About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of finding and using your authentic voice in communication and identifies five voice types in thought leadership.

Your emails, posts, and captions sound generic because you shut off your real voice the moment you think you're supposed to sound impressive. You don't have a writing problem. You have a voice problem. I've spent over a decade as a brand strategist working with NYT bestselling authors and thought leaders, and I've found that nearly everyone falls into one of five voice types. This post may help you figure out which one is yours, and show you how to adapt it to any platform or situation. CONNECT WITH ME Newsletter Instagram TikTok X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook

People in this episode

Host: Mike Kim

Topics covered

• thought leadership
• personal branding
• voice types
• writing
• communication

Keywords

• thought leadership
• voice problem
• personal branding
• writing styles
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYT, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook

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