Beyond Authenticity (mini-sode)

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Authenticity has become the gold standard in public speaking—but what if it’s just the beginning?

In this mini-episode, Lauri explores what lies beyond authenticity: a deeper resonance that moves through body, breath, and voice to transform not just connection, but the room itself.

Soulful speaking goes beyond being seen. It’s about being felt, understood, and unforgettable.


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Authenticity is a doorway to soulful speaking. It’s essential—but it’s only the beginning.

Soulful Speaking lives in the body—it’s about resonance, not just content.

Authenticity alone won’t change the world: True impact happens when a speaker holds space for the audience’s transformation.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
authenticity is a doorway to soulful speaking.
It's not the end of the road.
I love authenticity.
It's been a value of mine sinceI knew what a value was.
And when I look at the world,at all of the change makers
speaking and wanting to do theirpart to change the world, I see

(00:23):
that authenticity is not theend.
There's more the differencebetween authentic speaking and
soulful speaking, which, by theway, you can't get to soulful
speaking without going throughthat doorway of authenticity.
And the difference is in ourinstrument body, breath, voice,

(00:46):
energy and the resonance thatthat instrument creates.
Speaking and singing are reallysimilar because the instrument
that creates those two actssinging and speaking is the same
.
Singing and speaking is thesame.

(01:09):
So if you take a moment and youimagine Madonna from the 1980s
singing one of her top songs,imagine how it feels as you're
hearing it.
Where does it hit you?
How does it hit you?
And now imagine Lady Gaga.
That's what I'm talking about.
The hairs on the back of yourneck aren't standing up with

(01:30):
Madonna the way they do whenLady Gaga sings, and the
speaking difference is verysimilar.
Authenticity is the doorway inand then there's a resonance and
an expansion that happens, thatmakes people's arm hairs and
neck hairs stand up.
It's the difference betweenbeing seen and being seen and

(01:56):
felt and understood.
The soulful speakers, the oneswho can tap into that level of
resonance and expansion.
The soulful speakers, the oneswho can tap into that level of
resonance and expansion, alsohave a very different impact on
the crowd.
They connect to the crowd.
Yes, they also hold the spacefor the crowd to transform.

(02:18):
So, instead of watch, connectand leave it's, connect, feel,
transform, go out and change theworld.
That, the soulful speakingingredient is part of how we
change the world, one room at atime.
If this speaks to your soul andyou want to stay in touch, go

(02:43):
to my website, voice-matterscom,and download the Soulful
Speaking Guide.
Have a great day.