Elias
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Voice and Presence Coach, Keynote Speaker, Author, and Performer |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Welcome to Developing Your Authentic Voice! Every voice is a gift—and mine exists to help you uncover yours. I believe the ability to speak, sing, and truly connect is a powerful force. It can inspire, heal, lead, and transform—not just others, but ourselves. My work blends decades of performance experience with practical coaching to help people communicate with clarity, confidence, and presence. Whether you're a singer, speaker, teacher, or team leader, this blog offers real-world voice tools you can use daily. I share techniques that support breath, tone, expression, and emotional connection—grounded in both vocal science and human insight. Even when the changes aren’t immediately visible, I trust the seeds we plant together will grow. My upcoming book is designed to help you unlock your vocal potential with accessible exercises, reflection prompts, and strategies that meet you where you are. Thanks for being here. I hope this space helps you reconnect with your voice—and use it to move through the world with impact and intention. |
| Interests | Vocal pedagogy and the art of teaching voice, drawing connections between vocal training and everyday experience, integrating mindfulness and mental strategies into vocal practice, exploring the link between language and vocal expression, viewing voice through a Stoic lens of presence, intention, and growth, lifelong learning in vocal performance, helping others discover their unique vocal identity, leading workshops, lectures, and public speaking sessions, enjoying diverse musical genres and performances, traveling and experiencing cultures through music and language |
| Favorite books | “These books are on my current table—reminding me daily to reflect, observe, create, and keep going.”You Can by George Matthew Adams, Utilité du Beau by Victor Hugo, Theft by Finding by David Sedaris, Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius |
The squish of mud between your toes; how would you live your life as a frog?
I’d gurgle in water with chords of rapture—entranced by froggish, moonish spontaneity, like in the Milosz poem I once sang, set to music by Samuel Barber.