears through words.

If women want to 'crack the code' on a man's communication, the place to start is noticing and appreciating all the things they do for you. Know that when a man is polishing his dead son's motorcycle that he is grieving. and understand when he is doing the dishes for you after you've had a long day that he is supporting you. And most importantly, trust that the $5 bunch of flowers he picked up at the corner grocery store is the purest and most honest way he knows to express his undying love for you.

Kim Sarrasin has one mission in life: to heal the hearts of women worldwide and end their suffering with men. If you enjoyed this article, then you'll love Kim's FREE audio series "The 5 Essential Steps for Relationship Success", visit http://www.QueenCoaching.com today to receive your own complimentary copy - Kim's gift to you!

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Does Your Voice Crack, Quiver or Quake?

Are you plagued by a voice that cracks, quivers or just isn’t there when you need it?  Often occurring at the most inopportune times, all three problems are usually caused by stress on the vocal folds (cords). 

Because your vocal folds are an organ, it is important to treat them well; and, learning how to power your voice without undue pressure on those folds is the only way to solve your problem.

While cracking is very common in the boy who is going through puberty, it also happens to adults and tends to effect the male voice more than the female voice.  The quiver in the voice is common in both men and women; however, I have found it to be more prevalent among women. 

When we talk about the voice that fails, it usually occurs on a word or two:  the individual will be speaking and will suddenly have no voice.  Often this happens when the speaker has run out of air. 

While any of these conditions can occur in normal speech, they are usually caused by nervousness.  Nervousness in public speaking, in the sales presentation, or in normal conversation can greatly exacerbate the problem.   

The only way to solve the problem is to find your ‘real’ voice, a voice that is powered by your chest, thereby alleviating the stress or the tension on your vocal folds.  Because most people use only 4 of their 5 resonators to power their sound, the result is tremendous pressure or wear and tear on those delicate organs.  Once the chest enters the picture, however, much more of the voice is then being powered and amplified by the chest cavity.

If you compare the size of the chest to that of the other 4 resonating cavities – the voice box, throat, mouth and nose – it is obvious that from size alone, you will gain much greater power over your voice when you use your chest as your primary sounding board.

Once this happens, you will discover not only a more mature-sounding, resonant speaking voice, but also the best means of controlling nervousness in any form of public speaking.

Nervousness is wonderful and can give you an edge; however, controlling it is the secret to allowing your nervousness to work for you and not against. 

Discover your powerful voice inside and say goodbye to the cracks, the quivers and the quakes forever!

 

About the Author

The Voice Lady Nancy Daniels offers private, corporate and group workshops in voice and presentation skills as well as Voicing It!, the only video training program on voice improvement. Visit Voice Dynamic and watch Nancy as she describes Your Least Developed Tool!

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