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  Watching Songkick Demo At Y Combinator - paul
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredwilson/1063095836/
  
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  champion
  That's the north cambridge office. The photo makes it look more drab that it
  is. It has this funky 2nd floor kitchette thing -- looks like Fred took the
  photo from teh stairs going up to it.
  
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  parker
  Just a quick thought: does YC provide any presentation coaching before DD? I
  can't think of one topic that sends people into fits faster than public
  speaking! IMO, it's a skill that should be practiced as much as possible, but
  real opportunities are rare...
  
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  rms
  My best tip for public speaking: speak loudly. Don't scream, but it makes you
  stand out and seem incredibly confident if you're just speaking louder (more
  loudly?) than everyone else. This, of course, takes a certain amount of
  confidence to do.
  
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  Goladus
  Personally I'd recommend "deeper" (if possible) and "more relaxed" before
  "louder." At least, that is what you want for an English-speaking audience. If
  you're loud but your voice is nasal or shrill then you may have the opposite
  effect.
  
  A deep, relaxed, resonant voice conveys the assurance and confidence you're
  looking for. People associate it with maturity, wisdom, and masculinity (Think
  Morgan Freeman or James Earl Jones). People associate a shallow, shrill, nasal
  voice with a whining child. Most people can also recognize tension
  unconsciously.
  
  The key to speaking with resonance is slow, relaxed, deep breathing (sort of
  like Yoga breathing). This has the nice side effect of helping you stay
  relaxed.
  
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  rms
  That is definitely good advice, the loud thing doesn't work if you're
  uncomfortably tense.
  
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  Goladus
  The word my vocal directors always used for what I think you mean is
  "project." (As in "project your voice to the back of the auditorium") A quick
  google turned up:
  
  <http://www.paulmason.com/Support.html>
  
  <http://www.paulmason.com/Resonance.html>
  
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  blored
  keep 'em coming, it looks like they are in pg's basement, nice.
  
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  portLAN
  Oh my gosh, now that you mention it, it does look like when Cartman has secret
  meetings in the basement.
  
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  rms
  with more expensive folding chairs
  
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  palish
  What's Songkick all about? The title sounds cool.
  
  