The Breath-Thought Connection

Foundation Course The Breath-Thought Connection

Lesson Content

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Learner Expectation

Pairing our intentions and thoughts to supportive breathing techniques helps to produce clear and comprehensive verbal communication.

Finding Diaphragmatic Breath 5min

Many disciplines benefit from targeted breathing patterns. Diaphragmatic Breathing is a pattern that both supports the voice and strengthens the connection between our physicality and our thought process.

Finding Diaphragmatic Breath Recap

Think, Breathe, Speak 3min

When we inhale to speak we cue the body to produce sound. If that cue is delivered before we have a thought prepared to articulate, we fill that gap with sounds like “ums” and “uhs.” A simple order of operations can help keep our speech clear and filler-free.

Think, Breathe, Speak Recap

One Breath, One Thought 3min

A listener finds meaning in the rhythm and patterning of a speaker’s voice. That nonverbal punctuation is communicated by breathing points in speech.

One Breath, One Thought Recap

Practicing Directive Thoughts 5min

Some thoughts can be acted upon, and some thoughts are commentaries on actions. In order to take more agency over our own performance, we can pair a Diaphragmatic Breath with an Actionable Intention to create a Directive Thought.

Practicing Directive Thoughts Recap

Learner Milestones

Employ diaphragmatically supported breathing patterns in everyday interactions
Understand the importance of breathwork for presentation and speech
Create a Directive Thought by matching a Diaphragmatic Breath to an Actionable Intention
Deliberately employ a practice of connecting one Diaphragmatic Breath to one Directive Thought
Develop an awareness of the Directive Thought process when communicating
Practice the Think, Breathe, Speak technique to avoid fillers and to gather your thoughts