Ever Better Today:
Season 2 Episode 21
Elevate Your Voice
Welcome to Ever Better Today: the daily podcast for creating your optimal business, career, or overall life in ten minutes or less. I’m Lisa Conners Vogt, Executive and Leadership Coach and founder of Ever Better Coaching and Consulting. Let’s jump in!
Notes from this episode are below.
Everyone has the power to make change by elevating their voice. Here are ten ideas for doing that!
10 Ways To Elevate Your Voice:
1. Write in a journal.
Make a habit of spending about 15- or 20-minutes per day writing in your journal. This can be a spiral notebook, a journal made for this purpose, or a pad of paper. It doesn’t need to be fancy!
Practice getting clear on your perspective by writing about literally anything! Write about something fun that you did, an activity you’re looking forward to, an event that didn’t go as well as you would have liked, or an issue that’s pissing you off! The less formal the better. Just be yourself and get started!
2. Write a blog.
Your blogs don’t need to be published until and unless you’re ready.
Write blogs to practice crystallizing and organizing your thoughts. Use an outline of an introductory statement, a body with three main points, and a summary conclusion.
If you’re ready to publish your blogs, create your own simple website using Wix or Squarespace. Or, post on Medium.
3. Post about a topic on social media.
Facebook Groups and LinkedIn are perfect for longer posts.
If you share someone else’s post, include your perspective. What’s important to you about the post? What do you want people to learn from it?
4. Live broadcast on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, or YouTube.
This is an easy way to practice sharing your perspective in a “live” format. Join in with a friend who’s interested in the same topic so you’re not going it alone. Don’t be concerned with the number of people who tune in. You’re doing this to practice elevating your voice. When you stick with it, others will start to notice.
5. Write a short story about your perspective.
Writing fiction will make you think more broadly and imaginatively! It doesn’t need to be shared with anyone else or published unless you’d like to do that!
6. Answer a question on Quora.
Quora is a platform where people post questions about anything you can imagine and others jump in to answer and offer their perspectives.
Search for the topic that most interests you, jump into the conversation, and answer a question confidently. This is a great way to help someone out!
7. Get involved with local legislation.
Start by writing an email to your elected official, or attend a public hearing and share your opinion. Get your thoughts into the public record!
8. Run for office!
We always need more thoughtful, articulate individuals to actively participate in our democracy. Running for office will put you in the position of constantly answering questions and engaging in spirited conversations on a wide variety of topics.
9. Join a Toastmasters club.
Toastmasters is a safe and inviting space to practice public speaking. Your first task will be to stand up and introduce yourself and you’ll only need to take it a step further when you’re ready.
10. Be a podcast guest.
Research who’s doing a podcast about a particular topic you like. Reach out to them and offer to be their guest.
11. Bonus Tip: Start Your Own Podcast!
Creating your own podcast can be time consuming but well worth it!
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