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We teach executive presence, public speaking, media appearance tactics and elocution voice tone strategies and boardroom communication to executives & emerging leaders. Executive Communication Consultant, Executive Voice Coaching, Boardroom training, Media/ Public speaking training, Elocution

OUR AIM

We help you feel empowered to be the best speaker you can be. OUR TOOLS

We deploy techniques s

upported by communication science research and create practical content that is easy for you to access, understand and implement. TEAM
All Cadenza consultations and services are delivered by Dr Sarah Lobegeiger de Rodriguez, director at CADENZA and a high-performance communication consultant to executives, emerging leaders, and teams as well as their organisations, speaker, certified practicing speech pathologist, clinic director and opera singer dedicated to advocating for your right to speak up comfortably.

03/09/2026

“Darling, if it’s hard, take up crochet instead.”

Your voice needs positive affect (energetic tone that conveys vibrancy) more than negative tension.
In the boardroom, on-stage or when dealing with complex executive conversations the body moves in the stress state that cuts breath, cripples resonance and disables thought clarity.

I teach the very same stage habits I use as an opera singer to produce precise fine motor skill when vocalising to my senior executives. Sure, it’s hard, but with a system and discerning skills, you will reach mastery. The added advantage is, you do not need the musician training, just the mechanical fine motor skills to produce the ideal tone, which I’m sure you can see, will be easy for me to show you. My work combines executive communication science, opera performance strategy and clinical speech pathology.
It begins with the profile appointment and ends with speaker transformation.

25/08/2026

Do your skills and experience at work remain unnoticed and unrewarded?
Maybe you need to work on executive visibility skills.

Comment “episode” to access this high-value masterclass on How to Get Noticed at Work in a way that increases your chance of promotional opportunities, especially into the executive suite.

You’ll learn tactics for leadership showcasing and professional reputation that benefit career advancement.

Executive careers are built through a careful combination of skill, experience and communication. This episode will show you how.



24/08/2026

And there you were thinking opening your mouth under stress will produce a clear result without training?
Will it work?
Yes, it shall, if you do.

Vocalising with precision is a fine motor skill.
Calibration relies on principles of motor learning. I'll show how to produce impeccable tonality under pressure. The advantage for you is, that I do what you don't need to, sing opera! But it's what I do that will assist you to polish your vocal resonance for boardroom pressure, executive composure and speaker eloquence, despite how hot the room is getting.

⚜️My method blends opera performance skill, executive communication science and speech pathology.

Follow Dr. Sarah Lobegeiger de Rodriguez for more executive communication and speaking strategies to enhance your delivery and empower career conversations.

18/08/2026

Charisma starts with how energised, vibrant and atmospheric your voice tone is.

When you enter the boardroom, step on-stage to pitch, deliver critical messages to your team or sell your products or services you must go in with confident energy.

Only then will the audience remain invested in what you have to say.

Let me share what you need to achieve expert presence in a critical scenario where your body will likely react in stress:

1. Performance pressure protocols (to compose your thoughts and body demeanour) that mitigate the adrenal reaction that will undo your logical thinking, breath + voice calibration and facial warmth in the blink of an eye.

2. Vocal skill. The best voice users know how to use their voice like a performer. This involves training the muscle according to acoustic principles. A personalised approach is the only viable way to do this. Do not rely on a youtube video, it will do more harm than good.

3. Metacognitive devices to ensure agile and responsive speaking. If you drop thoughts and lose your ideas when stressed, a script is going to make it worse. Train your brain to form robust language, on demand, when speaking aloud.

4. The fitter you look, the more charisma you will have. Healthy food boosts your IQ. Exercise makes you look your best. Although this is my candid opinion, the research does not lie. People who look good will engage their audience the best.

5. Groom yourself. Show up sloppy in the theatre and you disrespect the audience. Consider the visual effect you create when you enter the room. Be strategic. Be impeccable. It’s your reputation.

6. if you’re in monotone, you need to get on top of it. You’re boring everyone around you. But don’t add too much expression like some people on Youtube say or you’ll appear neurotic. Excess expression is unattractive and will drop your value faster than monotone. Monotone sucks the mood. Excess expression sucks your credibility.

Book the profile appointment to fix your voice, message and presence so they all work together for your best effect. Speakers & performers with presence, energising voice tone work for it

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17/08/2026

An attractive voice is an expressive one.

If you’re constantly speaking in monotone, instructions to be more “expressive” will leave you either frustrated or vocally tired.

Speakers stuck in monotone typically have less vocal coordination skill and lower devices for emotional expression.

We first need to diagnose what is coming across in your typical speaking voice and isolate what will create a valid prognosis.

Your voice is a signal of your mood. It shows shame, joy, guilt fear.

Changing your expression is not enough. It may do more harm than good.

The work is embodying the sound required and the product of integrating:
- vocal acoustics
- muscle tone and health
- speaker intent
- artistic planning
- calibration when in speaker stress

This is one of the patterns I assess inside the profile appointment. You will learn precisely what is unravelling your tone and importantly how to fix it in a verified way. A YouTube playlist will not solve this. Diagnosis yields intentional outcomes.

16/08/2026

When your speech system moves like a Rolls Royce they’ll probably think you’re ai on video, but do it in real life and you’ll be their boss.

Preparation for executive interviews is intense, but never as tough as the competition to get the position, that’s bruta...
15/08/2026

Preparation for executive interviews is intense, but never as tough as the competition to get the position, that’s brutal!

If you keep getting invited to competitive interviews for executive roles, get rejected and wonder what went wrong it’s going to come down to your voice, message or presence.

You've done the job well! That's not in question anymore. What's being tested in that interview is whether your communication already sounds like the role, not just qualified for it.

Most candidates default to the same neutral, careful delivery. The ones who get promoted show leadership-level signalling and connection in the room itself, before the title ever changes.

Before your next interview, ask yourself: Does my answer sound like I'm already doing the job? Your delivery matters as much as your message.

Save this post, ready for your next competitive executive interview.



15/08/2026

Sorry Karen I’m not a robot!

And it makes you even more uncomfortable, this video was recorded cold, without a script. No retakes, cuts or speed adjustments. My mouth moves as fast as my brain, often faster 😂

Perhaps you need to work on your communication skills, literacy, memory, voice or manners? Although I train the former, I don’t do the latter.

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380 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, VIC
3004

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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