Expert public speaker Ashaala Shanae shares insights on overcoming speaking fears and winning pitch competitions. Tips include improving vocal skills, nailing pitches, reading the room, and staying ahead as an entrepreneur. Learn valuable public speaking hacks and exercises to boost your pitch game. Discover why public speaking is not just for extroverts and how to navigate speaking anxiety. Gain strategies for engaging with audiences, avoiding bad habits at pitch competitions, and preparing for success in public speaking.

Ashaala Shanae shares key insights on perfecting elevator pitches, focusing on clear messaging, problem identification, solution presentation, market research, visual aids, and a strong call to action. The podcast also touches on preparing for pitch events, managing nerves vs. anxiety, and the benefits of using Kajabi and ShipStation for business management.

Recently while scrolling twitter we saw a clip from American Idol of judge Katy Perry admonishing an auditioner on the show to “Enunciate!”The video went viral because of Perry’s incensed reaction, but also because the contestant’s performance of Amy Winehouse’s “Valerie” offered a crystalline example of a popular style of singing that has produced reactions of love and—like for Perry—hate. It’s a style that features elongated vowels, clipped consonants, and runaway phrasing associated with contemporary singers like Halsey, Jorja Smith, and Shawn Mendes, and like many things in the 21st century it got its name from a tweet—specifically by the user @trackdroppa who boasted in 2009, “Voice so smooth it’s like i’m singing in cursive”In this episode we speak to vocal coaches and journalists to to ask: Where did this cursive style come from? What are the vocal techniques used to create this sound? And why does cursive singing create so much backlash?Songs Discussed Shawn Mendes - Stitches Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward - Winnie the Pooh Mick Jagger - Strange Game Selena Gomez, A$AP Rocky - Good For You Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa - Valley Girl Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse - Valerie benny blanco, Halsey, Khalid - Eastside  Jorja Smith - Teenage Fantasy Tones And I - Dance Monkey Sia - Cheap Thrills Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On Blink-182 - All The Small Things SZA - Kill Bill MoreAshaala Shanaehttps://www.themahi.com/founderJumi Akinfenwahttps://www.vice.com/en/contributor/jumi-akinfenwa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices