KL018 Dr. Laura Sicola Vocal Impact Expert Mastering Your Leadership Voice Episode Summary Many people experience the frustration that comes from having their words misunderstood or outright ignored. Could this be a symptom they are not making the impact they want to make as a leader? Listen to my interview with Dr. Laura Sicola, a linguist, who explains how leaders can “master their leadership voice” and make a “vocal impact!” Bio Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence coach, trainer, speaker and author of Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice, and is the founder of Vocal Impact Productions in Philadelphia, PA. Laura has spent over 20 years coaching, lecturing, researching and publishing on topics such as executive presence, leadership communication, vocal empowerment for women in leadership, public speaking and communicating through conflict. Her TED talk: “Want to sound like a Leader? Start by saying your name right” has over 5.5 million views. She has appeared on Fox Business News, Fast Company Magazine, Forbes.com, Conscious Millionaire podcast, Coaching for Leaders podcast and more. Clients include organizations such as Comcast, IBM, Chubb, Vanguard and GSK. She earned her PhD in educational linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania where she also taught from 2001-2013. Website http://vocalimpactproductions.com Want to sound like a leader? Start by saying your name right | Laura Sicola | TEDxPenn https://youtu.be/02EJ1IdC6tE LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola/ Twitter https://twitter.com/LauraSicola Leadership Quote “You can't just DEmand respect, you have to COMmand it in your presence.” Subscribe, share and review on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-leading/id1461490512 Purchase Dr. Laura Sicola's book on Amazon.com! Please visit KeepLeadingPodcast.com for a full transcript of this episode. The Keep Leading!™ podcast is for people passionate about leadership. It is dedicated to leadership development and insights. Join your host Eddie Turner, The Leadership Excelerator® as he speaks with accomplished leaders and people of influence across the globe as they share their journey to leadership excellence. Listen as they share leadership strategies, techniques and insights. For more information visit eddieturnerllc.com or follow Eddie Turner on Twitter and Instagram at @eddieturnerjr. Like Eddie Turner LLC on Facebook. Connect with Eddie Turner on LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices