Kids Ministry and Leadership Podcast Unlocking Your Voice: The Power of Purposeful and Authentic Communication
Welcome to the Kids Ministry and Leadership Podcast. This month we are looking at unlocking your voice and how it is an expression of your essential self and an expression of your why. Understanding your why is fundamental to effective communication. It gives your voice purpose and direction, ensuring that what you say truly connects with your audience.
Show notes for this ep will be below.
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1. Find Your Why
Your why is the bedrock of all your communication. It goes beyond what you do or how you do it—it’s the driving force behind your life and your message. Before you communicate with others, you must first answer for yourself: "Why am I doing this?" The clearer you are on your purpose, the more aligned your words and actions will be. This alignment creates an internal compass, giving your communication both clarity and impact.
2. Speak from the Heart
Authenticity is the key to effective communication. People are drawn to those who communicate from their true selves, but this requires significant internal work. Before you can speak authentically, you need to focus on understanding and aligning with your essential self—the person God created you to be—rather than your social self, which is how you act to fit in socially. Speaking from the heart means being vulnerable, real, and willing to reveal who you are beneath the surface.
3. Understand How People Listen
To communicate effectively, you must understand how people listen. A nodding head doesn’t necessarily mean someone understands or agrees with what you’re saying. People hear with their conscious mind, but they listen and respond from their subconscious. Our subconscious makes up about 80% of our thinking, while only 20% is conscious. When we communicate, we often focus on what people hear, but real impact happens when we speak to what they are listening to internally.
4. Find Your Life Message
Your life message is the unique truth or conviction that drives you. It goes beyond any specific topic, sermon, or lesson—it’s the core message that underpins everything you communicate. Discovering your life message requires self-reflection. Ask yourself: What bothers you? What are you unreasonable about? These questions help uncover the deep passions and burdens that shape your perspective.
5. The Art of Capture
Learning to capture moments, ideas, and experiences is a vital skill for any communicator. The best communicators are not just great speakers—they are great observers. They notice things that others might miss and store them for future use. Capture is about gathering insights, ideas, and moments, often unexpectedly, that help you develop your message over time.
6. Find Your Vocal Fingerprint
Your voice is more than just the sound you make—it’s an expression of your identity. Every communicator has a unique voice, a vocal fingerprint given by God, and it’s essential to find yours if you want to communicate effectively. Your voice reflects who you are at your core, and it needs to be heard. However, many people struggle to find their true voice because they are influenced by external pressures or expectations.
7. The Power of Transformation
True communication isn’t just about sharing information—it’s about transformation. Real change happens when we speak to the subconscious mind and challenge people to think differently. Transformational thinking begins with internal reflection and takes time to grow. You can’t expect to create lasting change with one message, but you can plant seeds of transformation that grow over time.