WEBVTT - Introducing Permission to Speak

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, I'm Samarave. I'm a dialect coach for TV and film,

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<v Speaker 1>and that means I help actors take on new accents.

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<v Speaker 1>But when I'm coaching my actors, it's always about more

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<v Speaker 1>than the technical stuff. It's about how humans expressed themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>the whole messy, beautiful business of turning thoughts into the

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<v Speaker 1>sort of communication that gets us what we want. And

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<v Speaker 1>over time, maybe it was inevitable. I ended up coaching

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<v Speaker 1>non actors, entrepreneurs who are pitching big ideas to big companies,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's in Hollywood or in the corporate sector, and

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<v Speaker 1>regular people running for office for the first time, and

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<v Speaker 1>my actors who are doing more charity work and suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>interacting with the public in a completely new way, Foreigners

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<v Speaker 1>and outsiders and women trying to be heard in the

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<v Speaker 1>moments that matter, trying to cut through, get taken seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>grab power. And I realized all the things we've been

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<v Speaker 1>hearing for years about Hillary Clinton's voice, and about the

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<v Speaker 1>double bind, how it seems impossible for women in leadership

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<v Speaker 1>to come across as both likable and also authoritative, strong

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<v Speaker 1>and warm. There's a lot of research, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people who specialize in this and there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people living it. So I pitched this podcast to

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<v Speaker 1>I Heart Radio so we could have a space to

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<v Speaker 1>throw all the best ideas from social scientists to linguists,

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<v Speaker 1>to yogis, to activists, to comedians, to the bosses of bosses,

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom on how to use our voice better, what we

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<v Speaker 1>think power sounds like in America, and what it can

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<v Speaker 1>sound like, namely you. New episodes drop every Wednesday all

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<v Speaker 1>year long. Listen to Permission to Speak on the I

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<v Speaker 1>Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.