Beyond Words

Overcoming speech impediments and building confidence with Manni Alcala

October 06, 2021 Manni Alcala Season 1 Episode 4
Beyond Words
Overcoming speech impediments and building confidence with Manni Alcala
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Manni is an architect based in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Oxnard, California. His parents immigrated to American when they were teenagers from Mexico. Manni shared his struggles with his stutter growing up, how his cultural upbringing affected the way he spoke, how he overcame his speech impediment and became a better speaker and more confident in presenting himself.

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Can you introduce yourself a little bit? Where you grew up and what's your background etc.?
So you mentioned you grew up with Spanish classes even though you born and raised here. So did you grew up with Spanish and English being equal, or how you transitioned from Spanish to English?
So you grew up there, went through high school, then went to college somewhere else?
When did you decide your major? So your first major is not architecture?
How Manni started with his voice journey
How long were you working with speech therapist? (How did Manni get more comfortable with his own voice)
Do you have anything you are working on right now? Do you have exercise that you do before meetings that help you to prepare?
On how not to hate your voice and getting out of your comfort zone
Do you have any final suggestions for our listeners who is struggling with their voice right now, or any general tips and tricks from your experience?
Do you have any thoughts you want to share that I didn't ask?