TK Hamilton » laryngitis http://www.tkhamilton.com Work & More Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:57:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 day 2 of no voice: is that me? or my mind? http://www.tkhamilton.com/day-2-of-no-voice-is-that-me-or-my-mind/ http://www.tkhamilton.com/day-2-of-no-voice-is-that-me-or-my-mind/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:13:11 +0000 todd http://www.tkhamilton.com/?p=73 Ok, so yesterday Doc Mohan at crescent internal medecine tells me: “No talking for 3 Days! not even a whisper! your voicebox is ALL inflamed and you may need steroids!” . I whisper “O. ..” but I am cut off … Continue reading →

]]> Ok, so yesterday Doc Mohan at crescent internal medecine tells me: “No talking for 3 Days! not even a whisper! your voicebox is ALL inflamed and you may need steroids!” . I whisper “O. ..” but I am cut off as she commands: “NOT EVEN a WHISPER!”. I have been trying to see the deeper lessons in this no talking thing. I am quiet all the time, so I am very aware of what is I am trying to communicate, because then I have to write it to people. I posted about that yesterday. Thats been pretty cool. Other things I’ve learned:

  1. I sing to music without really thinking about it, I have to keep remembering not to!
  2. I thank people without thinking about it, so I am trying to stop, and I give people these funny, big eye looks and wave really fast
  3. I am confusing having thought something with having said it.

That last one is the weird one. I am so IN MY HEAD right now, that it feels like I am talking when I IM, e-mail etc.. only when I am out in public is it painfully obvious that I have no voice. I am the worlds worst mime and suck at charades, no one knows wtf my hand waving means.. O well… only one more day.

]]> http://www.tkhamilton.com/day-2-of-no-voice-is-that-me-or-my-mind/feed/ 1 lost voice = found opportunity? http://www.tkhamilton.com/lost-voice-found-opportunity/ http://www.tkhamilton.com/lost-voice-found-opportunity/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:15:56 +0000 todd http://www.tkhamilton.com/?p=67 So, my voice is gone, I’ve got a cold, and now I can’t talk.  I am highly amused by this as it couldn’t come at a worse time.  I have never been busier, had more meetings scheduled, needed my voice … Continue reading →

]]> So, my voice is gone, I’ve got a cold, and now I can’t talk.  I am highly amused by this as it couldn’t come at a worse time.  I have never been busier, had more meetings scheduled, needed my voice more.  But what I am discovering, is that it’s forcing me to think about my engagements with people in a new way.  Instead of just rambling on as I usually do (quit succesfully, imho), I have to really think to myself:  how can communicate this in a clear concise fashion, without typing an essay.

My former business coach,  Alan Isaacs, would have me rewrite ANY business text over and over like this.  If I wrote an elevator pitch in 1 paragraph he would tell me to make it 3 sentences.  Then he would tell me to make it 1 sentence, and then, we would omit all the useless words.  Of course we were oversimplifying all of it, but the result was the most clear and concise the ideas would ever be.  Now, if only I wrote my blog posts that way :)

So, I’ve lost my voice and found an opportunity to practice clarity.  I’m actually enjoying it.

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