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The power of using your voice to play

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Dec. 23, 2025. Find that audio here. 

If you are feeling stressed about speaking in front of others, you can transform that pressure by playing with your voice.

Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd speaks with performance coaches Michael Allison and Mathilde Shisko about how vocal play exercises help build confidence and connection with others and ourselves.

Mathilde Shisko (left) and Michael Allison (right). (Courtesy of Michael Allison)
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Mathilde Shisko (left) and Michael Allison (right). (Courtesy of Michael Allison)

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