What is the most important element in image? Albert Mehrabian, a professor of UCLA, who is known in the field of nonverbal communication, said that the most important thing in communication is voice. In his book Silent Message, when people send a message, words are 7%, elements that include facial expression, posture, and gesture are 55%, and tone of voice is 38%. Therefore, if you have a good voice, you can communicate well. A voice is the tool to talk, and the reason that people talk is to express themselves. Thus, a good voice can express your opinion well, and can change the opinions of people.

Park Lan-hee is a voice consultant and manager. She helps people to have good voices and lectures in the speech class of Keimyung University. She said that each person has his or her own voice color. “Voice is very important because it shows personality. Voice color and image can create another image.” She added, “If you have a deep or faint or husky voice, you can change it into a soft tone and a good voice with training. The basic training is abdominal breathing and sound." Finally, she gave a tip about interviews. “In an interview, you should maintain your real voice with regular speed and tone. If you want to emphasize some part, you can put stress on a word."

She trains face-to-face now. If you want to find your own voice color, visit her Voice & Speech Institute. Or if you want to get more information, visit her mini homepage www.cyworld.com/lanee3.